In June 2012, Coco Jones played the lead role of Roxie in the
Disney Channel television movie,
Let It Shine. Starring alongside
Tyler James Williams and
Trevor Jackson, the movie was the most watched
Disney Channel Original Movie and most watched movie of the year for kids and tweens in 2012. Jones and the other main cast of
Let It Shine performed at the 43rd Annual
NAACP Image Awards Nominees Luncheon prior to the movie's release. Around the same time, Jones also signed a record deal with
Hollywood Records and released her debut single, "Holla at the DJ" at the end of the year in December 2012. Her extended play
Made Of was released on March 12, 2013, and she toured with
Mindless Behavior later that year. Jones performed with Mindless Behavior at
Radio Disney's Radio Disney Music Awards, and took home an award for "Funniest Celebrity Take." Following the release of the EP, Jones worked in the studio with
David Banner,
Ester Dean and Jukebox, planning to release her debut album by August 2013. After leaving Hollywood Records and
Disney in early 2014, Jones released multiple singles and EPs as an independent artist between 2014 and 2020, including the EPs
Let Me Check It and
H.D.W.Y. Jones would also release a new
YouTube video in September 2020, in which she talked about her negative experiences in the industry, dealing with
colorism. According to her, executives decided she was not marketable enough after featuring in
Let It Shine. The next year, in November 2021, Jones was cast in
Peacock's
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reimagining
Bel-Air, portraying Hilary Banks. The show would eventually premiere in February 2022, and around the time its first season was airing, it was announced that Jones had signed a new artist deal with High Standardz and
Def Jam Recordings. ==Track listing==