J. Kwon’s rags-to-riches life story could be turned into a movie. Hailing from St. Louis, Kwon — born Jerrell Jones — went from sleeping in cars and eating out of trash cans to being a millionaire ...

The highlight of the performance, though, was when he brought out J-Kwon to perform “Tipsy,” which understandably got a good rise out of the crowd. Getting J-Kwon’s blessing and validation was ...

Rapper J-Kwon poses at Caldwell Package Liquor in St. Louis on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. He filmed the music video for his 2004 song “Hood Hop” in the same location. ST. LOUIS — J-Kwon says he hums ...

The Recording Academy has withdrawn J-Kwon’s Grammy eligibility for Shaboozey's country hit "A Bar Song (Tipsy)." The 2025 Song of the Year nominee, which includes an interpolation to J-Kwon's 2004 ...

If you've ventured outside as of late, especially in Nashville, you've no doubt heard Shaboozey's "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" blaring from someone's car and/or crackling from the radio at your local dive. In ...

Exciting things are happening in the world of country music. For example, Shaboozey had his first big hit with “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” a country track that heavily samples J-Known’s “Tispy.” Few would ...

The QC-backed artist joins Lola Brooke, Flo Milli, Bia, and Doechii on ‘The PixTape EP.’ J-Kwon rose to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with his 2004 hit “Tipsy” off the Hood Hop album. Lakeyah ...

Music has always been about inspiration, a medium where you can build on the work of those before you. Budding Virginia vocalist Shaboozey has proven that once again as he's been riding high on the ...

ST. LOUIS – The Recording Academy is preventing St. Louis rapper J-Kwon from receiving a Grammy Award after removing him as a songwriter on Shaboozey’s No. 1 hit song, ‘A Bar Song (Tipsy).’ The ...