Tipsy 09 j-kwon biography

American rapper

For the album, see J-Kwon (album).

Musical artist

Jerrell C. Jones (born March 28, 1986),^[1][2] better known by his stage nameJ-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," which peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. It served as lead single for his debut studio album Hood Hop (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.^[3]

Life and career

At age 12, Jones was expelled from his home for allegedly dealing drugs.^[1] He first rose to stardom with the single "Tipsy" from his 2004 album Hood Hop, which peaked at number two on the Bill