Jacob Brian Dutton (born May 11, 1976), known professionally as Jake One, is an American record producer and songwriter.Palermo, Thomas (2008)
Jake One Readies New Album
, XLR8R, September 5, 2008Matos, Michaelangelo (2004)
Rocketship Blowing Up
", Seattle Weekly, November 10, 2004

Early life and career

Jacob Brian Dutton was born in 1976 and grew up in the Central District and moved to the North End of

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when he was 15. He started making music on a Casio keyboard in 1992.Fleury, Serge (2007)
Jake ONE – Numero Uno
", Six Shot, December 22, 2007 He attended the

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and gave a tape of his music to a friend who worked in a local record store. One of the store's other employees, the DJ Mr. Supreme heard the tape, and when he set up his Conception Records label, he used Dutton to create backing tracks. The first record he produced was Eclipse's "World Premier". His early influences included Pete Rock, Dr. Dre, DJ Premier, and Marley Marl.Jake One
", Built From Skratch, 2008 Jake One produced the 2005 song " The Time Is Now" by professional wrestler John Cena; it has been Cena's entrance theme since. He was a part of the G-Unit production team The Money Management Group. His first album credited to Jake One, '' White Van Music'', was released on October 7, 2008, on Rhymesayers Entertainment, which features contributions from Brother Ali, Young Buck, De La Soul, M.O.P., Freeway, D.Black, MF Doom,

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, and Keak da Sneak.Ketchum, William E. III (2008)
Producer's Corner: Jake One
", hiphopdx, May 9, 2008Sawyers, Hubert III (2007)
In The Crates
, Drop Magazine, July 31, 2007Hale, Andreas (2008)
Little Brother, Freeway, Young Buck & MF Doom On One Album?
", hiphopdx, April 1, 2008 He has had tracks included on the soundtracks to films such as '' Get Rich or Die Tryin''' ( 50 Cent's "I Don't Know Officer"), '' The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift'' ("Jake Alert"), and '' Gone Baby Gone''. In 2010, Jake One released two collaborative albums, '' The Stimulus Package'' with Freeway and ''Patience'' with Truthlive.Ballerstatus.com
, BallerStatusHiphopsite.com
HipHopSite He also produced Brother Ali's full-length album '' Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color'' on Rhymesayers Entertainment. In 2024, he announced the sequel of the collaborative album with Freeway, The Stimulus Package 2. On Friday May 24th, the single "Ringin" featuring Jadakiss was released.

Discography

Albums

References

External links

Jake One's blogJake One
at

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{{Authority control 1976 births Living people American hip-hop record producers Musicians from Seattle University of Washington alumni West Coast hip-hop musicians