Jonathan Wayne (born June 5, 1990), better known by his stage name Jonwayne, is an American rapper and record producer.

Early life

Jonwayne was born in

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on June 5, 1990. He is a descendant of

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General "Mad" Anthony Wayne, from whom actor

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took his stage name.

Career

Jonwayne briefly worked as a stage actor after high school. Through these activities, he developed a crush on a girl who was interested in poetry; he then began writing his own poetry in order to impress her and quickly found a passion for it. Jonwayne's love of poetry led to his involvement in

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at 17 years old when a rap group from

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began bringing their equipment to a Young Artists Workshop that he attended. In early 2009, he began frequenting

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, the

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club event where he would meet his friend and mentor, Dibiase. By 2010, he had booked his first gig at Low End Theory and became one of the youngest artists ever to perform there. He came to the attention of

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head

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when the two were on the same bill at a benefit show at Low End Theory in 2010. He released his debut album, the instrumental ''Bowser'', on Alpha Pup Records in 2011. In that year, he also released a mixtape, ''I Don't Care''. It was included on ''

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''s "Overlooked Mixtapes" list. His 48-track instrumental album, ''Oodles of Doodles'', was released on Stones Throw Records in 2012. In that year, he also released a mixtape, ''This Is False''. He has released a series of mixtapes, ''Cassette'' in 2012 followed by ''Cassette 2'' and '' Cassette 3: The Marion Morrison Mixtape'' in 2013. The artwork for each mixtape mimicked the trade dress of recognizable products: a pack of Marlboro cigarettes (''Cassette''), a can of

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(''Cassette 2''), and a first generation iPod (''Cassette 3''). In 2013,

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sent a cease and desist letter to Stones Throw, alleging that the design of ''Cassette'' infringed its trademark in the Marlboro packaging design. Stones Throw agreed to stop producing anymore copies of ''Cassette'', noting that they were "just about out of tapes anyway." "Cool Runnings", a track from ''Cassette 2'', was included on '' Drowned in Sound''s "Top Tracks" list in April 2013. He released ''

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'' in 2013, and '' Rap Album Two'' in 2017.

Personal life

Jonwayne is currently based in

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Discography

Studio albums

* ''Bowser'' (2011) * ''Oodles of Doodles'' (2012) * ''

'' (2013) * ''Here You Go'' (2015) * '' Rap Album Two'' (2017)

Compilation albums

* ''Cassette on Vinyl'' (2014)

Mixtapes

* ''From the Vaults Pt. 1'' (2008) * ''From the Vaults Pt. 2'' (2008) * ''From the Vaults Pt. 3'' (2009) * ''From the Vaults Pt. 4'' (2009) * ''Thanks Bro'' (2011) * ''I Don't Care'' (2011) * ''This Is False'' (2012) * ''Cassette'' (2012) * ''Cassette 2'' (2013) * '' Cassette 3: The Marion Morrison Mixtape'' (2013) * ''Yuletide Bangerz'' (2018)

EPs

* ''The Death of Andrew'' (2012) * ''Jonwayne Fucks Disney'' (2012) * ''Jonwayne Is Retired'' (2015)

Singles

* "Uh Oh" (2012) * "Wonka" (2016) * "That's O.K." (2016) * "Jump Shot" (2016) * "40 Winks" (2016) * "Out of Sight" (2017) * "TED Talk" (2017) * "Last Last Fall" (2018)

Guest appearances

* Groundislava - "Shlava" from ''Groundislava'' (2011) *

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- "Smoke" from ''

'' (2012) *

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- "Red on Green" from ''Sine & Moon'' (2012) * Free the Robots - "2040" from ''The Balance'' (2013) * Mo Kolours - "Tears, Sand & Thorns" (2016) * Samiyam - "What Can I Do" from ''Pizza Party'' (2017) *

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- "To Make a Long Story Longer" from '' Weather or Not'' (2018) *

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- "Pretty" from '' Three/Three'' (2018) *

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- "There's No One" from ''L.A. Playback'' (2018) * Zeroh - "Stratus.Quo" from ''0 Emissions'' (2019)

Productions

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- "Unforgettable" from ''Subject: Matter'' (2012) *

- "Rain" and "Not Really" from '' First of a Living Breed'' (2012) *

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- "Seventy 8" from ''Bad Jokes'' (2013) *

- "Making Shit" from ''Good Times'' (2014) *

- "America, the Beautiful" and "Refugee" from '' Hallways'' (2014) *

- "Heart Sings” from ''Kindness For Weakness'' (2016) * Danny Watts - ''Black Boy Meets World'' (2017) *

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- “Listen (Jonwayne Remix)” from ''Looseys'' (2018) *

- “The Man On the Moon” from ''Yodney Dangerfield'' (2022)

Filmography

* ''

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'' - Episode: "Lance Reddick; Harry Shum Jr." (2013)

Books

* ''Line Segments'' (2016)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jonwayne 1990 births Living people People from La Habra, California Rappers from California Record producers from California American hip-hop record producers Quakers (band) members 21st-century American rappers