Serius Jones
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Serius Jones is an American rapper who is widely known for his freestyle battles. Jones won 12 consecutive battles at New York's Monday Night Fight Klub before facing and beating former Fight Klub King Jin, tha Emcee to become MTV's all-time Fight Klub Champion. Jones independently released King Me in 2006, followed by Serius Bizness in 2008 and Why So Serius in 2009.

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Career

Battle Rap
His most known battles are Jones vs. Jin, Jones vs. Big Ace, which both appeared on MTV 2's Fight Klub, and also Jones vs. Murda Mook which appeared on a SMACK DVD, and is also received hundreds of thousands of views youtube.com, Vlad TV, World Star Hip Hop.com and more. Serius Jones got the name from a book on Egyptian phenomena. "Serius" comes from the extremely bright star of the same name, Siris
Siris
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. Sirius was an extremely important star to the Egyptians, lining up with the Pyramid of Gyza. "Jones" comes from a street term for addiction or longing.

Deal with DTP
Jones signed a multi-million dollar deal with rapper Ludacris
Ludacris
Christopher Brian Bridges , better known by his stage name Ludacris, is an American rapper and actor. Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings...

's "Disturbing the Peace
Disturbing the Peace
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" label in 2006 but when the partnership fell apart, it became the impetus that prompted Serius to take his career on independently.

Life is Serius
Between 2006 and 2010, Jones produced and starred in a short autobiography film entitled 'Life is Serius', directed by acclaimed Independent Filmmaker/Producer Winfield Ezell, Jr. Jones also put out nearly 50 records, 100 music video's, short films, comedy sketches and an animated series "Day In The life" staying relevant online and in the blogs. Jones headlined a tour through Europe while filming a documentary of the experience entitled "The Euro Tour" and recording an album of the same name, including 2 music videos filmed in Rome.

Recent Notoriety
Jones has also had several viral video's as seen on Youtube
YouTube
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, VLAD TV
DJ Vlad
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, Worldstar HipHop and other hip hop sites, most notably a comedic annihilation of a former battle opponent Charles Hamilton at a barber shop in Harlem. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFqzjk6kSHw

Upcoming Projects
Jones is slated to release Serius Business 2 on Thanksgiving, 2011. The EP reportedly features appearances by Soulja Boy, Gucci, Mistah Fab, Twista, Sam Scarfo, 2 Chainz, Jay Rock and more.

Discography

• 2006: King Me (street album)

• 2008: Serius Bizness

• 2009 Why So Serius

• Fall 2011: Serius Bizness

• Coming 2012: Life is Serius

Links

MTV's FIGHT KLUB CHAMPIONSHIP (Battles)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4ONK7o2JIk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7Jv7ChCcBk

Smack DVD Battle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ampRuisxBcw

INTERVIEWS

Thisis50.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_Ow9RX0DNM

The Source Magazine

http://www.thesource.com/articles: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_Ow9RX0DNM

Raptalk.net: http://www.raptalk.net/news/Raptalk.netExclusiveQAInterviewSessionWithSeriusJo.php

Jumpoff TV

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSOe4suq9es&feature=player_embedded
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sm99HrgTf-I&feature=relmfu

HiphopDX: http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.8141/title.serius-jones-speaks-on-split-with-ludacris-new-deal

MUSIC VIDEOS

VICTORY LAP: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLDL3MwEDpw

OH BABY: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYOc5c2MQAI

CANT STAND HER: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkOF2LS9Xs4&feature=related

EUROS (filmed in Rome):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9g2kO5VWRM

SMOKE feat. Nate Dogg: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYH_IP_ITSE

FINISH EM!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aExQ-uBnM_Q

LOOK OUT THE WINDOW Feat. Jay Rock: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXSYKx1Z3H4

BLACK and GHETTO (Remake): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNL9ZVDOrpE&feature=related

LIVE PERFORMANCES:

Rome, Italy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbjFns_aggI

Rhode Island: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgSqVEOiBqo

COMEDY SKETCHES:

LIL DUVAL vs. SERIUS JONES

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wsek8iBuKqs&feature=related

THE REAL REGULAR NIGGA SHOW (featuring Lil Duval and Charlamange)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaZP23yW6zw&feature=related

External links

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