At age 12, Jones was expelled from his home for allegedly dealing drugs. He first rose to stardom with the single "
Tipsy" from his 2004 album
Hood Hop, which peaked at number two on the
Billboard 200 on April 17, 2004, after 14 weeks on the chart. The song peaked at number two on the
Billboard Hot 100. "Tipsy" also performed well globally, peaking within the top ten of the charts in Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. Other singles included "You & Me" with Sadiyyah and "Hood Hop." For the 2005 film
XXX: State of the Union, J-Kwon performed the single "Get XXX'd" with
Petey Pablo and Ebony Eyez. J-Kwon began working on the follow-up to
Hood Hop,
Louisville Slugger, that same year. He collaborated with comedian
Andy Milonakis in "Like Dis", to promote
The Andy Milonakis Show, and appeared on
Bow Wow's single "
Fresh Azimiz". In 2008, he released a single "Boo Boo" through his own label Hood Hop Music with album
Hood Hop 2 following the next year exclusively for digital download. Follow-up
Hood Hop 2.5 was released on CD on July 28, 2009. Its first official single was "Louie Bounce (I Smacked Nikki)". In March 2010, J-Kwon's record label, Gracie Entertainment, said that he had been missing since early February 2010. Later the same month,
MTV News reported that he had been in touch with the record label, confirming he was alive and well. J-Kwon released his fourth
studio album on March 23, 2010, entitled
J-Kwon. In June 2013, he made a diss track titled "Pushing the Odds" produced by H Snow Beatz towards
Odd Future and
Pusha T after previous disses from both. ==Discography==