Jayo Felony
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Jayo Felony | |
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 James Savage (2019) | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | James Savage |
| Born | December 18, 1969 Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S. |
| Origin | San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation | Rapper |
| Years active | 1994–present |
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James Savage (born December 18, 1969), better known by his stage name Jayo Felony, is an American rapper from southeast San Diego, California.
Career
In 1994 Jayo Felony was 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.[1] 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".[2][3] 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[4] was released and had multiple guest appearances. Jayo Felony's fifth studio album self-titled James Savage[inappropriate external link?][5] 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[inappropriate external link?][6]
Discography
Studio albums
- Take a Ride (1995)
- Whatcha Gonna Do? (1998)
- Underground (1999)
- Crip Hop (2001)
- We on on Purpose (2011)[7]
- James Savage (2019)
Mixtape albums
- Hoodinvasion (2020)
- In the Trenches (2020)
Mixtapes
- Too the Nec Time Is Bread (2007)[8]
Collaboration albums
- Criminal Activity with Criminalz (2001)
- Criminal Intent with Spice 1 (2007)
External links
References
- ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Biography: Jayo Felony". AMG. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
- ^ Jayo Felony - Du Lo Gang (1999) ft. The Toven, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2020-03-04
- ^ Underground, 16 November 1999, retrieved 2020-03-04
- ^ "Jayo Felony - Crip Hop". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
- ^ "James Savage (3) - James Savage". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
- ^ Broken Ground, retrieved 2020-03-05
- ^ "We On On Purpose by Jayo Felony on Apple Music". Apple Music. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ "Too The Nec (Time Is Bread) Mixtape by Jayo Felony Hosted by DJ Nik Bean". Datpiff. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
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