BONES

Born: 11 January 1994

Age:

Years Active: 2010–present

Genre/s: Cloud rap, emo rap, underground rap, trap metal

Label/s: TeamSESH

Member of: Surrenderdorothy, Oregontrail

Elmo Kennedy O'Connor (born January 11, 1994), known artistically as BONES, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter from Howell, Michigan. He is also the founder of the music collective TeamSESH.

O'Connor is known for his pioneering work in sub-genres of hip-hop referred to as emo rap and trap metal. Since 2010, O'Connor has released an extensive discography and developed a large fan base. As of 2024, he has released over 100 albums, mixtapes and EPs across several aliases.

Elmo Kennedy O'Connor was born in Muir Beach, California in 1994 to mother Rachel Culp, a clothing designer, and father Danny O'Connor, who worked in the music business. His parents had met at a rock concert. His maternal grandfather was actor Robert Culp. His parents moved from Chicago, Illinois to Muir Beach, California, before moving to Howell, Michigan when O'Connor was seven years old. A few years later, he met fellow artists Xavier Wulf, Chris Travis, and Eddy Baker online. The four artists would later come together to form the collective Seshollowaterboyz.

When he was 16 years old, he dropped out of Howell High School and moved to Los Angeles, where his brother and current manager, Elliott, had already been living. In an interview early in his career, O'Connor stated that he had wanted to pursue a music career since he was nine years old: "I started recording raps on the computer. I just didn't know how to go about making it public." Despite moving away from his parents at a young age, O'Connor has spoken positively of them, stating, "If I tried to write a book about, 'oh, what would be dream parents?', I couldn't even make anything better than them. All they do is shower me in love. Unconditional love, forever." O'Connor's older brother Elliott has mentioned the support Elmo received growing up, being quoted in a 2011 article for the Livingston County Daily Press & Argus: "From the start, our parents have been very supportive of Elmo's decision... They've always been open to a lot of different things." O'Connor has described Howell as a "mundane" place where its residents are "born and they die there", also calling it "one of the most racist towns in Michigan".

O'Connor has a son, Howl, born in August 2019, and a daughter, Sunday, born in July 2026. In 2023, O'Connor married fiancée Samantha Strysko in Avalon, California, whom he met at Disneyland through his brother Elliott. Since 2017, O'Connor has resided in Glendale, California.