Quincy Delight Jones III (born 23 December 1968), better known as QDIII, QD3 and Snoopy, is a Swedish-American music producer, composer and documentary film producer.

Family

Jones was born in

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, London, the only son of American musician-music producer Quincy Jones Jr. and his second wife, Swedish model Ulla (née Andersson). He grew up in Sweden with his older sister Martina after their parents legally separated.Superiorpics.com: Quincy Jones
accessed 8 July 2010 The two have five American half-sisters from their father's two other marriages and relationships in the United States, including actresses Kidada and

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and fashion model Kenya Kinski-Jones.

Career

Jones is the founder of QD3 Entertainment, which has produced a series of documentaries known collectively as ''

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.'' These explore the violence and feuds within

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. Jones is also a hip hop DJ; he released an album called ''Soundlab'' (1991). Jones has also ventured into composing, scoring the music for the films ''

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'' (1993), '' Thicker than Water'' (1999), and '' Pootie Tang'' (2001), as well as for the television series '' Out All Night'', '' The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'', '' In the House'', '' Grown Ups'' and '' The PJs''. On 4 November 2009,

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launched the Global Innovation Tournament 2009 with Jones at Stanford University as part of the Stanford Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Seminar Series. In 2011, Jones co-founded the health and wellness lifestyle company Feel Rich, Inc. with partner Shawn Ullman, which aimed at promoting "health as the new wealth" to urban communities. Along with QD3's father, Grammy winning producer

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, they produced a documentary film, Feel Rich:Health is the New Wealth, that featured celebrities, hip hop icons, and medical and health professionals discussing wellness in the urban community. In January 2014, Jones founded WeMash, an Internet service that connects owners of content (movie studios, news organizations, sports entities, music labels/publishers) with creators from every field (video artists, filmmakers, musicians, and more) to reimagine content beyond its original context. Investors include venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. Jones was a jury member of '' Swedish Idol 2016''.

Personal life

Jones has 2 children.

Lil Wayne lawsuit

On November 6, 2012, Jones was awarded $2.2mn in a lawsuit against rapper

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, over Jones's biopic "The Carter". The pair sued each other over the film, with Wayne's original lawsuit — which was thrown out — claimed Jones' documentary was a "scandalous portrayal" of Wayne and his work. Jones's eventually successful suit — in large part due to the judge's interpretation of Wayne's deposition tape — alleged Wayne's claims hurt the reputation and sales of the film.

Discography

Solo albums

*1991: ''Soundlab'' ( Qwest/

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/ Warner Bros. Records 26574) featuring Justin Warfield

Films and documentaries

*1987: '' Stockholmsnatt'' as Quincy. Also narrating. *2002: ''The Freshest Kids: A History of the B-Boy'' (as producer, QD3 Entertainment) *2006: '' Beef: The Series'' (QD3 Entertainment) **''

'' (4 October 2006) **'' Beef II'' (11 October 2006) **'' Beef III'' (16 October 2006) **'' Beef IV'' (25 October 2006) **''Beef V'' (1 November 2006) **''Beef VI'' (8 November 2006) **''

The Carter ''The Carter'' is a 2009 documentary film about the American hip hop recording artist Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr., better known as Lil Wayne. The film was directed by Adam Bhala Lough and produced by Joshua Krause and Quincy Jones III, and do ...

'' (2009) **''Beef: Behind the Bullet'' (9 February 2011) **''Tupac: Thug Angel'' (2011) **'' Dear Mama: The Saga of Afeni and Tupac Shakur'' is an American television documentary series about

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and his mother Afeni Shakur, directed by Allen Hughes. It premiered on FX on April 21, 2023.

Bibliography

*''Q, The Autobiography of Quincy Jones''

References

External links

QD3 Entertainment
- Official website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Quincy III 1968 births Living people American hip-hop DJs American hip-hop record producers American people of Cameroonian descent American people of Swedish descent American people of Welsh descent Grammy Award winners for rap music Musicians from the London Borough of Merton Family of Quincy Jones Qwest Records artists Musicians from Stockholm Musicians from Wimbledon, London Swedish hip-hop DJs Swedish people of African-American descent Swedish people of Welsh descent Swedish people of Cameroonian descent Swedish record producers Berklee College of Music alumni