Jayo Felony
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James Savage, better known by his stage name
, Jayo Felony is a rapper from southeast
San Diego, California
. He is known for being the first San Diego rapper to be signed to a major label. Jayo Felony was a member of the Neighborhood Rollin 40's, a Crip
gang from the Chollas View and Mount Hope neighborhoods of Southeast San Diego.
. That year Jayo released his debut album, Take a Ride
. In 1998, Jayo released his follow-up album, Whatcha Gonna Do?
on Def Jam
. It featured rappers like Method Man
, DMX
, Mack 10
, WC
, Redman, Kokane
, Ice Cube
, E-40
and 8 Ball & MJG
.
In 1999, he released Underground
. He was due to release his fourth album, Hotter Than Fish Grease, in 2000, but for legal reasons the album was never released. Jayo Felony also is now working on his next album called "Don't Get MeatBalled" under his new label Loco Records.
Jayo is looking to sign with Priority Records
/ Doggystyle Records
.
stole the song "Crip Hop" and started an altercation on the set of Baby Boy
. Snoop and Tha Eastsidaz
took shots at Jayo on the song "Fuck All That Yappin" in addition Jayo responded with "You's A Character" explaining the Baby Boy situation. In 2003, Jayo Felony later became involved in a rivalry with Daz Dillinger
, for collaborating with Kurupt
, and creating a group with him called "The Rifleman". Now they are all on good terms and Kurupt is back together with Tha Dogg Pound and Snoop Dogg.
Stage name
A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, wrestlers, comedians, and musicians.-Motivation to use a stage name:...
, Jayo Felony is a rapper from southeast
Southeast San Diego
Southeast San Diego is the southeastern portion of the City of San Diego, generally represented by the urban neighborhoods directly east of Downtown San Diego, bordered by Interstate 5 and south of the Martin Luther King Jr...
San Diego, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. He is known for being the first San Diego rapper to be signed to a major label. Jayo Felony was a member of the Neighborhood Rollin 40's, a Crip
Crips
The Crips are a primarily, but not exclusively, African American gang. They were founded in Los Angeles, California, in 1969 mainly by Raymond Washington and Stanley Williams...
gang from the Chollas View and Mount Hope neighborhoods of Southeast San Diego.
Late years
In 1994 Jayo Felony was signed to the label owned by Jam Master Jay called Jam Master Jay RecordsJam Master Jay Records
Jam Master Jay Records was an American record label which was founded by Jason Mizell in 1989. They are most known for signing 50 Cent and Onyx. The label folded after Jason Mizell was brutally murdered in 2002. Its back catalogs were sold to Rapp Records....
. That year Jayo released his debut album, Take a Ride
Take a Ride
Take a Ride is the debut album by rapper Jayo Felony. The album was released in 1995 for Jam Master Jay Records and was produced by Jam Master Jay, T-Funk and Randy Allen...
. In 1998, Jayo released his follow-up album, Whatcha Gonna Do?
Whatcha Gonna Do? (Jayo Felony album)
Whatcha Gonna Do? is the second album by rapper, Jayo Felony. The album was released in 1998 for Def Jam Records. The album was a critical and commercial success, making it to #46 on the Billboard 200 and #8 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop album chart and featuring two hit singles, "Watcha Gonna Do?" and...
on Def Jam
Def Jam Recordings
Def Jam Recordings is an American record label, focused primarily on hip hop and urban music, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as a part of The Island Def Jam Motown Music Group...
. It featured rappers like Method Man
Method Man
Clifford Smith , better known by his stage name Method Man is an American hip hop artist, record producer, actor and member of the hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan. He took his stage name from the 1979 film The Fearless Young Boxer, also known as Method Man. He is one half of the rap duo Method Man...
, DMX
DMX (rapper)
Earl Simmons , better known by his stage name DMX, is a multiplatinum American rapper and actor who rose to fame in the late 1990s. His stage name pays tribute to the Oberheim DMX drum machine, an instrument he used when he made his own rap beats in the 80's...
, Mack 10
Mack 10
Dedrick Rolison, , better known by his stage name Mack 10 is an American rapper and actor. He was a member of hip hop trio Westside Connection, along with Ice Cube and WC...
, WC
WC (rapper)
William L. Calhoun Jr. , better known by his stage name WC , is an American rapper. He was born in Texas, but moved to South Central Los Angeles at an early age. He originally was a rapper in the group Low Profile, and later formed his group WC and the Maad Circle, which also included fellow rapper...
, Redman, Kokane
Kokane
Kokane, also known as Jerry B. Long, Jr. , is a rapper from Pomona, California best known for his co-appearances on Dr. Dre's album 2001 and the work on G-funk album Funk Upon A Rhyme and his backup work with Snoop Dogg in Tha Last Meal album, who signed him to Dogghouse Records, bringing a renewed...
, Ice Cube
Ice Cube
O'Shea Jackson , better known by his stage name Ice Cube, is an American rapper and actor. He began his career as a member of the hip-hop group C.I.A. and later joined the rap group N.W.A. After leaving N.W.A in December 1989, he built a successful solo career in music, and also as a writer,...
, E-40
E-40
Earl Stevens , better known by his stage name E-40, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, and investor from Vallejo, California. He is also part of the rap group The Click and the founder of Sick Wid It Records. His solo debut album, Federal, was released in November 1992, after The Click's debut...
and 8 Ball & MJG
8 Ball & MJG
8Ball & MJG is an American Rap and Crunk duo from Memphis, Tennessee. The two rappers met at in 1980.They first appeared on the rap scene with their 1992 underground album Listen To The Lyrics...
.
In 1999, he released Underground
Underground (Jayo Felony album)
Underground is not the third album by rapper, Jayo Felony. The album was released in 1999 for Eureka Records and was produced by Laness Daniel and DJ Silk...
. He was due to release his fourth album, Hotter Than Fish Grease, in 2000, but for legal reasons the album was never released. Jayo Felony also is now working on his next album called "Don't Get MeatBalled" under his new label Loco Records.
Jayo is looking to sign with Priority Records
Priority Records
Priority Records is an American record label, owned and operated by EMI, which has made a name for itself dealing primarily in hip hop, pop and world...
/ Doggystyle Records
Doggystyle Records
Doggy Style Records is a record label founded by Snoop Dogg in 1995.-History:...
.
Tha Dogg Pound
In 2001, Jayo Felony claimed that Snoop DoggSnoop Dogg
Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school...
stole the song "Crip Hop" and started an altercation on the set of Baby Boy
Baby Boy (film)
Baby Boy is a 2001 American urban drama film written, produced, and directed by John Singleton. It has been considered a sequel of sorts to Singleton's earlier, more famous work Boyz n the Hood released ten years earlier...
. Snoop and Tha Eastsidaz
Tha Eastsidaz
Tha Eastsidaz, originally spelled as the Eastsiders, was a hip hop group of somewhat reforming the LBC Crew with Snoop Dogg, Lil' C-Style and Techniec. Their first appearance was in the Tommy Boy Records' Ride:Music from the Dimension Motion Picture with Crooked Eye Q on a Battlecat-produced song...
took shots at Jayo on the song "Fuck All That Yappin" in addition Jayo responded with "You's A Character" explaining the Baby Boy situation. In 2003, Jayo Felony later became involved in a rivalry with Daz Dillinger
Daz Dillinger
Delmar Drew Arnaud , better known by his stage name Daz Dillinger is an American hip hop producer and rapper mostly known for his membership in the rap duo Tha Dogg Pound, with Kurupt, and his work with Death Row Records.-The Chronic, Tha Dogg Pound and Dogg Food:Daz began his career on Death Row...
, for collaborating with Kurupt
Kurupt
Ricardo Emmanuel Brown , better known by his stage name Kurupt, also known as Kurupt Tha Kingpin, Kurupt Young Gotti or Young Gotstra is an American rapper and former Executive Vice President of Death Row Records...
, and creating a group with him called "The Rifleman". Now they are all on good terms and Kurupt is back together with Tha Dogg Pound and Snoop Dogg.
Albums
- Take a RideTake a RideTake a Ride is the debut album by rapper Jayo Felony. The album was released in 1995 for Jam Master Jay Records and was produced by Jam Master Jay, T-Funk and Randy Allen...
- Released: May 30, 1994
- Chart Positions: #65 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
- Last RIAA descriptionRIAA certificationIn the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards...
: - U.S. sales :141,827
- Singles: "Sherm Sticc", "Loc Is On His Own"
- Whatcha Gonna Do?Whatcha Gonna Do? (Jayo Felony album)Whatcha Gonna Do? is the second album by rapper, Jayo Felony. The album was released in 1998 for Def Jam Records. The album was a critical and commercial success, making it to #46 on the Billboard 200 and #8 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop album chart and featuring two hit singles, "Watcha Gonna Do?" and...
- Released: Aug 25, 1998
- Chart Position: #46 US
- Last RIAA descriptionRIAA certificationIn the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards...
: - U.S. sales : 146,308 copies
- Singles: "Nitty Gritty", "Watcha Gonna Do?"
- UndergroundUnderground (Jayo Felony album)Underground is not the third album by rapper, Jayo Felony. The album was released in 1999 for Eureka Records and was produced by Laness Daniel and DJ Silk...
- Released: Nov 16, 1999
- Chart Positions:US #46
- Last RIAA descriptionRIAA certificationIn the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards...
: - U.S. sales :143,946
- Singles:"What Ya Need"
- Crip HopCrip HopCrip Hop is the fourth album by rapper Jayo Felony. The album was released on October 23, 2001 for the American Music Corporation and was produced by DJ Battlecat and DJ Silk...
- Released: Oct 23, 2001
- Chart Positions: # 10 Top independent
- Last RIAA descriptionRIAA certificationIn the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards...
: - U.S. sales :143,946
- Singles: "She Loves Me"
- Don't Get MeatBalled
- Released: TBA
- Chart Positions: TBA
- U.S. Sales : TBA
- Singles: "So Into You ft. Sleepy Brown", "Blocc Party", "How do you Want It ft. Snoop Dogg"