Jayo Felony
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Jayo Felony | |
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 Jayo Felony performing in 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | B. James Savage |
| Born | December 31, 1969[1] Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S. |
| Origin | San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation | Rapper |
| Years active | 1994–present |
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B. James Savage (born December 31, 1969), better known by his stage name Jayo Felony, is an American rapper from San Diego, California.[1][2][3]
Career
[edit]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]
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]- Take a Ride (1995)
- Whatcha Gonna Do? (1998)
- Underground (1999)
- Crip Hop (2001)
- We on on Purpose (2011)[10]
- James Savage (2019)
Mixtape albums
[edit]- Hoodinvasion (2020)
- In the Trenches (2020)
Mixtapes
[edit]- Too the Nec Time Is Bread (2007)[11]
Collaboration albums
[edit]- Criminal Activity with Criminalz (2001)
- Criminal Intent with Spice 1 (2007)
Videography
[edit]Music videos
[edit]Title |
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 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Jayo Felony Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic.
- ^ "Jayo Felony". Oxford Reference. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ Felony, Jayo. "Jayo Felony | San Diego Reader". www.sandiegoreader.com. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Biography: Jayo Felony". AMG. Retrieved May 17, 2010.
- ^ Jayo Felony – Du Lo Gang (1999) ft. The Toven, January 3, 2013, archived from the original on December 21, 2021, retrieved March 4, 2020
- ^ Underground, November 16, 1999, retrieved March 4, 2020
- ^ "Jayo Felony – Crip Hop". Discogs. October 23, 2001. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ "James Savage (3) – James Savage". Discogs. August 13, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
- ^ Broken Ground, retrieved March 5, 2020
- ^ "We On On Purpose by Jayo Felony on Apple Music". Apple Music. November 15, 2011. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
- ^ "Too The Nec (Time Is Bread) Mixtape by Jayo Felony Hosted by DJ Nik Bean". Datpiff. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
External links
[edit]
Media related to James Savage (rapper) at Wikimedia Commons
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| National | |
| Artists | |
- 1969 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American male musicians
- 21st-century American rappers
- African-American male rappers
- American male rappers
- Crips
- Gangsta rappers
- G-funk artists
- JMJ Records artists
- Rappers from San Diego
- West Coast hip hop musicians
- 21st-century African-American musicians
- 20th-century African-American musicians