Marvin Jones III (born July 9, 1976), also known as Krondon, is an American rapper and actor from

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. He is a member of the group Strong Arm Steady, along with rappers

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and

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. As an actor Jones portrays the character

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superhero television series ''

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'', and voices Tombstone in the superhero film '' Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse''.

Early life

Jones grew up in South Central,

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. He is an African American with

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Career

Music career

Strong Arm Steady formed in 2003, and released its debut album '' Deep Hearted'' in 2007 followed by the mixtape ''Gang Mentality'', the conceptual album ''

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'' and their most recent installment, '' Arms & Hammers''. Krondon's debut album, ''Everything’s Nothing'', came out in 2013. Krondon collaborated with Shafiq Husayn (

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) under the group name ''White Boiz,'' releasing the 2015 album ''Neighborhood Wonderful'' on

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. Krondon also

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s for other rappers, such as

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, and

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Personal life

Krondon maintains a friendship with Bishop

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and fellow actor

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Filmography

Discography

With Strong Arm Steady

*2007: '' Deep Hearted'' *2010: ''

'' *2011: '' Arms & Hammers'' *2012: ''Members Only EP'' *2012: ''Stereo Type'' (EP) (with

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) *2012: ''Stereo Jr'' (EP) (with Oh No)Strong Arm Steady & Oh No: Stereo Jr , Stones Throw Records
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Solo Discography

*2003: ''Strong Arm Steady Presents... Krondon – Black Goldmember Vol. 1'' *2003: ''Black Goldmember Vol. 2'' *2010: ''Let 'Em Live'' *2013: ''Everything's Nothing''

With Shafiq Husayn (White Boiz)

*2015: ''Neighborhood Wonderful''

References

External links

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