Michael "Mike" Jones[1] (born January 6, 1981)[2] is an American
southern rap artist, who initially was affiliated with the record label
Swishahouse, then left to be the owner of Ice Age Entertainment.
Before he was on Swishahouse he was in a group called Souf Folk
and his alias was "Sache". He has released one album with
Souf Folk called Country Thuggin.
Jones originally wanted to be a National Basketball Association
player who rapped on the side. Jones transferred many times, forcing
him to only play in YMCA leagues due to transfer rules after the
9th Grade. Jones dropped out of high school and briefly took jobs
at fast food restaurants. Jones worked at a Compaq plant and sold
cell phones from an apartment on Antoine Drive. T. Brown, Jones's
partner in several financial ventures, said that he sold some "dimebags" for
six months, but they mainly bought "T-Mobile Sidekicks" and
sold them for an inexpensive price.[1]
Jones often visited his grandmother's house in the Studewood (an
area of Houston). Jones credited her for giving him the ideas to
pursue rap, to use his real name, and to write songs for strippers.[1]
While a student at Sunlake High School in Florida got written up
for repeatedly shouting "Mike Jones" in class.[citation
needed]
Music career
In an interview with HitQuarters, Swishahouse A&R T Farris recounted
how Mike Jones and the label first came together, "I met Mike
Jones in a strip club. I heard him on one of my partner’s mix
tapes and I wanted to meet him and try to get him to rap on our mix
tapes. We linked up, signed him ..."[5]
An influential early champion was disc jockey DJ Casual from Meredian
Mississippi who was the first person to play Mike Jones on the radio.
He loved what Mike Jones was doing and passed it on to several fellow
DJs.[5]
Discography
Main article: Mike Jones discography
* Who Is Mike Jones? (2005)
* The Voice (2009)
* Expect the Unexpected (2010)
Filmography
* Punk'd (2005)
* Prison Break (2005)
* The Andy Milonakis Show (2006)
* The Game (2007)