Daryl Kent Jones (born April 14, 1993) is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his 2016 debut single " Don't Mind", which peaked at number eight on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The song first appeared on his debut mixtape, ''Tours'' (2015) – released by

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's We the Best Music Group,

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's Epidemic Records, and

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. Due to each of his following releases failing to chart, Jones is regarded as a

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Early life

Daryl Kent Jones was born on April 14, 1993, in

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. As a youngster, he came in contact with music in his local church, while he was also taught to play the drums by his aunt. Later on, Jones started taking formal music lessons, learning to play the piano and the

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, and studying music theory. He also started developing an interest in

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music, appreciating the music of

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. Jones later moved to

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to further work with

Career

Jones signed a record contract with Cool & Dre's label Epidemic Records in 2015. While at Epidemic, he produced, co-wrote, and guest appeared on releases for

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, The Game,

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, and

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. In 2015, Cool & Dre then introduced Jones to

, who signed him in a joint venture with the latter's We the Best Music Group, a then-imprint of

. Jones released his first mixtape, ''Tours'', in July 2015. The mixtape spawned the single " Don't Mind", which contains lyrics in French, Spanish, Japanese, and

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, and was released as a single by the aforementioned labels in April 2016. "Don't Mind", originally meant to be omitted from the mixtape, was also remixed by fellow Miami-based rapper

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. The song debuted at number 63 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in May 2016, reached number 46 on

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in the first week of May 2016, further rising to number 40 in the following weeks. Also in July 2015, Jones was featured on the soundtrack of ''

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'', appearing on label boss DJ Khaled's track "365" along with labelmates

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and Vado.

Discography

Mixtapes

Singles

As a lead artist

As featured artist

Guest appearances

Production discography

2015

The Game – ''
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''

*06. "Dollar and a Dream"

2016

The Game – '' The Documentary 2 Collector's Edition''

*01. "Ride Solo" *02. "Do It to You"

Awards and nominations

Underground Interviews

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Kent 1993 births Living people African-American male rappers 21st-century American male rappers Rappers from Miami American contemporary R&B singers American hip-hop singers Pop rappers 21st-century American rappers 21st-century American male musicians 21st-century African-American musicians