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{{short description|American rapper (born 1983)}}
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'''J Stalin''' (]: dʒaɪ stɐlɪn) (b. '''Jovan Smith'''<ref name="party"/> ]: ʝʌvɐn smɪθ]) is a ] musician from ] in the neighborhood of ] in ], ], ].<ref name="party"/>


{{about|Jovan Smith|the Georgian leader of the Soviet Union|Joseph Stalin}}
In 2007 J. Stalin signed to Zoo Entertainment Production Company run by ] artist Mekanix, who described his style as a variant of ] known as "Go".<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Murder Dog Magazine|author=Black Dog Bone|title=The Mekanix (Dotrix & Tweed)|date=June, 2007}}</ref> He has released roughly 7 ] and had 4 or so releases slated from 2007.<ref name="party">{{cite web
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|url=http://cgi.sfbg.com/printable_entry.php?entry_id=402
{{Infobox musical artist
|title=Column: Ruling Party: Rising hip-hop star J-Stalin morphs from d-boy to Go Boy
| name = J. Stalin
|date=April 25, 2006
| image = J. Stalin.jpg
|author=Garrett Caples
| caption = Smith in 2019
|publisher='']''
| birth_name = Jovan Smith
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1983|1|25}}
| origin = ], U.S.
| genre = ]
| occupation = Rapper, songwriter
| years_active = 2002&ndash;present
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'''Jovan Smith''' (born January 25, 1983), better known by his stage name '''J. Stalin''' (also '''J Stalin''' or '''J-Stalin'''), is an American rapper from the ] housing projects in ].<ref name="party"/>{{Dead link|date=August 2014}} In 2007, he signed to Zoo Entertainment Production Company run by artist Mekanix, who described his style as a variant of ] known as "Go".<ref>{{cite news|publisher= Dog Magazine|author=Black Dog Bone|title=The Mekanix (Dotrix & Tweed)|date=June 2007}}</ref>


==Biography==
According to an interview featured on the Demolition Men release entitled "Early Morning Shift", J Stalin was born into ] and earned money as a ] by selling candy bars on the ] subway trains. Later, he began ] in his local housing projects. Around age thirteen, he began recording and selling rap music.<ref>Cited to ''Early Morning Shift'' album notes <!--citation is inline; did not check but added this to prevent confusion with next source citation--></ref> His first appearance was on ]'s ''Nixon Pryor Roundtree'' in 2002. He decided to reference ] in his ] because they shared the same initials, and "he was short like me, but he was always smashin' on everybody."<ref>{{cite news|source=San Francisco Bay Guardian|title=2006 Best Of The Bay: A Vision Of The Future|author=Kimberly Chun|url=http://www.sfbg.com/2006bob/ent.php|accessdate=2008-02-20}}</ref>
Smith was born into ] and earned money as a child by selling candy bars on the ] trains. Around age 16, he began recording and selling rap music.<ref name=ems>J. Stalin, ''Early Morning Shift'' (album notes), Demolition Man Records<!--citation is inline; did not check but added this to prevent confusion with next source citation--></ref> As a youth he sold drugs in his local housing projects and spent eleven months on ] for drug dealing.<ref name="party"/>


==Musical career==
In a recent interview <!-- Interview by whom? date?-->Stash Magazine (issue number two), he remarked about his home and lifestyle, "This is West Oakland, man. This is the bottom right here." He remarked that the crime rate was so high, that the city had remodeled the housing units to remove all of the back doors. This way, potential criminals couldn't escape from home raids by the police.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.stashonline.com/blaster.php?xnewsaction=getcomments&newsarch=032007&newsid=7|publisher=SLASH magazine|title=Love in these streets: West Oakland|date=March 10, 2007}}</ref>
He references ] in his ] because they shared the same initials, and "...He was short like me, but he was always smashin' on everybody."<ref>{{cite news|publisher=San Francisco Bay Guardian |title=2006 Best Of The Bay: A Vision Of The Future |author=Kimberly Chun |url=http://www.sfbg.com/2006bob/ent.php |access-date=February 20, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080216014419/http://www.sfbg.com/2006bob/ent.php |archive-date=February 16, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.eastbayexpress.com/blogs/mp3_of_the_day__j__stalin_s__banga_dance_/Content?oid=554332 |newspaper=East Bay Express |author=Rachel Swan |title=MP3 of the Day: J. Stalin's "Banga Dance" |access-date=February 25, 2008}}</ref> In a recent interview he remarked about his home and lifestyle, "This is West Oakland, man. This is the bottoms right here." He went on to say that the crime rate in his neighborhood was so high, the city had remodeled the housing units in his ] to remove the back doors so that criminals could not escape from home raids by the police.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.stashonline.com/blaster.php?xnewsaction=getcomments&newsarch=032007&newsid=7 |publisher=SLASH magazine |title=Love in these streets: West Oakland |date=March 10, 2007}}</ref>


J. Stalin's first widely released performances arose when a DJ Daryl, a local ] owner, placed him on a track he was recording.<ref name="party"/> A colleague of Daryl's, ] was impressed enough to put J. Stalin on three tracks in his 2002 album '']'' album and two more as a member of Rich's group, the Replacement Killers.<ref name="party"/> He later recorded and performed with artists such as G-Stack,<ref>{{cite news |title=Purple Mane: an interview wit' G-Stack of the Delinquents |date=June 26, 2007 |url=http://www.sfbayview.com/20070626240/News/Panel/Purple_Mane_an_interview_wit_G-Stack_of_the_Delinquents.html |publisher=San Francisco Bayview |author=Minister of Information JR |access-date=February 20, 2008 |archive-date=October 20, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020002021/http://www.sfbayview.com/20070626240/News/Panel/Purple_Mane_an_interview_wit_G-Stack_of_the_Delinquents.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Beeda Weeda,<ref>{{cite news |access-date=February 25, 2008 |url=http://www.youthoutlook.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=6df0ee1eeaf50d450eb215ddb4bf1a44 |publisher=Youth Outlook |title=Oakland is the New Oakland; Stem cell research and the Oakland rap revolution |author=Russell Morse |date=July 10, 2006 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303193547/http://www.youthoutlook.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=6df0ee1eeaf50d450eb215ddb4bf1a44 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ] and ],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=5007&catid=107 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Guardian |title=Out of the shadows: Shady Nate, the number two rapper of West Oakland's Livewire crew, emerges as a boss |author=Garrett Caples |date=November 21, 2007 |access-date=February 25, 2008 |archive-date=October 4, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081004154227/http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=5007&catid=107 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ], ], ], ], Mob Figaz, ] and ]. As of 2006, he had released roughly 7 ] and had four releases scheduled for 2007.<ref name="party">{{cite web |url=http://cgi.sfbg.com/printable_entry.php?entry_id=402 |title=Column: Ruling Party: Rising hip-hop star J. Stalin morphs from d-boy to Go Boy |date=April 25, 2006 |author=Garrett Caples |publisher=]}}</ref>{{Update inline|date=June 2024|reason=More activity since 2006}} Mekanix and Zoo Entertainment released "On Behalf of the Streets" on October 31, 2006.<ref>{{cite news |publisher=San Francisco Bay Guardian |title=The post-2Pac pack: Did the death of Tupac Shakur throw Bay Area hip-hop into a tailspin? And is there really a "New Bay" rising? |author=Garrett Caples |url=http://www.sfbg.com/39/24/cover_post_2pac.html}}</ref>
J Stalin has since recorded and performed with artists such as G-Stack,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sfbayview.com/20070626240/News/Panel/Purple_Mane_an_interview_wit_G-Stack_of_the_Delinquents.html|publisher=San Francisco Bayview|title=Purple Mane: an interview wit’ G-Stack of the Delinquents|author=Minister of Information JR|date=June 26, 2007}}</ref> ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and others.


==Discography==
Mekanix and Zoo Entertainment released "On Behalf of the Streets" in early ] ].<ref>{{cite news|publisher=San Francisco Bay Guardian|title=The post-2Pac pack: Did the death of Tupac Shakur throw Bay Area hip-hop into a tailspin? And is there really a "New Bay" rising?|author=Garrett Caples|url=http://www.sfbg.com/39/24/cover_post_2pac.html}}</ref>
===Albums, mixtapes, collaborations, compilations===
*''2006: J Stalin & The Mekanix - ]''
*''2008: ]''
*''2009: J Stalin & Guce - ]''
*''2010: ]''
*''2012: ]''
*''2013: J Stalin & DJ.Fresh - ] (Deluxe Edition)''
*''2021: Wired In 3''
*''2021: Early Morning Shift 4''
*''2021: Diesel Therapy 3''
*''2021: On Behalf Of The Streets 3''
*''2022: J Stalin & DJ.Fresh - The Real World 6''


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Latest revision as of 06:50, 28 November 2024

American rapper (born 1983) This article is about Jovan Smith. For the Georgian leader of the Soviet Union, see Joseph Stalin.

J. Stalin
Smith in 2019Smith in 2019
Background information
Birth nameJovan Smith
Born (1983-01-25) January 25, 1983 (age 41)
OriginOakland, California, U.S.
GenresHyphy
Occupation(s)Rapper, songwriter
Years active2002–present
LabelsSMC Recordings
Musical artist

Jovan Smith (born January 25, 1983), better known by his stage name J. Stalin (also J Stalin or J-Stalin), is an American rapper from the Cypress Village housing projects in West Oakland. In 2007, he signed to Zoo Entertainment Production Company run by artist Mekanix, who described his style as a variant of hyphy known as "Go".

Biography

Smith was born into poverty and earned money as a child by selling candy bars on the BART trains. Around age 16, he began recording and selling rap music. As a youth he sold drugs in his local housing projects and spent eleven months on parole for drug dealing.

Musical career

He references Joseph Stalin in his stage name because they shared the same initials, and "...He was short like me, but he was always smashin' on everybody." In a recent interview he remarked about his home and lifestyle, "This is West Oakland, man. This is the bottoms right here." He went on to say that the crime rate in his neighborhood was so high, the city had remodeled the housing units in his housing project to remove the back doors so that criminals could not escape from home raids by the police.

J. Stalin's first widely released performances arose when a DJ Daryl, a local recording studio owner, placed him on a track he was recording. A colleague of Daryl's, Richie Rich was impressed enough to put J. Stalin on three tracks in his 2002 album Nixon Pryor Roundtree album and two more as a member of Rich's group, the Replacement Killers. He later recorded and performed with artists such as G-Stack, Beeda Weeda, Keak Da Sneak and San Quinn, E-40, Luniz, The Team, The Frontline, Mob Figaz, Yukmouth and Shock G. As of 2006, he had released roughly 7 mixtapes and had four releases scheduled for 2007. Mekanix and Zoo Entertainment released "On Behalf of the Streets" on October 31, 2006.

Discography

Albums, mixtapes, collaborations, compilations

References

  1. ^ Garrett Caples (April 25, 2006). "Column: Ruling Party: Rising hip-hop star J. Stalin morphs from d-boy to Go Boy". San Francisco Bay Guardian.
  2. Black Dog Bone (June 2007). "The Mekanix (Dotrix & Tweed)". Dog Magazine.
  3. J. Stalin, Early Morning Shift (album notes), Demolition Man Records
  4. Kimberly Chun. "2006 Best Of The Bay: A Vision Of The Future". San Francisco Bay Guardian. Archived from the original on February 16, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2008.
  5. Rachel Swan. "MP3 of the Day: J. Stalin's "Banga Dance"". East Bay Express. Retrieved February 25, 2008.
  6. "Love in these streets: West Oakland". SLASH magazine. March 10, 2007.
  7. Minister of Information JR (June 26, 2007). "Purple Mane: an interview wit' G-Stack of the Delinquents". San Francisco Bayview. Archived from the original on October 20, 2007. Retrieved February 20, 2008.
  8. Russell Morse (July 10, 2006). "Oakland is the New Oakland; Stem cell research and the Oakland rap revolution". Youth Outlook. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2008.
  9. Garrett Caples (November 21, 2007). "Out of the shadows: Shady Nate, the number two rapper of West Oakland's Livewire crew, emerges as a boss". San Francisco Bay Guardian. Archived from the original on October 4, 2008. Retrieved February 25, 2008.
  10. Garrett Caples. "The post-2Pac pack: Did the death of Tupac Shakur throw Bay Area hip-hop into a tailspin? And is there really a "New Bay" rising?". San Francisco Bay Guardian.

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