Ernest Owens better known as Applejaxx, is a Christian hip hop artist from North Carolina.

Background

His early influences ranged from Run DMC, N.W.A, and Nas

Nas

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. He grew up playing basketball and had always enjoyed hip hop. In 1997, Applejaxx started to write rhymes and freestyle. Soon after high school, Applejaxx went on to attend Campbell University in North Carolina, where he soon met Tonéx at a concert in 2003. Owens was interviewed by the prolific rapper Eminem

Eminem

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's station Shade 45

Shade 45

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. The name Applejaxx refers to bearing good fruit as Apple, "jaxx" comes in as "jacking" someone out of the world into the light, out to bear good fruit. His first appearance was on gospel/pop artist Tonéx

Tonéx

Anthony Charles Williams II , better known by his former stage name Tonéx , and most recently as B.Slade, is an American singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, dancer, producer, preacher, and activist. He has gone by various names and aliases, but his primary stage name of choice...

's album Out The Box. The single off his first project, "Nureau Anthem", which features T.Bizzy

Tonéx

Anthony Charles Williams II , better known by his former stage name Tonéx , and most recently as B.Slade, is an American singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, dancer, producer, preacher, and activist. He has gone by various names and aliases, but his primary stage name of choice...

, was featured on HipHopDX.com. He has also collaborated with many in the Christian hip hop community, making guest appearances with artists such as DJ Morph, Gibraan, and The Washington Projects.

Album Title Issue

Applejaxx was set to release his debut album "Born Identity" out with Universal, but due to the Bourne Identity

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 movies by the company and Universal being concerned about consumer confusion, they told him to change the title. He then decided on "Back 2 The Future" instead.

Albums

• 805 P.O.P. EP (2005)
• Apple Tree
  Apple Tree (album)
  Apple Tree is christian hip hop artist Applejaxx's second EP release. This version is identical to the 805 P.O.P. EP, only with one additional song, "Do Somethin," and new record label.-Track listing:# Unite# Nureau Anthem...
  
  (2006)
• Databass (2008)
• Back 2 The Future (2009)

Singles

• Nureau Anthem (2007)
• 805 (2008)
• Apple Dapple (2008)
• Jesus High (2009)
• Hustlin (2009)
• Green As Luigi (2009)
• Higher Voltage (2009)

Music Videos

• 2009 - Green As Luigi
• 2010 - Future