Half a Mill | |
Background: | solo_singer |
Birth Name: | Jasun Wardlaw |
Birth Place: | Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. |
Birth Date: | 6 April 1973 |
Death Place: | Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. |
Instrument: | Vocals |
Genre: | Hip hop |
Occupation: | Rapper |
Years Active: | 1992–2003 |
Label: | Penalty Warlock Lo-Key |
Jasun Wardlaw[1] (April 6, 1973 - October 22, 2003) better known by his stage name Half a Mill, was a Brooklyn-based American rapper.
Half a Mill was considered an underground rapper in the early 1990s. His mainstream breakthrough came in 1997 when he scored a guest spot on supergroup the Firm's only release, The Album.
Wardlaw would commit suicide by shooting himself in the head in Brooklyn's Albany Projects on October 22, 2003. His body was found by police inside his apartment.[2] [3] He left behind a son, Jasun Jabbar Wardlaw Jr., who is a rapper and actor.[4]
Half a Mill was the subject of the 2010 full-length documentary by filmmaker Maggie Hadleigh-West.[5]
Album information | |
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Half-A-Mill Demo Tape (with DJ Scratch)
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Milíon
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Da Hustle Don't Stop
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