Miss Jones (radio personality)
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Miss Jones | |
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| Birth name | Tarsha Jones |
| Born | Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | R&B |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Labels | Tommy Boy, Motown, PolyGram |
Tarsha Jones, better known as Miss Jones, is an American R&B singer and radio personality. She previously worked for WQHT in New York City and 103.9 The Beat and WUSL in Philadelphia. Miss Jones was the first black woman to host Morning Radio on a hip hop radio format. She currently[when?] hosts the morning show for classic hip-hop "94.7 The Block" WXBK serving the New York City area.
Career
[edit]Radio
[edit]Jones played a role in the Star and Buc Wild morning show on Hot 97.[1][clarification needed] She wrote a best-selling autobiography, Have You Met Miss Jones?: The Life and Loves of Radio's Most Controversial Diva, in 2007, published by Random House.[2]
In August 2022, Jones began hosting mornings at classic hip-hop "94.7 The Block" WXBK in Newark, New Jersey, owned and operated by American broadcasting company Audacy.[3]
Controversy
[edit]In 2005, Jones faced a two-week suspension due to contentious remarks she made on the air. The source of the controversy was a parody song called "Tsunami Song," penned by Rick Delgado, which targeted Asians following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. The fallout resulted in the dismissal of Delgado from the radio station, as well as Todd Lynn, who had made "offensive racial comments" during the broadcast. Jones herself was suspended following her impassioned on-air reaction to Miss Info, a Korean-American, who expressed her disapproval of the song.[4][dead link]
Bibliography
[edit]- Jones, Tarsha. Have You Met Miss Jones?: The Life and Loves of Radio's Most Controversial Diva. New York: Random House: 2007. ISBN 0-345-49748-1.
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]| Year | Title | Chart positions | |
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| U.S. R&B |
U.S. Heat | ||
| 1998 | The Other Woman
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51 | 40 |
Singles
[edit]| Year | Title | Peak chart positions[5] | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | U.S. R&B | |||
| 1994 | "Where I Wanna Be Boy" | 79 | 21 | Non-album single |
| "Don't Front" | — | 73 | ||
| 1998 | "2 Way Street" | 62 | 27 | The Other Woman |
| 2023 | "Calling All Ladies" | — | — | TBA |
As featured artist
[edit]| Year | Title | Peak chart positions[5] | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | U.S. R&B | |||
| 1992 | Common Sense – "Puppy Chow" ft. Miss Jones | - | - | Can I Borrow a Dollar? |
| 1995 | Big L – "M.V.P." ft. Miss Jones | - | 56 | Lifestylez ov da Poor and Dangerous |
| 1995 | AZ – "Sugar Hill" ft. Miss Jones | 25 | 12 | Doe or Die |
| 1998 | Big Pun – "Punish Me" ft. Miss Jones | - | 56 | Capital Punishment |
| 2000 | Big L – "Holdin' it down" ft. A.G., Miss Jones & Stan Spit | - | - | The Big Picture |
References
[edit]- ^ Century, Douglas (June 11, 2000). "Hip-Hop Meets Its Match". The New York Times. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
- ^ Hinckley, David (July 16, 2007). "Miss Jones dishes on men and the radio game". New York Daily News. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
- ^ "Miss Jones Joins 94.7 the Block as Morning Host". August 8, 2022.
- ^ All Hiphop https://allhiphop.com/news/key-hot-97-morning-staff-fired-over-tsunami-song-pmUp6v1VlEieOX27T_1PVA/. Retrieved February 3, 2005.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ a b "Miss Jones > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". allmusic. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
| International | |
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| National | |
| Artists | |
- 20th-century African-American women singers
- 20th-century American women singers
- 20th-century American singers
- African-American radio personalities
- American contemporary R&B singers
- Singers from New York City
- Syracuse University alumni
- Living people
- Race-related controversies in radio
- 21st-century African-American people
- 21st-century African-American women