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Half a Mill

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Half a Mill
Background information
Birth nameJasun Wardlaw
Born(1973-04-06)April 6, 1973
Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
DiedOctober 22, 2003(2003-10-22) (aged 30)
Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
GenresHip hop
OccupationRapper
InstrumentVocals
Years active1992–2003
LabelsPenalty
Warlock
Lo-Key

Jasun Wardlaw[1] (April 6, 1973 – October 22, 2003) better known by his stage name Half a Mill, was a Brooklyn-based American rapper.

Career

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Half a Mill was considered an underground rapper in the early 1990s. His mainstream breakthrough came in 1997 when he scored a guest spot on supergroup the Firm's only release, The Album.

Personal life and death

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Wardlaw would commit suicide by shooting himself in the head in Brooklyn's Albany Projects on October 22, 2003. His body was found by police inside his apartment.[2][3] He left behind a son, Jasun Jabbar Wardlaw Jr., who is a rapper and actor.[4]

Half a Mill was the subject of the 2010 full-length documentary Player Hating: A Love Story by filmmaker Maggie Hadleigh-West.[5]

Discography

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Album information
Half-A-Mill Demo Tape (with DJ Scratch)
  • Released: 1995
  • Singles: "Any Day Can Be Ya Last"/"Another Homicide Scene"
Milíon
  • Released: May 9, 2000
  • RIAA Certification: 40,000[1]
  • Billboard 200 chart position:
  • R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: 91[6]
  • Singles: "Some Ni*gaz", "Thug Onez", "Where BK At"
Da Hustle Don't Stop
  • Released: July 30, 2002
  • RIAA Certification:
  • Billboard 200 chart position:
  • R&B/Hip-Hop chart position:
  • Singles: "Still", "Soddom and Gomorrah", "Saprano Style"


References

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  1. ^ a b Birchmeier, Jason (May 20, 2008). "Half-A-Mill > Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
  2. ^ "New York Post - NYPD Daily Blotter". nypost.com. 24 October 2003. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  3. ^ "VannDigital - Bloodsport Claims Half A Mill Committed Suicide & No One From The Firm Came To His Funeral". vanndigital.com. 18 July 2017. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  4. ^ "BIO".
  5. ^ "Player Hating: A Love Story". YoMaggie.com. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
  6. ^ Charts & Awards - Milíon