Struggle Jennings

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Struggle Jennings
Harness performing in 2018
Background information
Birth name	William Harness
Also known as	Struggle
Born	(1980-05-31) May 31, 1980 (age 41) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres	Country rap
Years active	2013–present
Labels	Massbaum Slumerican Angels & Outlaws
Associated acts	Brianna Harness JellyRoll Jessi Colter Shooter Jennings Waylon Jennings Yelawolf
Website	strugglejennings.com

William Harness (born May 31, 1980), professionally known as Struggle Jennings, is an American country rapper from Nashville, Tennessee.^[1] He is the grandson of country musician Jessi Colter, the step-grandson of Waylon Jennings, and the nephew of Shooter Jennings, from whom Harness adopted his stage name. Jennings was one of the original members of Yelawolf's Slumerican label roster along with Bubba Sparxxx.

Career[]

Harness was incarcerated on drug-related charges in 2011.^[1] In 2013 he appeared on Yelawolf's mixtape Wyte Dawg and released his nine-track album I Am Struggle. After being released from prison in 2016, Harness released Return of the Outlaw EP via Slumerican.^[1] From 2017 to 2018, he collaborated with longtime friend and rapper JellyRoll on a trilogy of Waylon & Willie albums, the title of which pays homage to Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson. Struggle and his Mother, Jenni Eddy Jennings, created their Spiritual Warfare EP towards the end of 2018. On January 15, 2019, Struggle and his oldest daughter, singer Brianna Harness, released a collaborative EP entitled Sunny Days which snagged the #3 spot on Billboard Blues Albums charts. In February 2019, he also released his first solo studio album since 2011 via his own label called “Angels & Outlaws” formed that same year.

The LP entitled The Widow's Son included guest appearances by Bubba Sparxxx, Jeremy Penick, Julie Roberts, Alexander King and Yelawolf.

On November 15, 2019 Jennings released the full-length album entitled Angels & Outlaws featuring 11 tracks in collaboration with his guitarist Trap DeVille and his daughter and music newcomer, Brianna Harness. The album peaked at #8 on iTunes Alternative charts.

In June 2020, Jennings teamed up with Adam Calhoun for the EP “Legends” and in December 2020, fans were surprised by the long anticipated release of “Waylon & Willie IV”, the fourth record in the collaboration series between Struggle and his fellow Nashville native, Jelly Roll. On April 9, 2021, Jennings released a solo LP entitled “Troubadour of Troubled Souls” and on April 30, 2021 he released a second collaboration LP with Illinois rapper Adam Calhoun, entitled “Outlaw Shit” which gained notoriety through iTunes Rap Charts by claiming the #1 spot on release day. In 2021, Jennings can be found touring and working with artists Brianna Harness and Caitlynne Curtis to advance their independent careers via his label “Angels & Outlaws” based in Nashville, TN.

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