Sunspot Jonz
Sunspot Jonz | |
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| Birth name | Corey Johnson |
| Also known as | BFAP, Dusty Black, Vision |
| Born | September 16, 1971 |
| Origin | Oakland, California |
| Genres | Underground hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, producer |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Labels | Outhouse LL Crew Revenge Entertainment Legendary Music Battle Axe Records HBD Universal International |
| Website | sunspotjonz |
Corey Johnson, better known by his stage name Sunspot Jonz, is a rapper from Oakland, California. He is a founding member of Living Legends, a conglomerate of underground hip hop artists from California. He is also one half of Mystik Journeymen along with Luckyiam.[1]
History
[edit]Sunspot Jonz has gone by other surnames before, the most notable and well-known being BFAP, which stands for Brother From Another Planet, and Vision.[2]
Sunspot Jonz released Don't Let 'Em Stop You in 2003.[3] It features contributions from Dirt Nasty, Moka Only and The Grouch.[4]
He released two solo albums, Fight-Destroy-Rock[5] and The Darkside ov Heaven,[6] in 2009.
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]- Child ov the Storm (2000)
- Angelz wit Dirty Faces (2000)
- Underground Legend (2000)
- Fallen Angelz (2002)
- Don't Let 'Em Stop You (2003)
- No Guts No Glory (2004)
- Only the Strong Shall Survive (2005)
- Back in Black (2006)
- Never Surrender (2008)
- Fight-Destroy-Rock (2009)
- The Darkside ov Heaven (2009)
- Galaxy of Dreams 1 (G.O.D.) (2010)
- Galaxy of Dreams 2 (G.O.D.) (2012)
- Skywalkers (2013)
- Legend1 (2015)
- Stoney Hawk 1 (2015)
- Cruel Summer (2020)
- Stoney Hawk 2 (2023)
EPs
[edit]- Unleashed (2000)
- Dirty Faces (2001)
- Ghostworld (2003)
Guest appearances
[edit]- Awol One & Factor Chandelier – "Darkness" from Owl Hours (2009)
- Factor Chandelier - "Black Fantasia" from 13 Stories (A Prelude) (2010)
- Factor Chandelier - "A Part of Me Now" from Club Soda Series I (2011)
- Myka 9 – "Oh Yeah... Alright" from Mykology (2012)
- Factor Chandelier - "Born Alone, Death Unknown" from Single Series (2016)
- Factor Chandelier - "Tiger Fight (Sunloa)" from Time Invested II (2022)
- Alex Asher Daniel - "Dakini (God’s Eye Mix)" (2022)[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Cowie, Del F. (September 2002). "Mystik Journeymen - Magic". Exclaim!.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Sunspot Jonz- ASMR Talk Show 9-30-15. YouTube.
- ^ Swan, Rachel (October 1, 2003). "Sunspot Jonz". East Bay Express.
- ^ Juon, Steve (February 24, 2004). "Sunspot Jonz :: Don't Let Em Stop You :: Battle Axe Records". RapReviews.
- ^ Maharaj, Zoneil (May 21, 2009). "Fight-Destroy-Rock/The Darkside Ov Heaven". XLR8R.
- ^ "Sunspot Jonz - Darkside Ov Heaven, The". URB. May 4, 2009.
- ^ Dakini (God's Eye Mix), 2021-12-12, retrieved 2022-11-30
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Sunspot Jonz at AllMusic
- Sunspot Jonz discography at Discogs
- Sunspot Jonz at IMDb
- Legendary Music
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