Marc Shemer, (born November 5, 1977), better known by his stage name Scram Jones, is a producer, DJ and

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from

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. He has produced music for

Raekwon Corey Woods (born January 12, 1970), better known by his stage name Raekwon The Chef, or simply Raekwon (), is an American rapper. He rose to prominence as a founding member of the hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan, which achieved mainstream succes ...

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, Styles P, Tragedy Khadafi,

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, Dipset and Troy Ave. He has been featured in

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magazine's "Unsigned Hype" column. Scram Jones is jewish.

Career

Working as a DJ

After teaching himself how to scratch, mix, and blend, Scram Jones won second place in the 2003 East Coast Finals of

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's DJ Battles. Scram then went on to receive three consecutive nominations for Best Mixtape Producer at the respected ''Justo''

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Awards. He also hosted his own weekly radio show called "The Chop Shop" for 4 years on the

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radio station in

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. Scram has since been DJing for

Wu-Tang Clan Wu-Tang Clan is an American hip hop group formed in Staten Island, New York City, in 1992. Its original members include RZA, GZA, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, and Masta Killa. Close aff ...

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, N.O.R.E., and

. He has also performed in various clubs around the world and in New York.

Working as a record producer

Scram's first break as a producer came with rapper Tragedy Khadafi. He served as A&R director for Tragedy's album ''Still Reporting'' and produced 4 tracks on the project, two featuring Havoc from

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. He then went on to produce

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's first single "No, No, No" and its remix with rappers

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and T.I., the Terror Squad single "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah" and

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's single "Ready". He also produced Remy Ma's buzz single "Lights, Camera, Action". Other notable tracks include: Lloyd Banks' song "Work Magic" featuring

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and

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's "Just a Memory" featuring

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. Scram Jones was nominated for a

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award for his production on the song "Your Girl" from

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's multi-platinum album The Emancipation of Mimi.

Working as an MC

As an emcee, Scram released his first record "Liquid Heat" which gained underground buzz in 1999. In 2000, he helped start the first weekly open-mic show in NYC: "End of the Weak", where he performed on stage as both an MC and DJ. In 2001, Scram won first place in

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's National Demo Contest. Hilfiger launched a national campaign featuring Scram Jones, providing a platform to promote his music. In 2002, Scram was featured in

magazine's "Unsigned Hype". Scram Jones has appeared in various hip-hop magazines, such as XXL, Vibe, and Scratch Magazine. Additionally, he has worked with Pharrell on Latin artist Sergio Veneno's project. Scram is currently managing Veneno and has helped to earn him a deal with Star Trak and

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. Scram has also performed and collaborated with the multi-platinum Latin group Aventura.

Discography (as lead artist)

Mixtapes

* 2004: ''Loose Cannons'' * 2011: ''The Hat Trick'' * 2013: ''Dead Giveaway''

Singles

* 1999: "Liquid Heat" * 1999: "Shady 380 Lady" * 2004: "Bang Bang" * 2005: "Speed Demons" * 2005: "Speed Demons" * 2005: "12 Years Ago" * 2005: "64 Bit" * 2011: "Back in the Park" * 2011: "One September Day" * 2011: "Boom Bap Jones" * 2017: "NYC Driveby" (Feat. Uncle Murda, Dave East & Styles P)

Production discography

2003

Mareko - '' White Sunday'' *"Don't Need Protection" (featuring Scram Jones &

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) Tragedy Khadafi - '' Still Reportin'...'' *"Neva Die Alone Pt.2" *"The Code" (featuring Havoc of

& Littles) *"Fall Back" (featuring Havoc of Mobb Deep) *"Crying On The Inside"

2004

Lloyd Banks - '' The Hunger For More'' *"Work Magic" (featuring Young Buck) X-Ecutioners - '' Revolutions'' *"Back To Back" (featuring Scram Jones & Saigon) Terror Squad - '' True Story'' *"Yeah Yeah Yeah"

2005

- '' The Emancipation of Mimi'' *"Your Girl" Dipset - ''More Than Music, Vol. 1'' *"40th Boys" *"If Only You Believe" Ras Kass - '' Institutionalized'' *"Shine" (featuring Vis A Vis)

- ''

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'' *"Ready"

- '' Duets: The Final Chapter'' *"Just A Memory" (featuring The Clipse)

2006

Remy Ma - '' There's Something About Remy'' *"Lights, Camera, Action"

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- ''Menace 2 Society'' *"No Problem" Dipset - ''The Movement Moves On'' *"Yall Can't Live His Life" N.O.R.E. - ''Norminacal - The Underbelly Mixtape'' *"Bad Man" (featuring

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)

- ''Warning Shots'' *"Let A Nigga Know" *"N.Y. Streetz" Scram Jones - ''Loose Cannons (The Mixtape)'' *All Tracks

2007

Smitty - ''The Voice Of The Ghetto'' *"Pop Quiz"

- ''The Time Is Now'' *"Lick Off A Shot" Tony Touch - ''ReggaeTony 2'' *"Ando Fumando" (featuring Sergio Veneno)

- '' The Big Doe Rehab'' *"Yapp City" (featuring Sung God & Trife) *"White Linen Affair" (Toney Awards) (featuring Shawn Wigs) *"Not Your Average Girl" (featuring

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)

2008

Immortal Technique - '' The 3rd World'' *"Mistakes" Scarface - ''

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'' *"Emeritus"

2009

Raekwon - '' Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II'' *"Broken Safety" (featuring

& Styles P) *"Walk Wit Me" *"Never Used To Matter" (featuring

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)

2010

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- ''

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'' *"Youngstown Heist" *"Its That Wu Shit" Canibus - '' C of Tranquility'' *"Captn Cold Crush" Ghostface Killah - '' Apollo Kids'' *"Starkology"

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- '' The Darkside Vol. 1'' *"Intro"

2011

Raekwon - '' Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang'' *"Last Train To Scotland" (featuring Lloyd Banks) *"Crane Style" (featuring

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) *"Kiss the Ring" (featuring

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) CF - ''Storm Mode'' *"Walk With Me" (CF Version)

2013

Raekwon - '' Lost Jewlry'' *"Prince of Thieves" *"Young Boy Penalties" *"Came Up" Styles P - '' Float'' *All tracks Raekwon & Scram Jones - ''The Chef vs The Beast'' *All tracks Troy Ave - '' New York City: The Album'' *"Cigar Smoke" (featuring King Sevin) *"Hot Out"

2014

Sammy Adams - ''WIZZY'' *"Plate It" Dave East - "Straight Outta Harlem" *Make A Dolla*

2015

Raekwon - " F.I.L.A. (Fly International Luxurious Art)" *"Nautilus" *"F.I.L.A. World" (Feat. 2 Chainz) *"4 In The Morning" (Feat. Ghostface Killah) *"Internationalism" Jadakiss - "

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" *Rain* (Feat. Nas & Styles P) *Baby* (Feat. Dyce Payne) Capone-N-Noreaga - " Lessons" *Foul 120* (Feat. Tragedy Khadafi & Raekwon)

2016

Termanology - Cameo King III * "Labor Day" (featuring Action Bronson, Chace Infinite, Wais P, Rob White, & Freddie Gibbs) (* as rapper. Song was produced by Statik Selektah)

2017

Eminem - Revival * "In Your Head"

2020

The Lox - '' Living Off Xperience'' * "Bout Shit" (featuring

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- "Stand Up" *

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- "It Don't Stop" *

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- "Coming For You" *

- "This is How We Do NYC" * Ray Cash - "E-Room"

References

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Scram American DJs Living people Musicians from New Rochelle, New York Scram Jones Scram Jones 1977 births 21st-century American Jews