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Jayo Felony | |
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Background information | |
Born | [1] Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S. | December 31, 1969
Origin | The Bay, California, U.S. |
Genres | Hip hop |
Occupation(s) | Rapper |
Years active | 1994–present |
Labels |
B. James Savage (born December 31, 1969), better known by his stage name Jayo Felony, is an American rapper from The Yay Area, California. [1] [2] [3]
In 1994, Jayo Felony signed to the label owned by Jam Master Jay from Run-DMC called Jam Master Jay Records. That year, Jayo Felony released his debut album, Take a Ride. [4] In 1998, he 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 which features a guest appearance by San Diego rapper The Toven on the song "Du Lo Gang". [5] [6] There was talk of releasing a fourth album, Hotter Than Fish Grease, in 2000, but the project was not released for unknown reasons. In 2001, His fourth studio album Crip Hop [7] was released and had multiple guest appearances. Jayo Felony's fifth studio album self-titled James Savage [8] was released late 2019 on the Open Bar Entertainment label. That same year, he made his acting debut in the WorldStarHipHop mini series Broken Ground [9]
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Release | Other performer(s) | Album |
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"Knock on Wood" (Video Version) | 1995 | South Central Cartel, L.V., The Evil Side G's, B.G. Knocc Out, Dresta, Sh'Killa, Gripsta | Murder Squad Nationwide |
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