B. James Savage (born December 31, 1969), better known by his stage name Jayo Felony, is an American rapper from San Diego, California.[2][3][4][5]

Career

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.[6] 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".[7][8] 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[9] was released and had multiple guest appearances. Jayo Felony's fifth studio album self-titled James Savage[10] 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.[11]

Discography

Main article: Jayo Felony discography

Studio albums

Mixtape albums

  • Hoodinvasion (2020)
  • In the Trenches (2020)

Mixtapes

  • Too the Nec Time Is Bread (2007)[13]

Collaboration albums

References

  1. ^ "Jayo Felony Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "Jayo Felony". Oxford Reference. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  3. ^ Felony, Jayo. "Jayo Felony | San Diego Reader". www.sandiegoreader.com. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  4. ^ "Jayo Felony Returns With Supergroup". NBC 7 San Diego. May 2, 2011 [May 2, 2011]. Retrieved January 2, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Island, Coronado Eagle & Journal | Coronado News | Coronado Island (January 2, 2025). "Local Events". Coronado Eagle & Journal | Coronado News | Coronado Island News. Retrieved January 2, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Biography: Jayo Felony". AMG. Retrieved May 17, 2010.
  7. ^ Jayo Felony – Du Lo Gang (1999) ft. The Toven, January 3, 2013, archived from the original on December 21, 2021, retrieved March 4, 2020
  8. ^ Underground, November 16, 1999, retrieved March 4, 2020
  9. ^ "Jayo Felony – Crip Hop". Discogs. October 23, 2001. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  10. ^ "James Savage (3) – James Savage". Discogs. August 13, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  11. ^ Broken Ground, retrieved March 5, 2020
  12. ^ "We On On Purpose by Jayo Felony on Apple Music". Apple Music. November 15, 2011. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  13. ^ "Too The Nec (Time Is Bread) Mixtape by Jayo Felony Hosted by DJ Nik Bean". Datpiff. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayo_Felony
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