A lot of people seem to want to be a hustler, but if they realized how
much work it takes they'd probably just get a day job. J.A.G.2 hit his
hustling stride when he was selling CD's out of the trunk of his car. At
first it was a trickle, but it primed the public for his next release that
hit the stores in Daytona like a hurricane. But that's not how it all
started.It took death to bring J.A.G.2 up to the mic; in 1998, his close cousin
passed away. A year later, while going through some old cassette tapes he
came across a demo his cousin had recorded, and at that moment J.A.G.2
began writing his own material. He kept writing - he wrote for three years
before even stepping into a studio. In 2002 he met his best friend Mr.
Marage, and they formed a duo called Katastrophe. After writing and
recording they released their only album, "Down South Ridaz". In 2004 they
split up to pursue solo careers, and J.A.G.2 found himself in the
doldrums. To shake things up, in the summer of 2005 he left Albany, GA for
the Daytona Beach scene.After hooking up with his cousin Mr. X they put together some new tracks
into a demo and began looking for a record deal. As other true hustlers
know, record contracts don't get handed out like show flyers, and after
nothing promising was offered they decided to put it out themselves. At
the end of 2005 they released "Ruthless Aggression Volume 1" which got
them noticed in the local scene. Heading back into the studio they began
work on Volume 2, meanwhile developing relationships in Daytona Beach that
led to them releasing it in local music stores. In Daytona Beach alone
they sold over 2500 CDs - a smashing followup to Volume 1 and evidence
that even better things were to come.While happy with the success of his work with Mr. X, J.A.G.2 had a solo
project that he wanted to put onto the front burner. After nine months of
writing and recording, he released the mixtape "Da World Iz Mine" on his
cousin's birthday. Released on February 19th, with 19 tracks, it not only
honored his cousin but would produce sales that were double his previous
efforts - over 7000 CDs sold between Georgia and Flordia, in stores and
out of the trunk of the car.Moving units got him noticed by the locals, and right after the release of
the mixtape J.A.G.2 signed the artist Rico to his new private label,
Ruthless Killa. Rico's release, "Rookie of the Year" sold 4500 copies and
had two songs go to 1 on Power95 in Bermuda. In late November, J.A.G.2 and
the Ruthless Killa crew released their third mixtape, "Da Untouchables",
which sold 3800 units based upon reputation alone.Expectations for the new year were high after the success of 2006, and after
taking time off for the birth of his third child, J.A.G.2 returned to the
studio to work on a full album entitled "Legend in the Making". As the
internet buzz grew, he released two singles, "Ruthless Killa" and "Mr.
Shawty There He Go" that both took the 1 spot for weeks on Power95. With
heavy support from the south and the islands, he is prepared to take his
career to the next level with Moodswinga Records in 2009. "Legend in the
Making" is scheduled for release on February 24th, 2009 - watch
www.moodswingarecords.com for more details.
While you're waiting for the album, check out my first solo mixtape ever!
Da World Iz Mine
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