J-Kwon
Sign in to saveJerrell C. Jones (born March 28, 1986), better known by his stage name J-Kwon, is an American rapper from St. Louis, Missouri. He signed with Jermaine Dupri's So So Def Recordings, an imprint of Arista Records to release his 2004 single "Tipsy", which peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. It served as lead single for his debut studio album Hood Hop (2004), which peaked at number seven on the Billboard 200 and spawned the single "You & Me" (featuring Sadiyyah). The following year, he guest appeared alongside Mike Jones on labelmate Bow Wow's 2005 single, "Fresh Azimiz", which peaked at
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- Born
- 1986-03-28
- Works
- 1
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- Harvesting Trees to Harvest Cash Crops
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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. 2004-2005: Musical Beginnings J-Kwon first got signed in a very odd and amusing way. He would continually mock who 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.
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Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- J-Kwon
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Jerrell C. Jones
- Musical artist.birth_place
- St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
- Musical artist.genre
- Midwestern hip-hop
- Musical artist.years_active
- 2003–present
- Musical artist.associated_acts
- Turnzi
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Key dates
- Born
- 28 March 1986
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- St. Louis
- Occupation
- musician
- Genre
- hip-hop
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Arista Records
- Official website
- www.myspace.com/jkwon
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Jerrell C. Jones (born March 28, 1986), better known by his stage name J-Kwon, is an American rapper from St. Louis, Missouri. He signed with Jermaine Dupri's So So Def Recordings, an imprint of Arista Records to release his 2004 single "Tipsy", which peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. It served as lead single for his debut studio album Hood Hop (2004), which peaked at number seven on the Billboard 200 and spawned the single "You & Me" (featuring Sadiyyah). The following year, he guest appeared alongside Mike Jones on labelmate Bow Wow's 2005 single, "Fresh Azimiz", which peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100.
==Life and career== At age 12, Jones was expelled from his home for allegedly dealing drugs. He first rose to stardom with the single "Tipsy" from his 2004 album Hood Hop, which peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 on April 17, 2004, after 14 weeks on the chart. The song peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. "Tipsy" also performed well globally, peaking within the top ten of the charts in Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. Other singles included "You & Me" with Sadiyyah and "Hood Hop."
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