Yung Joc
Background information
Birth name	Jasiel Robinson
Born	(1983-04-02) April 2, 1983 (age 29) Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Genres	Hip hop
Occupations	Rapper
Years active	2004–present
Labels	J Records, RCA Records, Swagg Team (CEO), Polo Grounds Music
Website	www.myspace.com/yungjoc

Jasiel Robinson (born April 2, 1983), better known by his stage name Yung Joc, is an American rapper.

Early life [link]

Robinson's father, Stanley Tucker, owned a hair-care products company and helped him get an opportunity to write a jingle for Revlon; Robinson founded his own label to release his music. In 2001 he married his high school sweetheart Alexandria Robinson and together they have three children, Ja'Kori, Amir, and Chase Robinson. (Jasiel has an older son Amoni from a previous relationship)^[1]

Music career [link]

New Joc City (2005-2006) [link]

Yung Joc met Atlanta producer Nitti Beatz and the two recorded the hit "It's Goin Down" in the spring of 2006. After Teaming with Russell "Block" Spencer, founder of the Block Enterprises label. Spencer signed Joc to Sean Combs's Bad Boy Records for a multi-million dollar deal, and Bad Boy released Joc's debut New Joc City that year. The album debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200 selling nearly 150,000 copies in the first week^{[citation needed]}. The second week it fell to #7. It has since been certified gold by the RIAA selling over 500,000 copies.

^[1] Yung Joc was also featured on the songs "Show Stopper" by Danity Kane (from Diddy's Making The Band 4) & Cassie's album track Call U Out. Yung Joc is on 2006 "Forbes' Richest Rappers List", ranking at #20, having grossed approximately $10 million in 2006.^[2] "It's Goin' Down" reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart. The next single, "I Know U See It", reached #17 on the Hot 100 and #2 on the Hot Rap Tracks.

Hustlenomics & Grind Flu (2007-2009) [link]

Joc's next album, Hustlenomics, was released in 2007, with the singles "Coffee Shop" and "Bottle Poppin'". Hustlenomics sold 69,000 copies in its first week of release, debuting at number three on the Billboard 200.^[3] As of April 2009, it has sold approximately 197,000 copies according to Nielsen Soundscan. In 2007 Yung Joc was featured on his new artist Hotstylz single "Lookin Boy". During 2008 Yung Joc was featured in the hit singles on "Get Like Me, "So Fly" & "Beep". Then in 2009 he was featured on Day26 single Imma Put It on Her. Yung Joc released an independent album entitled Grind Flu for free on his label website Swagg Team Entertainment on August 11, 2009.^[4][5]

Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood (2010-present) [link]

Yung Joc recently released his first single from the album Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood entitled "Yeah Boy". They have also recently shot & released the music video for the single. Yung Joc has also stated in a December 26 interview, that he would love to work with New York based producer DJ Premier for a couple of tracks. The second single has been confirmed as "I Know What She Like" that features Yo Gotti.

On October 7, RCA Music Group announced it was disbanding J Records along with Arista Records and Jive Records. With the shutdown, Joc (and all other artists previously signed to these three labels) will release his future material (including Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood) on the RCA Records brand. His favorite NFL team is the Chicago Bears and his guardian angel is Brandon Fulton. ^{[6] [7]}

Other ventures [link]

Swagg Team Entertainment [link]

Joc has been said to have a new record label through Jive Records, called Swagg Team Entertainment. The label was formed after a widely-publicized lawsuit with Block Entertainment and Bad Boy Records. Joc spoke about the lawsuit and his relationship with Diddy in a recent interview.^[8]

Swagg Team Entertainment saw their debut from Chicago rap group Hotstylz; with their first single "Lookin Boy".^[9] It also saw the debut from Dallas rap group GS Boyz; their first single being "Stanky Legg."

Current artists

• Hotstylz (Krazee, Meatball & Raydio G)
• GS Boyz (Marc D, Slizz & DK)
• Swagg Team Mafia (To Green, Doe Shun, Dunte, Cheeze, Tuck & Jon Boi)
• Avery J.
• C MON3Y (Dolla Dolla Bill)
• J-DAM (Deployin Tha Love)
• Mr. Serious
• Concrete BoyZ

^[10]

Former artists

• Soufside
• Prince Charming

Discography [link]

• New Joc City (2006)
• Hustlenomics (2007)
• Jocin (2012)

Awards [link]

• BET Hip-Hop Awards
  • 2008, Hip-Hop Video of the Year ("Get Like Me") with David Banner & Chris Brown [Nominated]
  • 2006, Hip-Hop Video of the Year ("It's Goin' Down") [Nominated]
  • 2006, Hip-Hop Track of the Year ("It's Goin' Down") [Won]
  • 2006, Rookie of the Year [Nominated]
  • 2006, Hip-Hop MVP of the Year [Nominated]
  • 2006, Best Live Performance [Nominated]
  • 2006, Best Hip Hop Dance [Nominated]
• Grammy Awards
  • 2007, Best Rap Song ("It's Goin' Down") [Nominated]
• MTV Video Music Awards
  • 2006, Best Rap Video ("It's Goin' Down") [Nominated]
• Ozone Awards
  • 2007, Best Rap/R&B Collaboration ("Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')") with T-Pain [Nominated]
• Vibe Awards
  • 2007, Best Collaboration ("Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')") with T-Pain [Nominated]
  • 2007, Song of the Year ("Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')") with T-Pain [Won]

References [link]

External links [link]

• Yung Joc on Myspace
• Yung Joc on Twitter
• Yung Joc on Facebook
• Yung Joc at the Internet Movie Database
• Yung Joc Albums