Serius Jones

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Serius Jones (born Saleem Jones in Englewood, New Jersey on December 25, 1982) is an American rapper who is widely known for his freestyle battles. Jones won 12 consecutive battles at New York's Monday Night Fight Klub before facing and beating former Fight Klub King Jin, tha Emcee to become MTV's all-time Fight Klub Champion. Jones independently released King Me in 2006, followed by Serius Bizness in 2008 and Why So Serius in 2009.

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Battle Rap

His most known battles are Jones vs. Jin, Jones vs. Big Ace, which both appeared on MTV 2's Fight Klub, and also Jones vs. Murda Mook which appeared on a SMACK DVD, and also received over one million views youtube.com, Vlad TV, World Star Hip Hop.com and more. Serius Jones got the name from a book on Egyptian phenomena. "Serius" comes from the extremely bright star of the same name, Siris. Sirius was an extremely important star to the Egyptians, lining up with the Pyramid of Gyza. "Jones" comes from a street term for addiction or longing.

Deal with DTP

Jones signed a multi-million dollar deal with rapper Ludacris's "Disturbing the Peace" label in 2006 but when the partnership fell apart, it became the impetus that prompted Serius to take his career on independently.

Life is Serius

Between 2006 and 2010, Jones produced and starred in a short autobiography film entitled 'Life is Serius', directed by acclaimed Independent Filmmaker/Producer Winfield Ezell, Jr. Jones also put out nearly 50 records, 100 music video's, short films, comedy sketches and an animated series "Day In The life" staying relevant online and in the blogs. Jones headlined a tour through Europe while filming a documentary of the experience entitled "The Euro Tour" and recording an album of the same name, including 2 music videos filmed in Rome.

Recent Notoriety

Jones has also had several viral video's as seen on Youtube, VLAD TV, Worldstar HipHop and other hip hop sites, most notably a comedic annihilation of a former battle opponent Charles Hamilton at a barber shop in Harlem. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFqzjk6kSHw

Upcoming Projects

Jones is slated to release Serius Business 2 on Thanksgiving, 2011. The EP reportedly features appearances by Soulja Boy, Gucci, Mistah Fab, Twista, Sam Scarfo, 2 Chainz, Jay Rock and more.