Jayo Felony
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Jayo Felony | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | James Savage |
Born | Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S. | December 18, 1969
Origin | San Diego, California, U.S. |
Genres | Hip hop |
Occupation(s) | 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. He was a member of a southeast San Diego gang called Rolling 40's Neighborhood Crips and went by the street name Bullet Loco.
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[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[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[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jayo Felony. |
References[]
- ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Biography: Jayo Felony". AMG. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
- ^ Jayo Felony - Du Lo Gang (1999) ft. The Toven, retrieved 2020-03-04
- ^ Underground, 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. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ "Too The Nec (Time Is Bread) Mixtape by Jayo Felony Hosted by DJ Nik Bean". Datpiff. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- 1969 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American male musicians
- 21st-century American rappers
- African-American male rappers
- Crips
- Gangsta rappers
- G-funk artists
- JMJ Records artists
- Rappers from San Diego