J-Kwon
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| J-Kwon | ||
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 Promotional photo for his 2004 album Hood Hop.
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| Background information | ||
| Birth name | Jarrell Jones | |
| Born | March 28, 1986 | |
| Origin | St. Louis, Missouri, USA | |
| Genre(s) | Rap, Southern rap | |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper | |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Rapping | |
| Years active | 2004-present | |
| Label(s) | Arista Records So So Def Recordings |
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J-Kwon (born Jarrell Jones in March 28, 1986) is a rapper from St. Louis, currently signed to Jermaine Dupri's So So Def Recordings. He is currently wrapping up his second album, Louisville Slugger.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
His musical background came from him viewing and observing hip-hop music videos. He told his mother "I can do it, I can do it!" His mother kicked him out of his house at age twelve, and ended up living in his car and only writing and creating music. Barely even a teen, J-Kwon had severe and dangerous cocaine issues and dealt it on the streets. Therefore, when J-Kwon came onto the scene, controversery arose when he began boasting about getting intoxicated in bars and clubs despite being underage. [1]
[edit] 2004-2005: Musical Beginnings
J-Kwon first got signed in a very odd and amusing way. He would continually mock what would be his main producer, Jermaine Dupri, who produced a majority of his first album, Hood Hop. Regardless, according to Dupri, J-Kwon was also signed because of his rapping skills.[2]
J-Kwon first rose to stardom with his single "Tipsy" and his 2004 album Hood hop. J-Kwon's debut peaked at #7 on the Billboard 200. It has reached gold status, selling approximentaly 650,000 copies to date. [3] "Tipsy", peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at #4 in the UK, becoming a success and making it his biggest single to date. A music video was filmed for the single, which was an obvious remake of Gin & Juice by Snoop Dogg. Strangely on the set of this music video, a shot was fired from a passing vehicle. The shot hit a window of a van, but no one was hurt. [4]
After "Tipsy" has done it's fair share on the radio, Jive parted with "You & Me", featuring Sadiyyah, as the second single. J-Kwon wanted "Parking Lot" or "Hood Hop" to be a second single, but Jive decided "You & Me" with the fall and holiday theme in mind. While no where near as successful as the earlier smash, the song did chart to #58 on the Billboard Hot 100 and landed a spot on the 17th edition of Now That's What I Call Music!. Afterwards, third single "Hood Hop" had little success by not charting on The Hot 100 and only getting to #52 on Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Tracks.
J-Kwon rose back to stardom in 2005 when he was given the opportunity to make the priority song on the XXX: State of the Union soundtrack. The song, "Get XXX'd", featuring Petey Pablo and Ebony Eyez, was completed soon enough and was featured on the normal soundtrack and in the credits. Also in 2005, he promoted another part of media, this time in television, when he collabrated with comedian Andy Milonakis in "Like Dis", to promote the show The Andy Milonakis Show.
[edit] 2006: Louisville Slugger
J-Kwon is working on his second album, Louisville Slugger, due to be released in December 2006 on the So So Def Recordings record label. Guest appearances include Chingy, Nelly, and Ebony Eyez. Rumor has it that J-Kwon has made a song called "Blockstar", and will likely be the first single. It features Joel Madden from the Pop-Punk Band Good Charlotte.
[edit] Controversy
[edit] Beefs and Disses
In other controversy, J-Kwon has put out a diss on Houston rapper Mike Jones and Swishahouse entitled "F*** Swishahouse". After this diss, the now known group Juvenilez has found it necessary to counter-attack with a track called "Tipsy Freestyle" and "Now I'm Ridin". Otherwise, Swishahouse has yet to respond to this diss.
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | |||
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| US Hot 100 | US R&B/Hip-Hop | US Rap | UK Singles | |||
| 2004 | Tipsy | #2 [Gold] | #2 | #1 | #4 | Hood Hop |
| 2004 | You and Me (featuring Sadiyyah) | #58 | #70 | #21 | - | Hood Hop |
| 2004 | Hood Hop | - | #52 | - | - | Hood Hop |
| 2005 | Fresh Azimiz (Bow Wow featuring J-Kwon & Jermaine Dupri) | #23 | #13 | #6 | - | Wanted |
[edit] Discography
2004: Hood Hop [Certified: Gold]
2005: Here To Stay (Mixtape)
2006: Louisville Slugger
[edit] Videography
2004: "Tipsy"
2004: "Hood Hop"
2005: "Get XXX'd" (featuring Petey Pablo and Ebony Eyez)
