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729-J-Kwon-Tipsy.

2004-Number 4 single.

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J-Kwon was born Jerrell C. Jones, on March 28th, 1986, in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. It appears that he had a very difficult childhood, having lived on the streets homeless for a period of time from the age of 13, making a living by selling drugs. At the height of his fame around 2004 he refused to talk any further about his life in the drug trade, but some of his lyrics do reflect his life at that time, he has called his music of that period ‘street music.’ His ambition had always been to make it as a ‘rapper,’ and after entering and winning a ‘rap battle,’ he came to the attention of the production duo ‘Trackboyz,’ leading to him being signed to a contract with the ‘So So Def’ record label. Mark Williams of the ‘Trackboyz’ has said of J-Kwon,’Most other 17 or 18 year old’s are worried about going to college. Kwon was homeless, Kwon was in the street, so he didn’t have the comfort that other 17 year old’s have. His rapping I liked it, but it was his personality, how he sold himself to me that really got me. He was cocky and charismatic. He had a little bit of everything in him and he wasn’t scared.’

The discography of J-Kwon includes four studio Albums released between 2004-2010, and nine singles issued between 2004-2009, there is also one official mixtape, and a remix Album available. In America on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, his only top 40 entry remains ‘Tipsy,’ which reached Number 2 in 2004, being kept off the top spot by Usher with ‘Yeah!’ (see also best songs 982.) His only other entry on that chart was his follow up single ‘You & Me,’
featuring Sadiyyah, which reached Number 58, also in 2004, although he did make Number 23 as a featured performer on the track ‘Fresh Azimiz,’ by Bow Wow, which also featured Jermaine Dupri, in 2005. ‘Tipsy’ which also made Number 2 on the Billboard ‘Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs’ chart, was the only charting single for J-Kwon in the UK, it also saw success in Australia, where it made Number 5, and in Germany where it peaked at Number 17.

‘Tipsy’ was the debut single from J-Kwon, and the only single released from his debut Album ‘Hood Hop,’ from April 2004. The song was co-written by J-Kwon, along with Joe Kent, and Mark Williams, who are an American Hip-Hop’ production duo, who are also credited with producing ‘Tipsy.’ Joe ‘Capo’ Kent, and Mark ‘Tarboy’ Williams, as they are professionally known, formed their partnership in 2002, and at the time of writing remain active. Commercially ‘Tipsy’ remains the duo’s biggest success, but they were also the producers for the track ‘Air Force Ones,’ by Nelly featuring Kyjuan, Ali and Murphy Lee, which made Number 3 on Billboard in 2002, Their only other chart entry to date is the track ‘Po Folks,’ by Nappy Roots, featuring Anthony Hamilton, which reached Number 21 on Billboard in 2002.

‘Tipsy’ is a song about under age drinking, in America the lawful age to consume alcohol is 21, while in the UK it is 18. In the song J-Kwon is bragging that that he knows under age drinking is wrong, but he has got a fake ‘ID,’ to enable him to purchase the alcohol. ‘Tipsy’ has a memorable promotional video, in which J-Kwon is hosting a house party while his parents are away. The video pays homage to the 1990 comedy film ‘House Party,’ and the 1983 sex comedy ‘Risky Business,’ and also to the music video of the 1994 song ‘Gin and Juice,’ by Snoop Dogg. The ‘So So Def’s’ record labels Daz Dillinger, Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat, and Derrty’s Murphy Lee make cameo appearances, along with the American comedian and actor Lavell Crawford, who makes an appearance at the end and beginning of the video as J-Kwon’s father. It should be pointed out that the music video is more in the style of Will Smith, (prankster) rather than 50 Cent (gangster.)

‘One, here comes the two to the three to the four, everybody drunk out on the dance floor. Baby girl ass jiggle like she want more, like she a groupie and I aint even on tour. Maybe ’cause she heard that I rhyme hardcore, or maybe ’cause she heard that I buy out the stores.’