Mike JonesAlbum cover of "Who is Mike Jones?"Michael Jones (born January 6, 1981 in Houston, Texas) is a southern rap artist from the northside of Houston. He is well known for his unique style of rapping. He was formerly part of Swishahouse records, but now he is affiliated with Rap-A-Lot Records. Style and TrademarksMike Jones, has become well known for his unique repetition of his own name throughout his songs. Many of his songs contain the phrases "Who is Mike Jones?" or "Mike Jones!". His major promotional gimmick is to sell and hand out shirts with his cell phone number on them (athletic department-style shirts reading "Property of Mike Jones"), as well as shouting out the number throughout his mixtapes and albums, encouraging fans to call him on his Motorola phone. Jones is well known for recording in the "chopped & screwed" style popularized by DJ Screw, also of Houston. The slowed-down audio aesthetic supposedly mimics the effect of "sippin' sizzurp," that is, prescription cough syrup (often, though not always, mixed with alcohol). Most followers of the chopped & screwed style claim that it has outgrown its drug-related roots. Jones' trademark technique is to take a line from one of his songs and use it as a chorus in another, or sometimes even in the same song, screwing & chopping and repeating it (for example, the chorus to "Back Then" is repeated on the track "Still Tippin"). Repeating a line multiple times (a line is repeated eight times in a row on the track "Back Then") in succession is said to violate an unspoken and widely accepted rap rule of repetition. Example: "Back then hoes didn't want me, now I'm hot hoes all on me". He backs up his style by explaining that the repetition emphasizes key points he wants to get across to listeners and has declared that he will continue to rap in this fashion. DiscographyMike Jones was recently signed to a major record deal with Warner Brothers Records and his first major album, Who Is Mike Jones?, was released on April 19, 2005.The album has since had three singles and gone Platinum in the United States. His hit single, "Still Tippin'" featured Slim Thug and Paul Wall, and a Midwest remix featuring Young Bellz. His album debuted at #3 on the U.S. Billboard 200 album charts in 2005, peaking at #2. He is said to be feuding with Paul Wall over the success of their respective albums - Wall's 2005 album The People's Champ peaked at #1 on the chart, causing Jones much jealousy and consternation. His production team has been noted for their use of audio samples of artists ranging from yodelers to Tchaikovsky. He will be working with Clint Saulsberry in 2005 on a number of remixes. Jones is now preparing for his next album, "The American Dream". In the future, Jones plans on working with Mario Vazquez, an American Idol contestant that withdrew because of "personal reasons". Phone NumberIn his song "Back Then", Jones gives out his cellphone number "281-330-8004". The area code corresponds to Houston, which is where Jones was originally from. Other WorkJones made his acting debut on the November 28, 2005 episode of the Fox television series Prison Break in a small role as a driver. Mike Jones is also owner of Ice Age Entertainment, a record company. SinglesThis page about Mike Jones includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Mike Jones News stories about Mike Jones External links for Mike Jones Videos for Mike Jones Wikis about Mike Jones Discussion Groups about Mike Jones Blogs about Mike Jones Images of Mike Jones |
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Mike Jones is also owner of Ice Age Entertainment, a record company. In the future, Jones plans on working with Mario Vazquez, an American Idol contestant that withdrew because of "personal reasons". She began racing SBX at the suggestion of a friend who said her speed and agility made her a natural to be successful in the discipline. Jones is now preparing for his next album, "The American Dream". He is said to be feuding with Paul Wall over the success of their respective albums - Wall's 2005 album The People's Champ peaked at #1 on the chart, causing Jones much jealousy and consternation. Mike Jones was recently signed to a major record deal with Warner Brothers Records and his first major album, Who Is Mike Jones?, was released on April 19, 2005.The album has since had three singles and gone Platinum in the United States. She’s a rising young star in the U.S. He backs up his style by explaining that the repetition emphasizes key points he wants to get across to listeners and has declared that he will continue to rap in this fashion. Jones' trademark technique is to take a line from one of his songs and use it as a chorus in another, or sometimes even in the same song, screwing & chopping and repeating it (for example, the chorus to "Back Then" is repeated on the track "Still Tippin"). She has a chance to compete in Torino in halfpipe and her specialty, snowboard cross (SBX), which will be a first-time Olympic event in 2006. Most followers of the chopped & screwed style claim that it has outgrown its drug-related roots. Olympic Team. The slowed-down audio aesthetic supposedly mimics the effect of "sippin' sizzurp," that is, prescription cough syrup (often, though not always, mixed with alcohol). His major promotional gimmick is to sell and hand out shirts with his cell phone number on them (athletic department-style shirts reading "Property of Mike Jones"), as well as shouting out the number throughout his mixtapes and albums, encouraging fans to call him on his Motorola phone. He was formerly part of Swishahouse records, but now he is affiliated with Rap-A-Lot Records. He is well known for his unique style of rapping. Michael Jones (born January 6, 1981 in Houston, Texas) is a southern rap artist from the northside of Houston. |