Yung Joc
Background information
Birth name	Jasiel Robinson
Born	(1983-04-02) April 2, 1983 (age 30) Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Genres	Hip hop
Occupations	Rapper
Years active	2004–present
Labels	J Records, Polo Grounds Music, Swagg Team (CEO), RCA Records
Website	http://www.iamyungjoc.com/

Jasiel Robinson (born April 2, 1983), better known by his stage name Yung Joc, is an American rapper who resides in College Park, Georgia.

Early life [edit]

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) Another facet of Robinson's early life was the constant issues with his parents questioning his basketball skills, due to his obsession with getting a basketball goal and always asking for the first basketball he saw when going to Toys R Us.^[1]

Music career [edit]

New Joc City (2005–2006) [edit]

Yung Joc met Atlanta producer Nitti Beatzand 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) [edit]

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) [edit]

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, 2012, 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.^[6][7][8]

Other ventures [edit]

Swagg Team Entertainment [edit]

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 South. Joc spoke about the lawsuit and his relationship with Diddy in a recent interview.^[9][10]

Swagg Team Entertainment saw their debut from Chicago rap group Hotstylz; with their first single "Lookin Boy".^[11] It also saw the debut from Dallas rap group GS Boyz; their first single being "Stanky Legg."

Current artists

• Swagg Team Mafia (To Green, Doe Shun, Dunte, Cheeze, Tuck & Jon Boi)
• Avery J.
• C MON3Y
• J-DAM
• Mr. Serious
• Concrete BoyZ

Former artists

• Hotstylz (Krazee, Meatball & Raydio G)
• GS Boyz (Marc D, Slizz & DK)^[12]
• Soufside
• Prince Charming

Personal life [edit]

His favorite NFL team is the Chicago Bears and his guardian angel is Brandon Fulton AKA Alpha Memphis of the Genius Sounds Family.

Victim of robbery [edit]

On December 29, 2011, it was announced that Joc's Recording studio for his label Swagg Team was robbed, & the criminals took about $70,000 worth of studio equipment along with a hardrive containing Joc's unreleased music for his third studio album.^[13]

Legal issues [edit]

On May 18, 2009, it was announced that Joc was suing his starter labels Block Entertainment & Bad Boy Entertainment due to unpaid royalties of his music. Eventually, however, Diddy & Joc settled their differences. Little is known as to whether Joc settled his differences with Block entertainment.^[14][15]

On January 18, 2012, it was announced that Joc along with Block Entertainment & Bad Boy Entertainment were being sued by local Atlanta record label Master Mind Music, due to copyright infringement.^[16]

Controversy [edit]

Gucci Mane [edit]

On Gucci Mane's song entitled "Fuck The World" there was a controversial line when he rapped "I got all eyes on me like Pac did, but I ain't tryin' to go broke like Joc did." During A radio conversation Joc responded to the song by stating "Gucci is a master at getting his name in other people's mouths, I ain't trippin', I know what my financial situation is".^[17]

Discography [edit]

• New Joc City (2006)
• Hustlenomics (2007)
• TBA (2013)

Awards [edit]

• 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 [edit]

External links [edit]

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