Jon Wells (born 1983) is an American

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, and

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. He is a member of the

Likwit Crew The Likwit Crew is a West Coast hip hop collective. It was founded by King T who recruited Tha Alkaholiks as his first acts. Then, other artists such as Xzibit, Phil Da Agony, Lootpack, Defari, Styliztik Jones, Declaime, J. Wells and The Barb ...

Biography

Wells was born and raised in Chicago but moved to California, then later to Atlanta, Georgia when he was young. He took the alias "J Roc" when he began rapping in local clubs. A high school friend introduced him to K-Boogs, Young and DJ7 with whom he later formed the group Rocswell, as well as a production company under the same name - Rocswell Entertainment. The group recorded its first album ''Chilahyork'' in 1997 which sold 5,000 copies. A second album, ''Tha Classiks'', was released in 1999 and sold 8,000 copies. In 2000 Wells began producing a Dallas-based hip hop group called Virus and they briefly signed with

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in 2001, before being dropped from the label. As a result, the group's first album ''Outbreak'' was never released and shelved indefinitely. In 2001 Wells was invited to join the group

, which includes:

Xzibit Alvin Nathaniel Joiner (born September 18, 1974), better known by his stage name Xzibit (pronounced "exhibit"), is an American rapper, actor, television presenter, and radio personality. Xzibit began his musical career after the release of his ...

Tha Alkaholiks Tha Alkaholiks, also known as Tha Liks, is an American hip hop trio from Los Angeles, California, United States. Since the early 1990s they have produced party music with a hardcore hip hop edge, powered by the beats of DJ and producer E-Swift ...

, (

E-Swift Tha Alkaholiks, also known as Tha Liks, is an American hip hop music, hip hop trio from Los Angeles, California, United States. Since the early 1990s they have produced party music with a hardcore hip hop edge, powered by the beats of DJ and musi ...

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, Tash),

King Tee Roger McBride (born December 14, 1968), better known by his stage name King T (formerly known as King Tee), is an American West Coast Hip hop rapper from Compton, California. Emerging as one of Compton's earliest hip hop artists, he was signed ...

Lootpack Lootpack is an American hip hop group signed to Stones Throw Records with members Madlib, Wildchild, and DJ Romes. They made their first appearance on the 1993 debut album by Tha Alkaholiks, '' 21 & Over''. The first vinyl by Lootpack, ''Il ...

Phil Da Agony Strong Arm Steady, often referred to as SAS, is a hip hop group in California's underground hip hop scene. As of December 2009, the act consists of members Phil Da Agony, Krondon, of Los Angeles, and Mitchy Slick of San Diego, California. Orig ...

, and Defari, who in 2002 toured with

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's Puff Puff Pass tour, where he met

Kurupt Ricardo Emmanuel Brown (born November 23, 1972), better known by his stage name Kurupt, is an American rapper and record producer who aided gangsta rap's rise via 1990s verses helping set lasting trends. He is one half of the rap duo Tha Dogg Po ...

from the

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(with whom he later formed a duo and released an album). He went on to work on the Wolfpac's

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Project and put together his own ''Wolf Pac Mix tape Volume One'' which featured artists such as

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Shyheim Shyheim Dionel Franklin (born November 14, 1977) is an American rapper from New York better known simply as Shyheim. He initially gained fame as a teenager, releasing his debut album ''AKA the Rugged Child'' at the age of 16 in 1994. He has sp ...

and

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. It sold 25,000 copies. In 2005, after creative differences with Wolfpac Records, Wells launched another record label,

Bonzi Records Jon Wells (born 1983) is an American record producer, record executive, and rapper. He is a member of the Likwit Crew. Biography Wells was born and raised in Chicago but moved to California, then later to Atlanta, Georgia when he was young. He ...

, before releasing his debut album, ''

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'' which featured:

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Mitchy Slick Charles Mitchell (born December 29, 1973), known professionally as Mitchy Slick, is an American rapper from Southeast San Diego, California. He is a member of the rap supergroup Strong Arm Steady, along with rappers Phil Da Agony and Krondon. ...

Goodie Mob Goodie Mob is an American hip hop group based in Atlanta, Georgia, consisting of CeeLo Green, Khujo, T-Mo, and Big Gipp. History The group was formed in 1991 by Cameron " Big Gipp" Gipp, Willie "Khujo" Knighton Jr., CeeLo Green (born Thoma ...

Tha Liks Tha Alkaholiks, also known as Tha Liks, is an American hip hop trio from Los Angeles, California, United States. Since the early 1990s they have produced party music with a hardcore hip hop edge, powered by the beats of DJ and producer E-Swift ...

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, Kurupt, Roscoe, and

Planet Asia Jason Cullen Green (born October 24, 1976), better known as Planet Asia, is a rapper from Fresno, California. He is prominent for being one half of the now reunited hip-hop duo the Cali Agents and is currently a member of the groups Gold Chain ...

. The same year Wells produced the

single, "Play Yo Flutes", featuring

Sleepy Brown Patrick Leroy "Sleepy" Brown (born January 24, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter and record producer from Savannah, Georgia. He is one-third of the successful Atlanta-based production team of Organized Noize, which has created hits for act ...

Wells produced ''Work It Out'' on

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's album '' Just like You'' in 2007. He also produced songs for Snoop Dogg's EP and animated DVD ''The Adventures of The Blue Carpet Treatment'', as well as music used on TV shows such as, ''

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'' and '' Six Feet Under'', and for the film ''

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'' directed by

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. His songs are also feature in the video games:

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Golf,'' and EA Sports 2006 '' Fight Night'', as well as commercials for major corporations including

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. He released his collaboration album with Kurupt, ''

Digital Smoke ''Digital Smoke'' is a collaborative album by American rapper and record producer J. Wells and fellow rapper Kurupt. It was released on June 5, 2007 through Bonzi Records. Recording sessions took place at Bonzi Studios and Purple Reign Studios. P ...

'' under his own label Bonzi Records /

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. He went on to release ''Digital Master Vol. 2.1'' in 2009 which featured: Snoop Dogg, Estelle,

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, WC,

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, and

Da Brat Shawntae Harris-Dupart (born April 14, 1974), better known by her stage name Da Brat, is an American rapper. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, she began her career in 1992, the year she signed with So So Def Records. Her debut album ''Funkda ...

. The single "Already Famous" featuring Da Brat and Kurupt was released on Bonzi Records in March 2009. The video was released without Da Brat due to her incarceration in the Georgia state prison. In 2016 Wells formed rap group Stylz & Wells with

member Styliztik Jones the duo released a music video for lead single "Involved" in August 2017. The duo announced signing a label deal with

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in October 2017. The duo released their first single on S & W Recordings /

entitled "Involved" via

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, and other online retailers on November 8, 2017.

Establishing Bonzi Records

Bonzi Records is an American record label founded by Wells. Fontana Distribution is the distributor for Bonzi. In 2005 after leaving Wolfpac Records, Wells established Bonzi Records and began to release a series of rap music compilations to establish the new brand. In 2006 the label went on to sign a distribution deal with Fontana Distribution, and in 2007 released a Kurupt collaboration album ''Digital Smoke''. In 2010 Bonzi began ushering in more acts through a

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deal with Ingrooves. Through the venture Wells worked as

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for

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Sir Michael Rocks Antoine Reed (born December 24, 1987) is an American rapper better known by his stage name Sir Michael Rocks (or Mikey Rocks). He started his music career in 2005 as a member of the hip hop duo The Cool Kids, and later joined the groups All City ...

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Lil' Scrappy Darryl Raynard Richardson III (born January 19, 1984), better known by his stage name Lil Scrappy, is an American rapper. Richardson was discovered by producer and performer Lil Jon while performing at a bar in Atlanta. Along with labelmates T ...

. In 2012 Bonzi Records in partnership with Ingrooves released Lil Scrappy's '' The Grustle''.

Productions discography

* West Coast All Stars - ''Still Mo Bounce'' (2000) ** "Crushed Grapes" ft. Merciless Stylz, K Boogs *

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- "What U Lookin' At?" (single, 2002) * Wolfpac Records Presents: ''Still More Bou'' (2002) ** "Grape Juice" ft. Merciless Stylz, K. Boogs *

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present "One Big Trip" (2003) **

- "What U Lookin' At?" * Roscoe- ''Young Roscoe Philaphornia'' (2003) ** "Get Low" ** "Trouble" * J. Wells Presents: ''The Wolfpac Mixtape'' (full album) (2004) *

- '' The Greatest Story Never Told'' (2004) ** "160.15" *

- ''One Monkey Don't Stop No Show'' (2004) ** "Play Your Flutes" ft. Sleepy Brown, Kurupt *

- ''Kurupt Presents The Originals'' (2004) ** "I Didn't Change" ** "Y'z Up A'z Down" *

- ''The Grand Opening'' (2004) ** "It's All Big" *

" All Happy Families..." series episode music - Roscoe's "Nothin But Trouble" (2004) * Six Feet Under series episode music (2001–2005) *

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EA Sports video game soundtrack - Roscoe's "Nothin But Trouble" *

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EA Sports video game soundtrack - Roscoe's "Nothin But Trouble" (2006) * Digital Master (full album) (2005) * '' Be Cool soundtrack'' (2005) ** Planet Asia featuring Kurupt - "G'z & Soldiers" *

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- ''Return Of The Prodigal Sunn'' (2005) ** "Procrastinators" ft. Freemurder, Young Masta, Bonzi J. Wells * ''

'' (with Kurupt) (full album) (2007) *

- '' Just like You'' (platinum) (2007) ** "Work It Out" *

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** "Black Girl Shine" ** "Independent Hustler" *

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- ''For Whom The Beat Tolls'' (2007) ** "702-386-5397" ** "Javelin Fangz" *

- ''Rare Earth B-Boy Funk Vol.2'' (2007) ** "It Don't Stop" ** "Akser" *

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" (2007) ** "Caught Up" (as performed by

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- "The Great Adventures of The Blue Carpet Treatment" DVD

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(2007) ** "Listen" (All My Bitches) *

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-"Ralphorama" (2008) ** "We Don't Give A Fuck" Feat. WC ** "Summertime Heat"" * Tash -

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(2009) ** "A Penny For My Thoughts (feat. Samuel Christian)" *

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'' (2009) ** "You and I" *

- " Legalize Me" - single (2009) **

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* Bizarre - '' Friday Night At St. Andrew's'' (2010) ** "School Teacher" *Stacee Adamz - Katharsis (Street Album) (2010) **"Late Nite Ridin'" *

- '' Gimme All Mine'' (2010) **

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Presents:

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• " Arms & Hammers" (2011) ** "Smoking Drinking" (Bonus Track) *

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- "Do You Know Me" -

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(2011) ** "Do You Know" Feat.

* Terminal 3 Presents "The Academy" "

's Welcome To The Academy" (2011) **

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- The Grustle (2012) **

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- " While You Wait" mixtape (2013) ** "Hold On, Hold Up" *

- " Money, Bitches, Power" (2013) ** "Money (Do It For Me) ** Produced with

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& Knotch *

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" (2015) ** "Shuv It" Feat. Roscoe * T.I. Presents: "

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" (2017) ** "Do No Wrong" Feat.

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& Brycce ** Co-

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* Stylz & Wells - " VIBES" (2017) ** "Bottles" * Stylz & Wells - " VIBES" (2018) ** "Involved" *

Too Short Todd Anthony Shaw (born April 28, 1966), better known by the stage name Too Short (stylized as Too $hort), is an American rapper and record producer. He became famous in the West Coast hip hop scene in the late 1980s, with lyrics often based on ...

- " The Sex Tape" (2018) ** "I Aint Throwin No" Feat. Mowii The Rejects *

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(2019) ** "Flower Power" * Stylz & Wells - " VIBES" (2019) ** "VIBES" Feat.

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* Stylz & Wells - " VIBES" (2020) ** "Product of the Ghetto" Feat.

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* Stylz & Wells - " VIBES" (2020) ** Full Album

Discography

* Rocswell - ''Chilahyork'' (1999) *

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'' (2001) ** "Foundation Symphony" feat. J. Wells, Larry-O, Miss Man, Seven Shawn(produced by J-Force) ** "So Good" feat. J. Wells, Edwin Birdsong (produced by Marley Marl) * Rocswell - ''Tha Classiks'' (2002) * J. Wells - "Presents Wolfpac Mixtape" - (2003) * J. Wells - ''Digital Master Vol.1'' (2005) * Kurupt and J. Wells - ''

'' (2007) * J. Wells - ''Digital Master Vol. 2.1'' (2009) * ''Inebriated'' (TBD)

Filmography

* '' Mindbenders'' - Number Two * ''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wells, J. 1983 births Living people Rappers from Chicago American hip hop record producers Record producers from Illinois Likwit Crew members