Talk:Bones (rapper)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 May 2015
he's from Howell, Michigan. do a little research

Based dopehead (talk) 23:47, 29 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. --I am  k6ka  Talk to me!   See what I have done  03:09, 30 May 2015 (UTC)

He read it wrong anyway he lived there since he was seven. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.197.108.38 (talk) 19:00, 10 October 2015 (UTC)

You should write something about surrenderdorothy -ALCOSESH   — Preceding unsigned comment added by ALCOSESH (talk • contribs) 15:35, 21 June 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 January 2016
Under Music Videos. He released a new Music Video Jan 5, 2016 Titled Encrypted (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeEFl56O6xA)


 * "Encrypted"(2016)

74.90.49.21 (talk) 09:33, 21 January 2016 (UTC)
 * That is a WP:PRIMARY source, are there any third party sources about the release of the video? Karst (talk) 09:56, 21 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done — UY Scuti Talk  04:13, 27 January 2016 (UTC)

Proposed merge with Skinny (Bones album)
I doubt this is notable enough for its own article. I think this is unlikely to grow beyond what it is now. Adam9007 (talk) 21:36, 19 May 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 May 2016
Bones was born on 11 January 1992, in California.Abaddon Ashes (talk) 12:23, 21 May 2016 (UTC) http://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/bones.html


 * Sorry, but that is a user-generated website and there is no indication of how reliable that source is. Karst (talk) 13:29, 21 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Actually, the website is not user generated. The profiles are made by a california team, not users of the website. Rosiedanugbtugn (talk) 09:00, 15 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: as you have not cited reliable sources to back up your request, without which no information should be added to, or changed in, any article. - Arjayay (talk) 13:35, 21 May 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 May 2016
Elmo Kennedy O'Connor, known professionaly as Bones, is an American rapper from Muir Beach, California. He is notable for the frenetic pace at which he releases new music, including over 40 mixtapes and 70 music videos since 2011, and his resistance to signing with a major record label or charging money for his music despite significant popularity and label interest.

Personal life
Elmo Kennedy O'Connor was born to a mother who designed clothing and a father who was a web designer. His grandfather was actor Robert Culp. When Bones was 7 years old, his family moved to Howell, Michigan. When he was 16, he dropped out of high school and moved to Los Angeles where his brother, Elliott, had already been living.

Musical career
He has collaborated on three tracks with Raider Klan member Eddy Baker, including “High”, “Delinquents”, and “PayPal” off of Bones's albums Saturn (2013), Creep (2013), and Garbage (2014). Bones also performs and collaborates often with Xavier Wulf and another former Raider Klan member Chris Travis.

In 2014, Bones self-released 5 mixtapes through his label TeamSESH, including Garbage, which received coverage and critical acclaim from notable publications including The Fader, Pigeons & Planes, and RESPECT.

Bones headlined a sold out show at the House of Blues in Los Angeles on March 4, 2015. and opened for Shlohmo at The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles on May 7, 2015.

The hook from Bones' song "Dirt" was featured in ASAP Rocky's "Canal St." on the 2015 At. Long. Last. ASAP album.

On September 17, 2015, Bones performed "Canal St." with ASAP Rocky on the Jimmy Kimmel Live! show, but was cut from the TV broadcast. Videos of the performance were made available online.

Major label interest
Bones and his manager Elliott O’Connor, who is also his brother, have both stated that major labels have shown interest in signing him, but he has declined up to this point. According to Max Bell of LA Weekly, "interested labels wanted him to be their 'white rapper,' an artist along the lines of Mac Miller and Machine Gun Kelly. But Bones wasn't interested in being remade.”

Musical style
Bones has been compared to Yung Lean who is known for his cloud rap style in which the beats are ethereal and rappers are emotional and sincere, rather than "completely macho." However, Bones has been described as "not a cloud rapper", as having his own very personal style.

Albums

 * As "Th@ Kid"
 * Cousin Eddie (2010)
 * Stifler (2011)
 * Strictly for the Ratz (2011)
 * Dreamcatcher. (2011)
 * Ratboy (2011)
 * The Good Ratz (2011)
 * Knucklehead (2011)
 * Team Sesh (2011)
 * AttaBoy (2011)
 * Stay Golden (2011)
 * RatLyfe (2011)
 * Holy Smokes (2011)
 * ADayAtTheGetty (2011)
 * Midnight: 12 AM (2011)
 * Howell (2011)
 * Locals Only (2011)
 * YoungDumbFuck (2012)
 * Foolsgold (2012)
 * WhiteRapper (2012)
 * TypicalRapShit (2012)
 * BlackNWhite (2012) with Grandmilly


 * As "Bones"
 * Bones (2012)
 * 1MillionBlunts (2012)
 * LivingLegend (2013)
 * Saturn (2013)
 * Teenager (2013)
 * ダサい (2013) with Xavier Wulf
 * Creep (2013)
 * Scumbag (2013)
 * Cracker (2013)
 * ''PaidProgramming (2013)
 * UndergroundGods (2013) with Nasty Matt
 * DeadBoy (2014)
 * TeenWitch (2014)
 * Garbage (2014)
 * Skinny (2014)
 * Rotten (2014)
 * SongsThatRemindYouOfHome (2015) with Dylan Ross
 * Powder (2015)
 * Banshee (2015)
 * HermitOfEastGrandRiver (2015)
 * Useless (2016)
 * Paid Programming 2 (2016)
 * As "surrenderdorothy" (with Greaf)
 * "itsthelastwecando" (2014)
 * "nobodywantsme" (2014)
 * "weneveraskedforthis" (2014)

Extended plays

 * Caves (2013) with Xavier Wulf
 * SeaBeds (2014) with Chris Travis
 * SoThereWeStood (2015)
 * YouShouldHaveSeenYourFace (2015)
 * HateToBreakItToYou (2015) with Drip-133
 * Frayed (2015)
 * Slán (2016) with Cat Soup & Drew the Architect

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 * Bones 2018 elevator ohno tweet (cropped).jpg

Team Sesh redirect
why does TeamSESH redirect to Bones? He founded the group, he is not the group himself. Making an actual team sesh page should be considered?

~ RVRX (talk) 17:11, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

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 * BONES with his brother Elliott.jpg

Poorly written
No substance. Rewrite 68.132.105.205 (talk) 11:26, 14 July 2022 (UTC)