Mike Jones

Album 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 Trademarks

Mike 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.

Discography

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. 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 Number

In 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 Work

Jones 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.

Singles


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Mike Jones is also owner of Ice Age Entertainment, a record company. Guest roles include two episodes of Law & Order and an episode of Friends. Jones made his acting debut on the November 28, 2005 episode of the Fox television series Prison Break in a small role as a driver. She was in the film Daredevil playing Matt Murdock's (Ben Affleck) secretary, but the scene she was in was deleted from the theatrical version of the film, She has starred Old School as Nicole and Catch Me If You Can as Marci. The area code corresponds to Houston, which is where Jones was originally from. Pompeo is currently starring in the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy. In his song "Back Then", Jones gives out his cellphone number "281-330-8004". Determined to get serious about her career, Pompeo moved to Los Angeles in 2001 and finally struck gold in 2002 when she was tapped by director Brad Silberling for a crucial role in his film Moonlight Mile.

In the future, Jones plans on working with Mario Vazquez, an American Idol contestant that withdrew because of "personal reasons". Minor roles on primetime series (for example, Strangers with Candy) and a handful of unremarkable films followed. Jones is now preparing for his next album, "The American Dream". She eventually moved to Miami, where she was a cocktail waitress before heading back to New York, where in 1996 she was bartending at the SoHo Bar & Grill when an agent approached her about appearing in commercials, and she subsequently landed her first spot the next day, soon, appearing in commercials for Citibank and L'Oreal. He will be working with Clint Saulsberry in 2005 on a number of remixes. Pompeo was born outside of Boston, then lived for a time as a child on New York's Upper West Side. His production team has been noted for their use of audio samples of artists ranging from yodelers to Tchaikovsky. Ellen Pompeo (born November 10, 1969 in Everett, Massachusetts) is an American actress.

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