Jerrell C. Jones (born March 28, 1986), better known by his

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J-Kwon, is an American rapper from

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. He signed with

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, an imprint of

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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 ''

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'' (2004), which peaked at number seven on the ''Billboard'' 200 and spawned the single "You & Me" (featuring Sadiyahh). The following year, he guest appeared alongside Mike Jones on labelmate Bow Wow's 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 ''

'', 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." For the 2005 film '' XXX: State of the Union'', J-Kwon performed the single "Get XXX'd" with

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and Ebony Eyez. J-Kwon began working on the follow-up to ''Hood Hop'', ''Louisville Slugger'', that same year. He collaborated with comedian

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in "Like Dis", to promote '' The Andy Milonakis Show'', and appeared on Bow Wow's single " Fresh Azimiz". In 2008, he released a single "Boo Boo" through his own label Hood Hop Music with album ''

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'' following the next year exclusively for digital download. Follow-up '' Hood Hop 2.5'' was released on CD on July 28, 2009. Its first official single was "Louie Bounce (I Smacked Nikki)". In March 2010, J-Kwon's record label, Gracie Entertainment, said that he had been missing since early February 2010. Later the same month,

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reported that he had been in touch with the record label, confirming he was alive and well. J-Kwon released his fourth

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on March 23, 2010, entitled ''

J-Kwon 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 ...

''. In June 2013, he made a diss track titled "Pushing the Odds" produced by H Snow Beatz towards

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and

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after previous disses from both.

Discography

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References

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