Jonesmann
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Samson Jones, better known as Jonesmann, is a German rapper
. He was born in Frankfurt
to an African American
father and a German mother. He was signed to Azad
's label Bozz Music and Sony BMG. Now he is signed to his own label 'Echte Musik'.
in 1992, and founded the crew "Chabs" with Jeyz and Chan in 1994. They were fairly successful and were produced among others by Roey Marquis II.. The group disbanded in 2001 because the members wanted to focus on their respective solo careers. In the following year, Jonesmann was featured on releases by Roey Marquis II., Olli Banjo, Jack Orsen and Azad.
His first solo release was the Best of Mixtape in 2003. One year later, Jonesmann produced a 7 track EP called "Gesucht, Gefunden" together with Pal One, where he first attempted to sing, instead of only rap. In the same year, Jonesmann was signed by Bozz Music and was featured on the sampler BOZZ Music Vol. 1. After another mixtape at the end of 2004, "Macht, Käse, Flows, Cash" (Power, Cheese, Flows, Cash), his first solo album, S.J., and one more mixtape were released in mid-2006.
Also in 2006, Jonesmann toured with Xavier Naidoo
.
German hip hop
German Hip Hop refers to hip hop music produced in Germany. Elements of American hip hop culture, such as graffiti art and breakdancing, diffused into Western Europe in the early 1980s.-1980–1990:...
. He was born in Frankfurt
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...
to an African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
father and a German mother. He was signed to Azad
Azad (rapper)
Azad Azadpour is a German rapper of Kurdish descent based in Frankfurt am Main.-Career:After having arrived in Germany from Iran as young as 10, he was into hip hop, rap, beatboxing and graffiti. In 1988 he joined D-Flame , A-Bomb, and Combad in Cold-N-Locco...
's label Bozz Music and Sony BMG. Now he is signed to his own label 'Echte Musik'.
Biography
Jonesmann was introduced to Azad and Jeyz by D-FlameD-Flame
Daniel Kretschmer, better known by his stage-name D-Flame, is a German hip hop and reggae musician. He was also previously part of the hip hop formation Asiatic Warriors.-Albums:* 2000 - Basstard...
in 1992, and founded the crew "Chabs" with Jeyz and Chan in 1994. They were fairly successful and were produced among others by Roey Marquis II.. The group disbanded in 2001 because the members wanted to focus on their respective solo careers. In the following year, Jonesmann was featured on releases by Roey Marquis II., Olli Banjo, Jack Orsen and Azad.
His first solo release was the Best of Mixtape in 2003. One year later, Jonesmann produced a 7 track EP called "Gesucht, Gefunden" together with Pal One, where he first attempted to sing, instead of only rap. In the same year, Jonesmann was signed by Bozz Music and was featured on the sampler BOZZ Music Vol. 1. After another mixtape at the end of 2004, "Macht, Käse, Flows, Cash" (Power, Cheese, Flows, Cash), his first solo album, S.J., and one more mixtape were released in mid-2006.
Also in 2006, Jonesmann toured with Xavier Naidoo
Xavier Naidoo
Xavier Kurt Naidoo is a German singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actor. Born and raised in Mannheim, Naidoo worked in several jobs in the gastronomy and the musical industry before relocating to the United States in the early 1990s, where he released his first full-length English...
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Albums
- 2002 - Basline wie Wrap, Blunts un Weed (Basline like wrap, blunts and weed
- 2003 - Best of Mixtape
- 2004 - Gesucht & Gefunden (with Pal One) ("Searched for & found")
- 2004 - Macht, Käse, Flows, Cash ("Power, Cheese, Flows, Cash")
- 2006 - S.J.
- 2006 - In dein Mund ("In your mouth")
- 2008 - Echte Musik ("Real Music")
- 2009 - 4 Fäuste für ein Halleluja (with Olli Banjo) ("4 Fists for a Hallelujah")
Singles
- 2001 - "Chabs - Kern der Wunden" ("Chabs - Core of the wounds")
- 2006 - "Bis der letzte fällt/Fick dich" ("Until the last one drops/Fuck you")
- 2006 - "Nenn mich Jones" ("Call me Jones")
- 2009 - "Vögel" (with Olli Banjo) ("Birds")
Other
- 2006 - "Ihr wollt das Album!'" (with Olli Banjo; Juice ExclusiveJuice (magazine)Juice is a well known German hip hop magazine and the biggest of its kind in Europe. In every issue readers find interviews with rappers and record reviews...
CD #71) ("You want the album!")