Jeremy Hawkins (born August 8, 1991) known professionally as JHawk or JHawk Productions , is an American record producer, songwriter, and actor from

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. He is known for pioneering the

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Movement, accumulating tens of millions of views and streams, contributing heavily to the success of a number of Los Angeles-based artists. Hawkins is perhaps best known for producing

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's breakout hit "

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" in 2011 which reached Number 77 on the

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and achieved Platinum certification independently.

Early life

JHawk grew up in a cultured park of Los Angeles,

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. Both mother and father being musicians, mother being a local vocalist and father being a multi-instrumentalist. He is also the great nephew to

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, (Time Has Come Today), often observing the band rehearse and play live shows for their great grandmother. Shortly after receiving his first

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software Hip Hop EJay from his father, he started making beats at the age of 11 and desired to become a

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. Stating to Killerhiphophop's Quez, "I put out my 1st song on the internet when I was about 15-16, and I've just been going hard ever since".

Music career

2008–present

After 3 years and a junior at Daniel Murphy High School, the

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decided to shut the school's doors. Jeremy, who'd been building a name for himself on campus by recording students in his bedroom studio at his grandmother's was forced to relocate senior year. Stating to KHH, " I went to a private school called Daniel Murphy. It got shut down actually. I had to complete my last year of High School at a new High School". After moving out of his grandmother's house, he moved in with his father. Gutting the garage and making a studio space in the spring of 2008. Often recording his cousin

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, who brought Tyler The Creator, Hodgy Beats,

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, of the year old collective Odd future. Recording and producing for the collective,

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. JHawk attended The Academy of Music and Performing Arts Alexander Hamilton High School (Los Angeles) in the summer of 2008. Due to a credit issue, he was required to attend a piano lesson class for admission and freshman PE class his senior year. Subsequently, adding an

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and Music History course, soon meeting friend

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in Hamilton's Mr. Bruning

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class. After being at

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for months and remaining unnoticed he aggressively fought to gain attention. Garnering his Myspace page he began to send out beats, connecting with

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on MySpace, the two collaborated on songs that would combine for over 3 Million plays.

Jerkin'

With a heavy influence from then

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movement, (

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, Turf Talk, E-40) and newfound fame from working with YG & ''The Pu$haz'' Jeremy started to collaborate with anyone, often his fellow students on campus. Slowly building recognition, kids on campus started to dance to the music, in all styles, but most notably a new style called

. Taking notice saying, "I never sought out to make a jerk beat. I always just did me. I did JHawk. People danced to my music and I kind of developed a formula to what they were grabbing off of my beats." Eventually dance crews such as the Rangers formed on campus and videos were made with the music to match amassing tens of millions of hits on Myspace and the newly created

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. At the age of 17 and having worked with almost all of La's male youth, he longed to form a group. On the bleachers in the PE class he was succumbed to is when he met 6 female freshman who all rapped. The same day they quickly formed the name of the group ''Pink Dollaz''. After 2 months the music was streamed over 5 million times across Myspace and

with radio spins from ''Dj Carisma'''s Power 106. A slew of relationships such as these formed by spring 2009. Another song titled 'Tippin' today amasses 14 million plays on one

video alone.

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's Jeff Weiss stating, "The wiry J-Hawk is the nexus that binds all of these groups together. After all, he's produced their hits, and to think it might not have happened if Daniel Murphy High hadn't shuttered last year, causing the 17-year-old Hawkins to transfer to Hamilton". The genre, sound and culture exploded mainstream. Accidentally, JHawk was born. After amassing press mentions from ''

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'',

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and a host of acts signed to major label deals. New Boyz,

, ''Cold Flamez'', Audio Push, ''The Bangz'', and

. JHawk stated, "I'm definitely fortunate for the movement and being one of the starters of it back in 2008".

Cat Daddy

After a year and growing frustrated he re-connected with

sharing similar emotions, "We were major contributors, but we felt we weren't getting our shine. So we wanted to start a new movement." In the spring of 2010 at JHawk's Home recording studio crafted,

Flight In Progress

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22andlife

The production company founded by Jeremy JHawk Hawkins, currently it boats no artist and solely exists as a creative outlet for music projects, videos, street-wear and events.

Discography

Extended plays

Mixtapes

*''Jerkin' with JHawk'' (2009)

Albums

*For The Function (2018)

As a lead artist

* ''Pressure'' (2015)

Production discography

Selected discography

* 2008: Pheo-'Hot Chick' * 2008: PC-'Like Cheesy' * 2008: JHawk-'Summa Luv feat. Tyler The Creator & Hodgy Beats * 2008: Hodgy Beats - This is My Life, Work That Sh*t, Pop That, Change it Up, Clothes Off, Kush On My Mind * 2009: JHawk Productions -Tippin On My D*ck (feat TH1ZZ & Jinc) * 2009:

-''Bad B*tch, 'P*ssy Killa'', ''Party Like That'' * 2009: Ty Dolla Sign - ''Pussy Killer Remix'' * 2009: Pink Dollaz-''Im tasty, Never Hungry, Don't Need No, Lap Dance, Ball Game'' * 2009: Hazel E- ''Pop My Butt, Party Like That'' (feat.

) * 2009: Asia Lynn- ''Bite My Swagg, Filthy Girl'' * 2009: Indigo Vanity (BigKlit)- ''Rock Your World, Snap A Pic'' * 2010: Mann (rapper) - ''Pressure feat Casey Veggies, Kickin it With The Lingo feat Skeme & SC'' * 2010: Cold Flamez- Rhythm & Bass, Saturday Nights * 2010: E-40 - ''Wet'' * 2010: Sabi (singer) - ''Get It Girl'' * 2011:

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-''Now Its Your Turn, Million, Umbrella, Come Inside, Keep Callin'' * ''Keep Calling, Whats My Name, Pass Out, Whats My Name'' * 2011: Iggy Azalea -''Sippin My Tea'' * 2011:

-''

, Rej3ct Stomp'' * 2011: Cali Swag District - What You Drankin * 2012:

-Verified, Lucid Dreams feat. Rich Hil * 2012: Buddy (rapper) - Get Yo Girl, I Got Money (feat. Thurzday) ''unreleased'' * 2012: Tanvi Shah - Zindagi * 2013:

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-''My Turn Up, Icon'' * 2013: E-40 - ''Bamboo'' * 2014: Khalil (singer) -''Say Yes'', Livin For * 2015:

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-''Is It'' * 2015:

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- ''Day One''. * 2016: E-40 feat.

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- ''Petty'' * 2017: Mann (rapper) - Fairfax & Pico (EP) * 2017: Tyga - ''Nasty Nasty or Nasty Ni**a'' * 2017: Iggy Azalea feat. Zedd- Boom Boom (co.) *2019: La Goony Chonga- No Quieres Lio

Singles Produced

Music publishing

After creating a buzz in

, (2009) 17 year old JHawk was vigorously sought after for a music publishing deal. Meeting with three publishing companies, including a sit down with

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's newly (Artist Publishing Group), respectively. JHawk Ultimately signed a co-music publishing deal with Kara DioGuardi and Stephen Finfer 's

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. Now administered by

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, respectively.

Filmography

Brand/partnerships

* Sprite/ Electus: ''J All Stars Web Series''. 40MM video views and far surpassed brand metrics (impressions, engagements) *

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:''Studio Tour with JHawk'' *
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References

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