Jay Rock Biography Facts
Jay Rock has been appeared in channels as follow: MozzyVEVO, COLORS, JayRockVEVO.
Born 31 March, 1985 (38 years old).
What is the zodiac sign of Jay Rock ?
According to the birthday of Jay Rock the astrological sign is Aries .
Career of the Jay Rock started in 2006 .
Jay Rock Wiki
| Jay Rock | |
|---|---|
| McKinzie performing in 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Johnny Reed McKinzie Jr. |
| Born | March 31, 1985 Watts, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation | Rapper songwriter |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Top Dawg Interscope Asylum Warner Bros. Strange |
| Associated acts | Black Hippy Freddie Gibbs Glasses Malone Mozzy Tech N9ne |
| Website | jayrock.com |
Johnny Reed McKinzie Jr. , better known by his stage name Jay Rock, is an American rapper from Watts, California. Rock signed to the independent record label Top Dawg Entertainment in 2005. In 2007, alongside TDE, Rock secured a recording contract with Warner Bros. Records and later Asylum Records, but mergers fell through and Rock ended up leaving the label shortly after. He then signed with Tech N9ne's Strange Music, in a joint-venture record deal. Apart from his solo career, Rock is also known for being a member of the hip hop supergroup Black Hippy, alongside fellow West Coast rappers and TDE label-mates Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q and Ab-Soul. In 2019, Jay Rock received a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance for "King's Dead".
Since 2006, Rock has released several mixtapes and first becoming known for his 2008 commercial debut single, "All My Life ", . In 2011, after signing his joint-venture deal with Strange Music, Rock's often-delayed and long-awaited debut studio album, Follow Me Home, was released in July of that year. The album was supported by the singles "All My Life " and "Hood Gone Love It" . His second studio album 90059 was released in September 2015. It was supported by the singles "Money Trees Deuce" , "Gumbo" and the title track. In June 2018, Rock released his third studio album Redemption. All three albums have achieved critical and commercial success.
Life and career
1985–2007: Early life and career beginnings
Jay Rock was born Johnny Reed McKinzie Jr. on March 31, 1985. Rock was raised in Watts, Los Angeles, California, in the Nickerson Gardens projects. As a youth, he became a member of the Bounty Hunter Bloods street gang and attended Locke High School. During this time, he was jailed on two separate occasions, due to the area's anti-gang injunction. In 2005, Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith, chief executive officer of independent record label Top Dawg Entertainment , found Rock and signed him to his label, after hearing a verse of his. After signing to TDE, Rock released several mixtapes throughout his neighborhood and via the internet. With the help of TDE, Rock was able to secure a recording contract with Asylum Records and later a joint venture deal with Warner Bros. Records, in 2007. At TDE, Jay Rock met fellow labelmate Kendrick Lamar, and the two would go on multiple tours together, honing their craft. The two often feature on each other's records, and along with Ab-Soul and ScHoolboy Q would form the supergroup Black Hippy.
Total Music Videos
17
Music Labels
MozzyVEVO, COLORS, JayRockVEVO
Popular Songs
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