Sarpong Siriboe Boateng (born October 14, 1976), also known by the stage name Joey the Jerk and formerly Joey Lawrence and Joey's Dream, is an American

Christian hip hop Christian hip-hop (originally gospel rap, also known as Christian rap, gospel hip-hop or holy hip-hop) is a cross-genre of contemporary Christian music and hip-hop. It emerged from urban contemporary music and Christian media in the United State ...

musician. He has released two studio albums, ''Average Joe'' in 2003, and, ''Catch Me if You Can'' in 2015. He began his career as a founding member of the acclaimed Christian hip hop collective

LA Symphony L.A. Symphony is an independent hip hop group from Los Angeles, California. Current members of L.A. Symphony are FLYNN (also known as Flynn Adam), UNO Mas, CookBook, Joey the Jerk (formerly Joey's Dream), Sareem Poems (fka Sharlock Poems), Pi ...

Early life

Joey was born, Sarpong Siriboe Boateng, GONNA BE ALRIGHT Work ID No. 370465266 ISWC No. T0722495568 IPI No. 343309090 (BOATENG SARPONG S) on October 14, 1976, in

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, the son of Kofi Sr., and Phyllis Boateng, raised in

Paramount, California Paramount is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. According to the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 53,733, down from 54,098 at the 2010 census. Part of the Greater Los Angeles Area, Paramount is bordered by ...

with an older brother, Agyeman, a younger brother, Kofi Jr., and a younger sister, Amber. His parents married on June 15, 1974, in Los Angeles, California.

Music career

Joey the Jerk's music career started in 1997, with the rap collective,

, and he was known as Joey's Dream, for part of his music career in the early 2010s. He released ''Average Joe'', a studio album, in 2003. The second release, ''Mold Me'', an extended play, was released by Illect Records, on August 23, 2011. His subsequent studio album, ''Catch Me if You Can'', was released on September 25, 2015.

Discography

;Studio albums * ''Average Joe'' (2003, independent) * ''Catch Me if You Can'' (September 25, 2015, independent) ;EPs * ''Mold Me'' (August 23, 2011, Illect, as Joey's Dream)

References

External links

Holy Hip Hop DataBase profile
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