Jon Kevin Freeman Jr. (born April 13, 1985), better known by his stage name Jon Connor, is an American

rapper Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The ...

and record producer. Connor has released various mixtapes and an album effort during his career including the

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inspired ''The Blue Album'', and the

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inspired ''The People's Rapper LP''. His debut studio album, '' Unconscious State'' was released in 2013. Shortly thereafter, he was signed to

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from 2013 to 2019, where he did not release an album. In 2015, he garnered notoriety for being featured on Dr. Dre's album ''

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'' (2015) as well as The Game's album '' The Documentary 2.5'' (2015).

Early life

Jon Freeman Jr. was born on April 13, 1985 in

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, Michigan, the son of Mahley and Jon Freeman Sr. His father, a musician turned

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minister, served as his earliest musical influences. Jon Connor has stated that he grew up listening to Genesee County acts such as

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and

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. He graduated from Flint Powers Catholic High School.

Musical career

As a youth

Jon began songwriting at age ten. In

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, he began selling his own mixtapes out of his backpack and from the trunk of his mother's car. At age 14, with the support of his mother, he founded his own independent record label, All Varsity Music. By 16, he had financed and created an in-house studio with money he earned through odd jobs in the neighborhood.

2005–2010: Beginnings and early mixtapes

On January 1, 2005, Jon Connor released his first official mixtape, ''The Calling, Pt. 1: The Prequel''. He followed that with another mixtape ''Everybody Hates Connor'' in 2006. Then he released his third mixtape, ''The Calling Pt. 2: The Second Coming'' in 2008. In 2009 he would link up with basketball player

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, then later basketball player

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, and Kendall "Young Sav" Freeman, vice president of rapper

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' Maybach Music Group record label to official start a record label. All who currently either run or co-own it. On September 29, 2010, Connor released his fourth mixtape, the

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-inspired, ''Jon Connor as Vinnie Chase: Season One''. ''Jon Connor as Vinnie Chase: Season One'' was produced primarily by Connor and All Varsity Music producer Optiks. Rappers

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and

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would be featured on the remix to his song "The Message".

2011: ''Salvation'' and ''Season 2''

On July 12, 2011, Jon Connor released ''Salvation'', a collaboration album with producer Rob "Reef" Tewlow, who has produced for

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and

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in the past. The album was met with positive reviews from music critics. William E. Ketchum III of HipHopDX stated, "''Salvation'' undeniably showcases a sincerity and hunger that are tough to find in much of Hip Hop today. If Jon Connor continues to build on the skill set he already has, living up to his fictional namesake shouldn't be so far off." Later in 2011, Connor was in talks to sign with

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, however that deal fell through. On December 12, 2011, Connor released his fifth mixtape, a sequel to ''Jon Connor as Vinnie Chase: Season One'', titled ''Season 2''. The mixtape featured guest appearances from GLC and

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. The mixtape garnered 130,000 downloads on

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within three months.

2012: The "Best in the World" series and ''While You Were Sleeping''

On February 14, 2012, Jon Connor released ''The Blue Album'', a mixtape featuring him rapping over various

instrumentals from the three Blueprint albums, ''

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'', '' The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse'' and ''

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''. The mixtape title is also a play on words, referencing Blue City Club, a group he leads. The collective consists of Mickey Wallace, Caas Swift, Brandon Bars, Lia Mack and D. Wayne, who are all prominently featured on the mixtape. He told

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that he wrote the whole mixtape in four days. Adam Fleischer of '' XXL'' gave the mixtape a positive review: "Lyrically, Connor is a clever artist that is able to weave words together and astonish without simply relying on punchlines.... Connor's lyrics, energy and microphone presence make every song sound fresh." On April 13, 2012, Jon Connor released the second installment of his "Best in the World" mixtape series, ''The People's Rapper LP'', which features him entirely rapping over classic

instrumentals. The mixtape was executive produced and hosted by

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, also featuring guest appearances by his Blue City Club cohorts. ''The People's Rapper LP'' was met with positive reviews, with Andres Vasquez of HipHopDX deeming it "EP-worthy." Following the release of ''The People's Rapper LP'', Connor toured the Midwest United States with rapper

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On July 26, 2012, Connor released his eighth mixtape, ''While You Were Sleeping'', featuring guest appearances by

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, GLC,

Kid Ink Brian Todd Collins (born April 1, 1986), known professionally as Kid Ink, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer from Los Angeles. He released his debut independent album ''Up & Away (Kid Ink album), Up & Away'' in 2012, f ...

, and

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among others. Unlike his previous two releases, ''While You Were Sleeping'' featured all original instrumentals produced by Connor and his

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, The World's Greatest Music, Optiks and Brix. Connor called ''While You Were Sleeping'' his most introspective work to date. Edwin Ortiz of ''

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'' gave the mixtape a positive review. During late 2012 to early 2013, Jon Connor toured with American rapper

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, who eventually led him to meeting legendary producer

2013–present: ''Unconscious State'' and signing to Aftermath Entertainment

In early 2013, Jon Connor revealed that he was working on various projects including, first, his debut studio album '' Unconscious State'', then ''Unsung Heroes LP,'' a collaboration album with rapper

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, his second studio album and a collaboration album with

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. On July 2, 2013, Jon Connor released ''Unconscious State'' under All Varsity Music. The album featured guest appearances by

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, Chris Webby,

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, Royce da 5'9",

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and

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among others. Production was handled by Connor himself, Mr. Porter, Brix and Optiks among others. The album was supported by the singles, "Michigan Shit" featuring Royce da 5'9" and "Rise Up" featuring

. Upon its release the album peaked at number 35 on the US ''Billboard''

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and number seven on the ''Billboard''

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charts. On July 20, 2013, it was revealed that Jon Connor had recently been in the studio with Dr. Dre. Connor told MTV that the two immediately had chemistry in the studio, and after working with each other over the following months, Dre signed Connor to his record label

, which is distributed by

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. At the end of his freestyle during a cypher at the taping of the 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards on September 29, Jon Connor revealed that he had signed to Dre's Aftermath Entertainment. He said he chose to announce then because, "I was thinking, 'How can I end this? How can I make this a moment?' This was my first time doing the cypher and I wanted to make it a moment. I ran it by Dre and he was like, 'Yo, that's dope.'" His freestyle during the 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards was well-praised, including being named the third best of the night, by ''XXL''. On March 18, 2014, Connor released another installment in his "Best in the World" series, the surprise mixtape ''The Late Registration of a College Dropout Who Had a Dark Twisted Fantasy of 808s and Heartbreak''. Like his other Best in the World mixtapes, ''The Late Registration of a College Dropout Who Had a Dark Twisted Fantasy of 808s and Heartbreak'' was met with positive reviews from music critics. Jordan Lebeau of ''XXL'' gave a positive review as well, recognizing Connor's "own mastery of his voice, story, point of view and sense of humor." He released another mixtape, ''BestInTheWorld: A Tribute To The Notorious B.I.G. Vol 1'', on April 14, 2014, which features Connor rapping over beats from

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songs. Connor was also chosen for the 2014 '' XXL'' freshman class. In January 2016, Connor released a song highlighting the Flint water crisis featuring songstress

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. In May 2019 Connor revealed that he was no longer signed to Aftermath / Interscope and he would be releasing new music independently soon.

Musical style

His gritty lyricism has earned praise from rappers such as

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, The Game, Scarface,

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and fellow Michigan-native

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Discography

Studio albums

Collaboration album

Mixtapes

* 2005: ''The Calling Pt. 1'' * 2006: ''Everybody Hates Connor'' * 2008: ''The Calling Pt. 2: The Second Coming'' * 2010: ''Jon Connor As Vinnie Chase: Season 1'' * 2011: ''Season 2'' * 2012: ''Best in The World: The Blue Album'' * 2012: ''Best In The World: The People's Rapper LP'' * 2012: ''While You Were Sleeping'' * 2014: ''BestInTheWorld: The Late Registration of a College Dropout Who Had a Dark Twisted Fantasy of 808s and Heartbreak'' * 2014: ''BestInTheWorld: A Tribute To The Notorious B.I.G. Vol. 1'' * 2021 Best In The World: Delirium * 2022 Best In The World: The N Tape

Singles

As lead artist

Guest appearances

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– "Redemption" (ft.Trae Tha Truth, Tone Trump, Papoose) (2011) * Willie the Kid – "One Time" (2011) *

– "Wanna Be Right" (ft. JR Writer,

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, Ja Millz) (2011) *Chi Hoover – "Shooter Reloaded" (ft. June Summers, Waka Flocka) (2011) *Face tha Music – "Go"(Remix) (ft. Neako, Vado) (2011) *Rochelle Jordan – "Sing" (2011) *Face tha Music – "Presistance" (2011) *

– "War" (ft. Vado) (2011) *

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– "Samuel L Jackson" (ft. XV, The Kid Daytona) (2011) * Donny Goines – "Barbarians" (ft. Just Blaze, Laws) (2011) *Young Gliss- "No One Can Stop Us Now" (ft. Prodigy, Killer Mike, Lo Keys, Just Shawn) ''The Glimmer EP'' (2012) *Russel W. Howard – "Beautiful Distraction" (ft. Joe Gates) ''Beautiful Distraction'' (2012) * iMayday! – "TNT"(Remix) (ft. Black Thought, DJ Khaled, Jay Rock, Stevie Stone) (2012) *Sean Brown – "Hip Hop Sh*t" ''Chapter 86: The Blind Art Collector'' (2012) *

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– "Shotgun" (ft. Venessa Renee) ''Rebelutionary'' (2012) *

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– "Billion Bucks" (ft. Rittz) (2012) * Boola – "Starting 5" (ft. Maffew Ragazino, Mickey Factz, Reek da Villian) ''No Better Time Than The Present'' (2012) *

– "Victorious" (ft. Papoose, Mysonne) (2012) * Willie the Kid – "Marina" ''Aquamarine'' (2012) * Amir Obe – "Ultimatum" (2012) *The Kid Daytona – "Copy Copy" (2012) *Chris Co – "Straight Up" (ft. Elzhi) (2012) *

– "Whatever I Like" ''Bars On Me'' (2012) *

– "Pull The Plug" (ft. J.F.K.) ''Age Open Season'' (2012) *

– "No Way Out" (ft. Cassidy, Joell Ortiz) ''Grown Man Hip Hop Pt. 2'' (2012) *DJ Seuss.One – "Triumph" (2013) *

– "Makes No Sense" (ft. Freddie Gibbs) (2013) *Tito Lopez – "Tryna Get On" ''Year of the Underdog'' (2013) *

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– "Bars" (ft. Rass Kass) (2013) *

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– "Laugh Now" ''Serial Killers Vol. 1'' (2013) *Kuniva – "Michiganish" (ft. Blody James, Guilty Simpson) (2013) *

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– "I don't Give A Fuck 3.0" (ft. Freddie Gibbs, SwizZz, Aasim, Consequence) (2013) *Suspect – "Reflections" (2014) *KaliRaps – "Make It Seem Easy" ''Mr. Misunderstood'' (2014) *

– "Alarm Clock" (ft. Ab Soul, Logic) ''What Goes Around'' (2014) *Kap Kallous — "Lonely Famous" (ft. Preauxx) (2014) *

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– "Storm Comin"(Remix) (ft. Chuck D) (2014) *

– "Team Work" (ft. Memphis Bleek, Freeway, Loaded Lux) ''The Original Man'' (2014) *

– "You Don't Really Want It" (ft. Snow Tha Product) ''The Check Up'' (2014) *

– "World On Fire" (ft. Skrizzly Adams) ''Chemically Imbalanced'' (2014) *

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– "Warrior" (ft. David Banner, Sizzla, N.O.R.E.) ''Another Time'' (2015) *

– "Undefeated" (ft. Ransom, Dave East) ''The Industry Purge'' (2015) *

– "Killin My Soul" (ft. Hopsin) ''Slow Motion'' (2015) * The Game – "Moment Of Violence" (ft. King Mez, Jt) ''The Documentary 2.5'' (2015) *

– "One Shot One Kill" – (ft. Snoop Dogg) ''Compton: A Soundtrack By Dr. Dre'' (2015) *

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– "Run Em Off" (ft. OG Maco, Compton Menace) ''Mafia 4 Life'' (2016) *

– "Get Away" (ft. Yelawolf) ''Mafia 4 Life'' (2016) *

– "Trying To Get It" (ft. Dave East) ''Underground Vol.17 for da Summa'' (2017) *

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– "Apart of the Plan" ''State Of Mind 2'' (2017) *

– "This Is My Culture" (ft. Ransom, Papoose, Locksmith) '' The Big Brother'' (2017) *

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– "Where i'm from" (ft. Fred The Godson, Jad, 3D Na'Tee) ''Straight Bars 2'' (2018) *

– "HipHop Legend" (ft. JAG) ''Next Wednesday'' (2018) *

– "Back to the Bars" (ft. Ninoman, Vado, Mysonne, Fred The Godson, Locksmith, Joell Ortiz) ''Hip-Hop Frontline'' (2019) *

— "Back to the Bars Pt. 2" (ft. Ninoman, RJ Payne, Sauce Money, Sheek Louch, Styles P, Vado) ''Living Legend'' (2020) *

— "It's A Brand New Day" (ft. Big K.R.I.T., Reek da Villian, Tre Williams) ''Living Legend'' (2020) *

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— "Unfuckwitable" ''Before They Stop Us'' (2020) *

— "Wild in the Streets" (2020) *

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– "Go So Far" (ft. Illa J) ''Eddie'' (2020) *

— "WTF You Thought" (ft. AZ, DJ Paul, Merkules, Papoose, Saigon, Tony Yayo) ''Accolades'' (2021)

References

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