J. Dash

Jameyel Ontonio Johnson[2] (born September 3, 1984), better known by his stage name J. Dash, is an American rapper from Jacksonville, Florida.[3] He is best known for his 2007 single "Wop" (featuring Flo Rida), which peaked at number 51 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4]

J. Dash
Birth nameJameyel Ontonio Johnson[1]
Born (1984-09-03) September 3, 1984
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Florida (BS)
GenresHip hop
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
  • record producer
  • film composer
LabelsStereoFame
Websitetherealjdash.com

Life and career

Raised in the American South, J. Dash went to Stanton College Preparatory School and played in the school band. He has a bachelor's degree from the University of Florida. His first approach to music was at the age of 5, when he learned to play piano by ear. At age 12 he was in a blues band, and later played keyboards in the Fusebox Funk band.[4]

J. Dash's single, "Wop", reached the no. 1 position on the Billboard Heatseekers Songs chart on April 13, 2013.[5] The song is prominently featured in Céline Sciamma's 2014 film Girlhood.[6]

Dash is known to be a TuneCore user, through which he distributes his own music.[7]

He hosted the Make Music Day Bedroom Studios event on June 21, 2020, from Austin, Texas.[8]

Discography
Title Album details
Tabloid Truth[9]

References
  1. https://www.jacksonville.com/story/entertainment/local/2012/02/04/jacksonville-hip-hop-singer-j-dash-taking-world-storm-wop/15876671007/
  2. "BLACN LIGHTS". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  3. "J. Dash - Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  4. Lovejoy, Heather. "Jacksonville hip-hop singer J. Dash taking the world by storm with 'WOP'". The Florida Times. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  5. Billboard "Heatseekers Songs" chart, http://www.billboard.com/charts/heatseekers-songs/2013-04-13. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  6. "This Week I'm Watching and Listening to… Girlhood (Céline Sciamma, 2014) | Hearing Image, Seeing Sound". Archived from the original on 2015-06-17. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
  7. J. Dash Sells More Than 500,000 Copies of “WOP” Archived 2013-09-21 at the Wayback Machine. Tunecore, January 4, 2013.
  8. "Bedroom Producers | Worldwide Celebration of Music | June 21st, 2021".
  9. "Tabloid Truth [Walmart Exclusive] – J. Dash > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved April 29, 2012.


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