Jayo Felony Explained

Jayo Felony
Birth Date:	31 December 1969^[1]
Birth Place:	Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S.
Origin:	San Diego, California, U.S.
Genre:	Hip hop
Occupation:	Rapper
Years Active:	1994–present

B. James Savage (born December 31, 1969), better known by his stage name Jayo Felony, is an American rapper from southeast San Diego, California.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Career

In 1994, Jayo Felony signed to the label owned by Jam Master Jay from Run-DMC called Jam Master Jay Records. That year, Jayo Felony released his debut album, Take a Ride.^[4] In 1998, he released his follow-up album, Whatcha Gonna Do? on Def Jam. It featured rappers like Method Man, DMX, Mack 10, WC, Redman, Kokane, Ice Cube, E-40 and 8 Ball & MJG.

In 1999, he released Underground which features a guest appearance by San Diego rapper The Toven on the song "Du Lo Gang". There was talk of releasing a fourth album, Hotter Than Fish Grease, in 2000, but the project was not released for unknown reasons. In 2001, His fourth studio album Crip Hop^[5] was released and had multiple guest appearances. Jayo Felony's fifth studio album self-titled James Savage^[6] was released late 2019 on the Open Bar Entertainment label. That same year, he made his acting debut in the WorldStarHipHop mini series Broken Ground

Discography

See main article: Jayo Felony discography.

Studio albums

• Take a Ride (1995)
• Whatcha Gonna Do? (1998)
• Underground (1999)
• Crip Hop (2001)
• We on on Purpose (2011)^[7]
• James Savage (2019)

Mixtape albums

• Hoodinvasion (2020)
• In the Trenches (2020)

Mixtapes

• Too the Nec Time Is Bread (2007)^[8]

Collaboration albums

• Criminal Activity with Criminalz (2001)
• Criminal Intent with Spice 1 (2007)

Videography

Music videos

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jayo Felony Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More . .
2. Web site: Jayo Felony . 2024-02-13 . Oxford Reference . en . 10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100018537?p=emailamm/tl3wh81g6&d=/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100018537. February 28, 2024 .
3. Web site: Felony . Jayo . Jayo Felony San Diego Reader . 2024-02-13 . www.sandiegoreader.com . en.
4. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p144119|pure_url=yes}} Biography: Jayo Felony]. Ankeny. Jason. AMG. May 17, 2010.
5. Web site: Jayo Felony – Crip Hop. Discogs. October 23, 2001 . en. March 6, 2020.
6. Web site: James Savage (3) – James Savage. Discogs. August 13, 2019 . en. March 5, 2020.
7. Web site: We On On Purpose by Jayo Felony on Apple Music. Apple Music. November 15, 2011. en. April 19, 2021.
8. Web site: Too The Nec (Time Is Bread) Mixtape by Jayo Felony Hosted by DJ Nik Bean. Datpiff. en. April 19, 2021.