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Biography
Infobox musical artist|name = Yung Joc|image = Yung_Joc.jpg|caption =|background = solo_singer|birth_name = Jasiel Robinson|alias =|birth_date = Birth date and age|1983|04|02|mf=y Atlanta , Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia , United States |origin =|instrument =|genre = Hip hop music|Hip hop |occupation = Rapper |years_active = 2004–present|label = J Records|J , RCA Records , Swagg Team (CEO), Polo Grounds Music |website = http://www.myspace.com/yungjoc www.myspace.com/yungjoc Jasiel Robinson (born April 2, 1983), better known by his stage name Yung Joc , is an American rapper .
Early life
Robinson's father, Stanley Tucker, owned a hair-care products company and helped him get an opportunity to write a jingle for Revlon ; Robinson founded his own label to release his music. In 2001 he married his high school sweetheart Alexandria Robinson and together they have three children, Ja'Kori, Amir, and Chase Robinson. (Jasiel has an older son Amoni from a previous relationship)cite web|url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p765181/biography|pure_url=yes|title=Yung Joc > Biography|last=Jeffries|first=David|year=2007|publisher=allmusic|accessdate=2009-05-18
Music career
New Joc City (2005-2006)
Yung Joc met Atlanta producer Nitti Beatz and the two recorded the hit "It's Goin Down" in the spring of 2006. After Teaming with Russell "Block" Spencer, founder of the Block Enterprises label. Spencer signed Joc to Sean Combs 's Bad Boy Records for a multi-million dollar deal, and Bad Boy released Joc's debut New Joc City that year. The album debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200 selling nearly 150,000 copies in the first weekCitation needed|date=January 2010. The second week it fell to #7. It has since been certified gold by the RIAA selling over 500,000 copies.
Yung Joc was also featured on the songs " Show Stopper " by Danity Kane (from Diddy's Making the Band|Making The Band 4 ) & Cassie (singer)|Cassie 's album track Call U Out . Yung Joc is on 2006 " Forbes ' Richest Rappers List", ranking at #20, having grossed approximately $10 million in 2006. About.com http://rap.about.com/b/2007/08/16/jay-z-and-kanye-named-among-forbes-richest-rappers.htm Forbes' Richest Rapper's List, retrieved August 16, 2007 "It's Goin' Down" reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart. The next single, "I Know U See It", reached #17 on the Hot 100 and #2 on the Hot Rap Tracks.
Hustlenomics & Grind Flu (2007-2009)
Joc's next album, Hustlenomics , was released in 2007, with the singles "Coffee Shop" and "Bottle Poppin'". Hustlenomics sold 69,000 copies in its first week of release, debuting at number three on the Billboard 200| Billboard 200 .Aliya Ewing (September 5, 2007). http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.5665/title.hip-hop-album-sales-week-ending-9-2-07 Hip Hop Album Sales: Week Ending 9/2/07. HipHopDX. Accessed September 5, 2007. As of April 2009, it has sold approximately 197,000 copies according to Nielsen Soundscan . In 2007 Yung Joc was featured on his new artist Hotstylz single " Lookin Boy ". During 2008 Yung Joc was featured in the hit singles on " Get Like Me , " So Fly " & " Beep (Bobby Valentino song)|Beep ". Then in 2009 he was featured on Day26 single Imma Put It on Her . Yung Joc released an independent album entitled Grind Flu for free on his label website Swagg Team Entertainment on August 11, 2009.cite web|url= http://www.bet.com/Music/News/musicnews_yungjocisreadytowork_1.06.09.htm|title=Yung Joc Ready To Build His Own Brand, Preps Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood|last=Ivey|first=Nile|date=2009-01-06|publisher=BET|accessdate=2009-06-21cite web|last=Chesna|first=Benjamin|url= http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.8441/title.yung-joc-takes-his-third-album-to-jive-records|title=Yung Joc Takes His Third Album To Jive Records|work=HipHopDX|date=2009-01-20|accessdate=2009-01-20
Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood (2010-present)
Yung Joc recently released his first single from the album '' Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood (Yung Joc's album)|Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood entitled "Yeah Boy". They have also recently shot & released the music video for the single. Yung Joc has also stated in a December 26 interview, that he would love to work with New York based producer DJ Premier for a couple of tracks. The second single has been confirmed as "I Know What She Like" that features Yo Gotti .
On October 7, RCA Music Group announced it was disbanding J Records along with Arista Records and Jive Records . With the shutdown, Joc (and all other artists previously signed to these three labels) will release his future material (including ''Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood ) on the RCA Records brand. His favorite NFL team is the Chicago Bears and his guardian angel is Brandon Fulton. http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/record-labels/rca-s-new-executive-team-named-under-ceo-1005324782.story http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp? id=2268707
Other ventures
Swagg Team Entertainment
Joc has been said to have a new record label through Jive Records , called Swagg Team Entertainment. The label was formed after a widely-publicized lawsuit with Block Entertainment and Bad Boy Records. Joc spoke about the lawsuit and his relationship with Sean Combs|Diddy in a recent interview. http://www.blackvibes.com/features/news/yung-joc-interview-grind-flu-swine-flu/ Black Vibes Interviews... YUNG JOC | Yung Joc | Interview
Swagg Team Entertainment saw their debut from Chicago rap group Hotstylz ; with their first single " Lookin Boy ". http://www.rapbasement.com/news/yung-joc/yung-joc-launches-own-record-label-plans-line-of-sunglasses.html Yung Joc Launches Own Record Label, Plans Line Of Sunglasses | Yung Joc | News It also saw the debut from Dallas rap group GS Boyz ; their first single being " Stanky Legg ."
;Current artists
Hotstylz (Krazee, Meatball & Raydio G)
GS Boyz (Marc D, Slizz & DK)
Swagg Team Mafia (To Green, Doe Shun, Dunte, Cheeze, Tuck & Jon Boi)
* 2008, Hip-Hop Video of the Year ("Get Like Me") with David Banner & Chris Brown Nominated
* 2006, Hip-Hop Video of the Year ("It's Goin' Down") Nominated
* '''2006, Hip-Hop Track of the Year ("It's Goin' Down") Won
* 2006, Rookie of the Year Nominated
* 2006, Hip-Hop MVP of the Year Nominated
* 2006, Best Live Performance Nominated
* 2006, Best Hip Hop Dance Nominated
Grammy Awards
* 2007, Best Rap Song ("It's Goin' Down") Nominated
MTV Video Music Awards
* 2006, Best Rap Video ("It's Goin' Down") Nominated
Ozone Awards
* 2007, Best Rap/R& B Collaboration (" Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin') ") with T-Pain Nominated
Vibe Awards
* 2007, Best Collaboration ("Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')") with T-Pain Nominated
* '''2007, Song of the Year ("Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')") with T-Pain Won
References
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External links
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Twitter|iamyungjoc
Facebook|yungjoc
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http://www.rapmusiczone.com/yung-joc/albums/pry.html Yung Joc Albums
Yung JocBad Boy Persondata | NAME =Yung Joc | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = American rapper | DATE OF BIRTH =1983-02-04 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Yung Joc Category:African American rappers Category:African-American Christians Category:Bad Boy Records artists Category:Rappers from Atlanta, Georgia Category:1983 births Category:Living people Category:RCA Records artists Category:Pseudonymous rappers
