Akinola Jordan Pedro (born July 2, 1994), also formerly known as AkinG Kalld Pedro is an American musician, songwriter, rapper, and record producer.

Akinola Pedro was born in Washington D.C. Being of West African and Afro-Brazilian descent, he was raised by Nigerian parents on the outskirts of the nation’s capital. In 2019, he released his demo album, SURREALISM, and later that year, found himself amongst 10 other emerging artists that won the inaugural 2Kbeats Contest created by Steve Stoute’s UnitedMasters. Pedro’s breakout single, Traffic.jam {BARGAIN}, was hand-picked by Kevin Durant and Stoute himself for NBA 2K20 Soundtrack.

In 2020, Pedro released the first single “INTERNACIONAL! (Plan B)” off his 2021 debut album, Children of Immigrants! The single earned him a placement on NBA 2K21 Next Gen Soundtrack marking Pedro with back-to-back placements with 2KSports. After an artist name change, Akinola released his 3rd EP titled Tatooine: the world that never was in 2022 and in the same year created the genre-fusing musical band, “The Genre That Never Was”