Jacob Brian Dutton (born May 11, 1976), known professionally as Jake One, is an American record producer and songwriter.Palermo, Thomas (2008)
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Early life and career

Jacob Brian Dutton was born in 1976 and grew up in the Central District and moved to the North End of

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when he was 15. He started making music on a

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keyboard in 1992.Fleury, Serge (2007)
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and gave a tape of his music to a friend who worked in a local record store. One of the store's other employees, the DJ Mr. Supreme heard the tape, and when he set up his Conception Records label, he used Dutton to create backing tracks. The first record he produced was Eclipse's "World Premier". His early influences included

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since. He was a part of the

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production team The Money Management Group. His first album credited to Jake One, ''

White Van Music ''White Van Music'' is the debut studio album by American hip hop producer Jake One. It was released on Rhymesayers Entertainment on October 7, 2008. It peaked at number 10 on the '' Billboard'' Heatseekers Albums chart, number 49 on the Independ ...

'', was released on October 7, 2008, on

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, which features contributions from

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's "I Don't Know Officer"), '' The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift'' ("Jake Alert"), and ''

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''.''Gone Baby Gone'' production credits

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In 2010, Jake One released two collaborative albums, ''

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Discography

Albums

References

External links

Jake One's blogJake One
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