Jimmy D Robinson is a poet, lyricist, music producer, and art broker from

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. "A Tiny Shoe," a single from his debut album ''Mind Juice'' reached number 6 on the ''

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'' Hot Dance Club Play chart in 2009. Robinson-produced singles "In The Night," "At Midnight," and "Lost in You" also reached the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.

Career

As a teen, Robinson moved to

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and became involved in the city's

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scene. In his 20s, he lived in

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. After returning to West Palm Beach and becoming homeless, Robinson began writing poetry. He later recovered from homelessness and drug addiction and began publishing his poetry. He has published 14 poetry books, some of which have been handed out as a part of the

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and Radio Music Award gift bags. In 2005, Robinson opened an art brokerage firm, Jimmy D Robinson Inc. in West Palm Beach which includes the works of

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, Lee Ufan, Yoshimoto Nara,

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and

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. In 2008, Robinson released ''Mind Juice'', his first full-length album. He produced Jimmy D Robinson Presents CEEVOX in 2009. Robinson attended

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in 2015. In 2016, it was announced that Robinson would be releasing tracks from a collaboration with

winning group

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. Robinson is the president of JimmyLand Corp, a Florida-based media company.

Singles

Producer

References

External links

Robinson on Google Books
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