B. James Savage (born December 31, 1969), better known by his stage name Jayo Felony, is an American rapper from southeast San Diego, California.[1][2][3]
Jayo Felony | |
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Background information | |
Born | [1] Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S. | December 31, 1969
Origin | San Diego, California, U.S. |
Genres | Hip hop |
Occupation(s) | Rapper |
Years active | 1994–present |
Labels |
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.[4] 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".[5][6] 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[7] was released and had multiple guest appearances. Jayo Felony's fifth studio album self-titled James Savage[8] 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[9]
Title |
Release | Other artist(s) | Soundtrack |
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"Brothers and Sistas" | 1994 | Jason's Lyric | |
"Sowhatusayin'" | 1995 | South Central Cartel, Spice 1, MC Eiht, Sh'killa, Treach | The Show |
"Zoom Zooms and Wam Wam" | |||
"Street 2 Street" | 1997 | How to Be a Player | |
"What'cha Gonna Do?" | 1998 | Method Man, DMX | Hav Plenty |
"Way Too Crazy" | Tray Deee, Daz Dillinger | Rush Hour | |
"'Cause I Can" | 1999 | E-40, C-Bo | Charlie Hustle: The Blueprint of a Self-Made Millionaire |
"Witness Protection" | 2003 | Beef | |
"Thug Night (Let Me See Something)" | True Crime: Streets of LA | ||
"Sherm Stick" | 2014 | Grand Theft Auto V (enhanced edition) |
Title |
Release | Other performer(s) | Album |
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"Knock on Wood" (Video Version) | 1995 | South Central Cartel, L.V., The Evil Side G's, B.G. Knocc Out, Dresta, Sh'Killa, Gripsta | Murder Squad Nationwide |
"They Like Dat" | 2001 | Kam, Dresta, Yukmouth, Spider Loc | Kamnesia |
"Blaze It Up" | 2007 | Tha Dogg Pound, B.G. Knocc Out, Glasses Malone, Dresta | Dogg Chit |
Title |
Release | Other performer(s) | Album |
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"Knock on Wood" (Video Version) | 1995 | South Central Cartel, L.V., The Evil Side G's, B.G. Knocc Out, Dresta, Sh'Killa, Gripsta | Murder Squad Nationwide |
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