Krondon

Marvin Jones III (born July 9, 1976), also known as Krondon, is an American rapper and actor from Los Angeles, California.[1] He is a member of the group Strong Arm Steady, along with rappers Phil Da Agony and Mitchy Slick. As an actor Jones portrays the character Tobias Whale in The CW superhero television series Black Lightning, and voices Tombstone in the superhero film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.

Krondon
Krondon in 2019
Born
Marvin Jones III

(1976-07-09) July 9, 1976
Occupations
  • Actor
  • rapper
  • songwriter
Years active2003–present
Musical career
GenresHip hop
LabelsBlacksmith Records

Early life

Jones grew up in South Central, Los Angeles.[1] He is an African American with albinism.[2]

Career

Music career

Strong Arm Steady formed in 2003,[3] and released its debut album Deep Hearted in 2007 followed by the mixtape Gang Mentality, the conceptual album In Search of Stoney Jackson and their most recent installment, Arms & Hammers.[3]

Krondon's debut album, Everything’s Nothing, came out in 2013.[4][5]

Krondon collaborated with Shafiq Husayn (Sa-Ra Creative Partners) under the group name White Boiz, releasing the 2015 album Neighborhood Wonderful on Stones Throw Records.[6][7]

Krondon also ghostwrites for other rappers, such as Snoop Dogg,[3] Dr. Dre, and Xzibit.[4][5]

Personal life

Krondon maintains a friendship with Bishop T. D. Jakes and fellow actor Mahershala Ali

Filmography

Film
List of performances in film
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2013 Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records Himself Documentary film
2018 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Tombstone (voice) Feature film [8]
TBA Shadow Force TBA Post-production [9]

Television
List of performances on television
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011 Harry's Law Castor Mukasa Episode: "American Dreams" [4]
2018–21 Black Lightning Tobias Whale Series regular [4][10][1][3][5][11]
2020 Into the Dark Orderly Episode: "The Current Occupant"
2024 Halo TBA TBA [12]

Discography

With Strong Arm Steady

Solo Discography
  • 2003: Strong Arm Steady Presents... Krondon – Black Goldmember Vol. 1
  • 2003: Black Goldmember Vol. 2
  • 2010: Let 'Em Live
  • 2013: Everything's Nothing

With Shafiq Husayn (White Boiz)
  • 2015: Neighborhood Wonderful

References
  1. "5 Things You Didn't Know About Marvin Krondon Jones III". 18 August 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  2. Nat (2017-08-18). "5 Things You Didn't Know About Marvin Krondon Jones III". TVOvermind. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  3. "Strong Arm Steady". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  4. "'Black Lighting' Casts L.A. Rapper Krondon as Big Bad Tobias Whale". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  5. "'Black Lightning' Taps Rapper Krondon as Key Villain". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  6. "White Boiz | Discography | Discogs". Discogs.com. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  7. "Krondon And Shafiq Husayn Are WHITE BOIZ | Stones Throw Records". Stones Throw Records. 2 October 2015.
  8. Zachary, Brandon (December 1, 2018). "Black Lightning Star Is a Marvel Crime Boss in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on December 2, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  9. Grobar, Matt (August 30, 2022). "'Shadow Force': Mark Strong, Jahleel Kamara, Marvin "Krondon" Jones III, Natalia Reyes, Yoson An & Ed Quinn Board Lionsgate Action-Thriller". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 2023-03-10. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  10. Chavez, Danette. "Don't worry about the crossovers—Black Lightning doesn't need any other heroes". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  11. Bryant, Jacob (10 August 2017). "'Black Lightning': Marvin 'Krondon' Jones III Joins Cast as Tobias Whale". Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  12. Rice, Lynette (May 10, 2023). "Buchwald Promotes Angelo Padilla, Marion Campbell Kammer to Leadership Roles". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  13. Strong Arm Steady & Statik Selektah "Stereotype" Tracklist & Cover Art
  14. Strong Arm Steady & Oh No: Stereo Jr | Stones Throw Records
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