Music:
Member Since: 12/29/2005
Band Website: WWW.JKAPONE.COM
Band Members:
The South has been responsible for bringing “true dirty†music to the mainstream for the past few years. The majority of the music has come out of one state, Texas. Known for it’s candy painted cars, diamond grills and doing it big, a new artist fresh out of Austin is beginning to make his mark, and his name is J Kapone.
Taking his influences at a young age from his father who was a long time DJ and preformed on the legendary Sixth street, J Kapone would begin turntables J was eager to start learning how to become a DJ. Once he honed his skills he began to realize that wasn’t entirely happy being behind the scenes, that he wanted to explore the limelight and learn to rap. Listening to DJ Screw and S.U.C., he began to develop his own flow and emulate their style. Gainning his own street knowledge and a better grasp of the game, J was able to further develop his rapping skills and develop his own sound. Being of Mexican decent and growning up in Austin, J Kapone’s delivery is a combination of flamboyance, rock solid lyrics while keeping it true to the streets. His love for his hometown and the state of Texas with the spice of a Latino. J has a unique sound and edge. J Kapone influences run the gambit from DJ Screw, S.U.C., Camillionare, Sugar Hill Gang to Snoop Dogg, NWA, Pitbull, T.I., and Tupac.
It wasn’t long before J Kapone caught the attention of people in Texas and knew he needed to start to mark his mark. He approached Carlos Hernandez who had his Indie Lable Top Dollar Records. Hernandez signed J to a three-year deal but soon the two parties realized that they were better suited to move in different directions and J and Hernandez parted ways amicably. While signed with Top Dollar Records, J was exposed to the industry and saw the way it worked and decided to embark on his own and started Top Dollar Entertainment. He then put out a series of mixtapes called Hood Tales in which the third one is due out is due out in early May 27, 2007 (Hood Rich). Other mixtapes due out in spring of ’08 include collaborations with DJ Smallz and also with DJ Knowledge (J’s official DJ) called Hustle Simmonz ‘Well Connected and Well Respected’. J Kapone has also showcased his skills with the likes of Kanye West, Ice Cube and Slim Thug and has turned out performances at SXSW for the past two years with Trae, DSR, Chamillionare and Chingo Bling. .
With a new vision in mind, J Kapone is now setting himself up for the release of his new singles, the first is entitled ‘Lil Shawty’, a hit for all the females track produced by Shawn Dell and the second ‘Bag full of Money’ is a tribute to all the duffle bag boys also produced by Shawn Dell out of Austin, Tx. Continuing to build his fan base and radio play, J Kapone is definitely one to watch this year.
Influences:
HUSTLE SIMMONZ
ALL 'N YO' DECK
MINDSET VOL. 2
HARDER BETTER FASTER STRONGER
HOOD RICH
MINDSET
HEAVY WEIGHT HUSTLERZ
HOOD TALE 2
A HOOD TALE
Sounds Like:
June 6th: 10pm - Concert - Nashville, Tn - Music City Event Center
June 19th: 10pm - Concert - Minneapolis, Mn - Club Karma
June 21st: 10pm - Concert - El Paso, Tx - Graham Central Station
June 24th: 10pm - Concert - Austin, Tx - Hispanic Chamber Of Commerce
June 26th: 10pm - Concert - Corpus Christi - Club One
July 4th: 10pm - Concert - Orlando, Fl - Urban Music Festival
July 5th: 10pm - Concert - Dallas, Tx - Value Giant
July 18th: 10pm - Concert - Tri-Cities, Wa - Club Paradise
July 28th: 10pm - Concert - Odessa, Tx - Private Party
Record Label: Top Dollar Entertainment
Type of Label: Indie