| Mike Jones | |
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| Birth name | Michael Jones |
| Also known as | Mike Jones |
| Born | January 6, 1981 |
| Origin | Houston, Texas, United States |
| Genres | Southern Rap, Hip-Hop |
| Occupations | rapper, actor, singer |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Asylum, Ice Age Entertainment |
| Website | whomikejones.com |
Michael "Mike" Jones[1] (born January 6, 1981)[2] is an American southern rap artist, who initially was affiliated with the record label Swishahouse, then left to be the owner of Ice Age Entertainment.
Before he was on Swishahouse he was in a group called Souf Folk and his alias was "Sache". He has released one album with Souf Folk called Country Thuggin.[3][4]
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Jones originally wanted to be a National Basketball Association player who rapped on the side. Jones transferred many times, forcing him to only play in YMCA leagues due to transfer rules after the 9th Grade. Jones dropped out of high school and briefly took jobs at fast food restaurants. Jones worked at a Compaq plant and sold cell phones from an apartment on Antoine Drive. T. Brown, Jones's partner in several financial ventures, said that he sold some "dime bags." for six months, but they mainly bought "T-Mobile Sidekicks" and sold them for an inexpensive price.[1]
Jones often visited his grandmother's house in the Studewood (an area of Houston). Jones credited her for giving him the ideas to pursue rap, to use his real name, and to write songs for strippers.[1]
In an interview with HitQuarters, Swishahouse A&R T Farris recounted how Mike Jones and the label first came together, "I met Mike Jones in a strip club. I heard him on one of my partner’s mix tapes and I wanted to meet him and try to get him to rap on our mix tapes. We linked up, signed him ..."[5]
An influential early champion was disc jockey DJ Casual from Meridian, Mississippi who was the first person to play Mike Jones on the radio. He loved what Mike Jones was doing and passed it on to several fellow DJs.[5]
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