Kidd G
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192
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Rising Artist
BIRTHDATE
BIRTHPLACE
Hamilton
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GA
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USA
23
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Kidd G is a 23-year-old Hamilton, Georgia-born country rap artist born Jonathan Gabriel Horne who grew up in a musical family with a Fleetwood Mac connection, built a TikTok following on raw bedroom recordings, and broke through nationally with the Gold-certified viral hit "Dirt Road" before earning a New York Times nod for "the year's best country debut album" with his project "Down Home Boy."
Current Tour & Setlist
No confirmed 2026 tour dates for Kidd G have been announced as of this writing, and he has kept a relatively low public profile on the touring circuit since his breakout run. Fans can follow his social channels for updates, and based on past setlists can expect signature songs including "Dirt Road," "Teenage Dream," "Small Town Girl," and "Down Home Boy" whenever he returns to the road.
Early Life
Born Jonathan Gabriel Horne and raised in Hamilton, Georgia, a town of just 1,130 people, Kidd G grew up in a deeply musical household where both of his parents were hobbyist singers and his great uncle played bass in Fleetwood Mac, and he began singing at age 11 before setting up a makeshift studio in his bedroom as a teenager to start recording with friends. His early influences were split between new-age rap artists like Juice WRLD and the old-school country he heard around the house, with Hank Williams Jr. among the artists he has credited most, and he has said country music drew him in because "you can really tell stories in the songs."
Career Highlights
Kidd G built his initial following by posting music to SoundCloud and TikTok, and his first viral moment came with "Letter to Juice," a tribute verse to the late rapper Juice WRLD that spread widely before he pivoted more fully toward country rap. His breakthrough came with the October 2020 single "Dirt Road," a nostalgia-soaked ballad that surpassed 5 million YouTube views in just over a month, earned RIAA Gold certification, and cracked Spotify's "Hot Country" playlist as high as number three. His follow-up project "Down Home Boy" generated over 41 million streams on Spotify and was championed by The New York Times as "the year's best country debut album," cementing his status as one of the most distinctive voices at the intersection of country and hip-hop.
Family & Personal Life
Kidd G has been in a relationship with Megan Massey, and the couple welcomed their first child, a daughter named Gray, in February 2024. He has an older brother named Dustin, and wrote the song "Whiskey and Wine" as a tribute to his mother, one of several songs that draw directly from his close family bonds growing up in small-town Georgia.
