Jason DeFord (born December 4, 1984), known professionally as Jelly Roll (sometimes written as JellyRoll), is an American rapper and country singer known for his collaborations with

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, Struggle Jennings, Yelawolf, Tech N9ne, and

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Early life

Jason DeFord grew up in

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, in the southside community of

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Career

Jelly Roll's 2010 collaboration "Pop Another Pill" with Memphis rapper

reached over 6.3 million

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views. This song led to the album ''

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'' by the hip-hop group SNO, released on the

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label in April 2011 and produced by DJ Paul and Juicy J. SNO's song "Come Here White Girl" was named among ''"The 10 Most Memorable White Rapper Collaborations"'' by '' XXL''. Jelly Roll released many mixtapes including the ''Gamblin' on a Whiteboy'' series and the ''Therapeutic Music'' series. His independently released debut solo studio album ''The Big Sal Story'' was released on October 26, 2012. He released two collaborative albums with

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, two collaborative albums with Lil Wyte, four collaborative albums with Struggle Jennings and one album under the group SNO with Lil Wyte and BPZ. Jelly Roll's 2013 mixtape ''Whiskey, Weed, & Women'' was originally named ''Whiskey, Weed, & Waffle House'', but was later changed after the restaurant threatened legal action over the use of their name and logo on the cover. The replacement cover featured a "

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" stamp in place of the Waffle House logo.

Personal life

Jelly Roll is married to Bunnie DeFord aka Bunnie XO and has two children from a previous relationship.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Mixtapes

Singles

Other charted and certified songs

References

{{Authority control 21st-century American rappers 1986 births American country singer-songwriters American male singers BBR Music Group artists Living people People from Nashville, Tennessee People from Antioch, Tennessee Rappers from Tennessee Singers from Tennessee Southern hip hop musicians Country rap musicians American country rock musicians