Jordan Cardy is an English musician who performs under the stage name of Rat Boy. He began writing songs in his spare time before releasing them on SoundCloud (his first release being 'The Mixtape'). Following this, he was signed to Parlophone records in early 2015. As well as this, 'The Mixtape' received further support from being featured in NME magazine and broadcasted on number of radio stations such as BBC Radio 1.
He received further recognition in being added to the BBC Sound Of 2016 Longlist and was also nominated for the Best New Artist 2016 by NME magazine. In April 2017, his song "Knock Knock Knock" was sampled on Kendrick Lamar's song "Lust" from his fourth studio album titled Damn.
Rat Boy's music itself is a mixture of several styles, namely hip hop and indie rock. His approach it noted as being "DIY" as he generally records and produces his own tracks whilst also creating all his own album art.
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