Di'Jonn Grizzell, (born August 29, 1989) better known by his stage name Jonn Hart, is an American singer, rapper from

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. He is a former member of the band Tha Outfit and was formerly signed to

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. His debut release, "

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", has been in regular rotation on radio stations, peaked at #3 on the

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chart, and debuted on the ''

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'' Top 40 Pop Songs chart in February 2013 and December 2012, respectively.

Life and career

Hart grew up in a musical family. His mother sang in choir and his stepfather was involved in gospel music and owned his own studio. In an interview with

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, Hart stated that he used to visit the studio as a kid and realized at a very young age that he wanted to be involved with music. He began his career with the R&B boy band Tha Outfit. He pursued a solo career in 2012 and released the song "Who Booty", featuring

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on the original version, and a remix version featuring

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and another featuring

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. He graduated James Logan High School and continued his education at Morehouse College in Atlanta. In December 2013, Hart released a single titled "I Can't Feel My Legs", which featured YMCMB singer, songwriter, choreographer and video director Shanell on the assist.

Discography

Albums

* ''Straight From the Hart'' (2017)

Mixtapes

* ''Heart 2 Hart'' (2013) * ''Heart 2 Hart 2'' (2014) * ''Heart 2 Hart 3'' (2015) * ''Cross My Hart'' (2018) * ''Cross My Hart 2'' (2019)

Extended plays

Singles

References

External links

Official Website of Jonn Hart

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