SL Jones

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“With an analytical mind and lyrical dexterity to go with impeccable flows and harmonies, [SL Jones] brings a complexity that’s rare.” – Complex

“SL Jones isn’t your stereotypically lyrically lacking rapper.” – XXL Magazine

With the Rock on his back and a Razorbacks fitted cocked just so on his dome, Little Rock, Arkansas, rapper SL Jones first hit the scene as part of Killer Mike’s Grind Time Rap Gang, releasing his now-classic C.O.L.O.R.S. (Bangin’ On Wax) mixtape. It wasn’t long after that SL knew he had to strike out on his own, and beginning in 2011 he did just that, starting with the release of The Number 23, hosted by Don Cannon. Closing out 2011, SL Jones released his Flight Risk mixtape, and together, the two mixtapes garnered strong reviews from XXL Magazine and Atlanta’s leading alternative weekly, Creative Loafing, while earning the young gunner accolades from FADER, Complex, The Source, HipHopDX, The Smoking Section, Nah Right, RCRD LBL, Dirty Glove Bastard, and more, including a sit down with MTV News’ Mixtape Daily and a nationally televised “On Deck” feature with MTV2’s Sucker Free. In 2012, SL Jones released Paraphernalia, a collaborative effort with producer DJ Burn One that included features from Freddie Gibbs, Rittz, and more. To start 2013, SL Jones released a new EP, Trapper’s Delight, produced by M16 and hosted by Hoodrich/Grand Hustle’s DJ MLK, which is out now via LiveMixtapes.

[wpex click for full bio] With the Rock on his back and a Razorbacks fitted cocked just so on his dome, Little Rock, Arkansas, rapper SL Jones first hit the scene as part of Killer Mike’s Grind Time Rap Gang, releasing his now-classic C.O.L.O.R.S. (Bangin’ On Wax) mixtape. It wasn’t long after that SL knew he had to strike out on his own, and beginning in 2011 he did just that, starting with the release of The Number 23, hosted by Don Cannon. Closing out 2011, SL Jones released his Flight Risk mixtape, and together, the two mixtapes garnered strong reviews from XXL Magazine and Atlanta’s leading alternative weekly, Creative Loafing, while earning the young gunner accolades from FADER, Complex, The Source, HipHopDX, The Smoking Section, Nah Right, RCRD LBL, Dirty Glove Bastard, and more, including a sit down with MTV News’ Mixtape Daily and a nationally televised “On Deck” feature with MTV2’s Sucker Free. In 2012, SL Jones released Paraphernalia, a collaborative effort with producer DJ Burn One that included features from Freddie Gibbs, Rittz, and more.

Born Bryan Jones, SL first turned heads when a verse cut at OutKast’s Stankonia Studios caught the ear of Killer Mike, with the pair eventually touring together and collaborating on mixtapes I Pledge Allegiance To The Grind and Underground Atlanta. Following came the release of SL’s debut mixtape, C.O.L.O.R.S.: Bangin’ On Wax, a project that featured the likes of Clipse, Chamillionaire, Trae Tha Truth, and Big Kuntry, in addition to fellow Grind Time members Killer Mike and Pill.

It wasn’t long after, though, that SL knew he had to strike out on his own, and beginning in 2011 he did just that, starting with the release of The Number 23. Hosted by Don Cannon, features on the mixtape included Pill, Trae Tha Truth, Waka Flocka Flame, and Yo Gotti, while Lex Luger, Don Cannon, Shawty Redd, M16, and more handle production. Closing out 2011, SL Jones released his Flight Risk mixtape, Jones’ most personal, most aggressive work-to-date, a project through-and-through influenced by SL’s childhood neighborhood, 23rd & Wolfe Street, with production from Lex Luger, Shawty Redd, and more.

The two mixtapes garnered strong reviews from XXL Magazine and Atlanta’s leading alternative weekly, Creative Loafing, and earned the young gunner well-deserved accolades from FADER, Complex, The Source, HipHopDX, The Smoking Section, Nah Right, RCRD LBL, Dirty Glove Bastard, and more, including a sit down with MTV News’ Mixtape Daily and a nationally televised “On Deck” feature with MTV2’s Sucker Free. To start 2013, SL Jones released a new EP, Trapper’s Delight, produced by M16 and hosted by Hoodrich/Grand Hustle’s DJ MLK, which is out now via LiveMixtapes.
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Press Releases

SL Jones Releases First Video From Way Of Life No Hobby Mixtape Via VEVO
SL Jones Releases New Mixtape, Produced By Metro Boomin, Hosted By Don Cannon
VICE Premieres New SL Jones Single Featuring Trouble And Starlito
SPIN Premieres Kevin Gates-Featuring Single From SL Jones’ New Mixtape
Complex Premieres Debut Single From Sl Jones’ Way Of Life No Hobby Mixtape
Drops Video For Fan-Favorite From The Number 23
Releases New Single, Limited Edition of Trapper’s Delight
New Visual for Flexin N Finessin
Drops New Video, Trappers Delight Available Now
Releases Trapper’s Delight EP for Free Download
New Singla & Video Released, Trapper’s Delight Drops January 23rd
SL Jones Speaks On Trapper’s Delight EP, “Let’m Talk,” Legal Issues, and More
New Single Off Upcoming EP Released
New Remix Brings Together Cast Of Southern Rappers; Download Paraphernalia Now

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