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Jay Rock

Johnny Reed McKinzie Jr. (born March 31, 1985), better known by his stage name Jay Rock, is an American rapper. Born and raised in Southern California, Rock signed with the Carson-based independent label Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) in 2005. He secured a major label joint venture deal with Warner Bros. Records and Asylum Records to release his 2008 debut…

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Johnny Reed McKinzie Jr. (1985-03-31) March 31, 1985 (age 41) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Formerly of
Black Hippy
Genres
West Coast hip-hop
Labels
Top Dawg · Interscope · Asylum · Warner Bros. · Strange
Occupations
Rapper · songwriter
Years active
2006–present

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related to 2008–2013: Follow Me Home · 41
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related to 1985–2007: Early life and career beginnings · 35
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related to 2013–2017: 90059 · 27
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related to 2018–present: Redemption · 19
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Labels · 5
Jay Rock → Asylum, Interscope, Strange, Top Dawg, Warner Bros.
related to External links · 4
Jay Rock → AllMusic, Media, Wikimedia CommonsJay Rock, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
Occupations · 2
Jay Rock → Rapper, songwriter
Born · 1
Jay Rock → Johnny Reed McKinzie Jr. (1985-03-31) March 31, 1985 (age 41) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Formerly of · 1
Jay Rock → Black Hippy
Genres · 1
Jay Rock → West Coast hip-hop

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Jay RockBornJohnny Reed McKinzie Jr. (1985-03-31) March 31, 1985 (age 41) Los Angeles, California, U.S.1.00infobox
Jay RockFormerly ofBlack Hippy1.00infobox
Jay RockGenresWest Coast hip-hop1.00infobox
Jay RockLabelsTop Dawg1.00infobox
Jay RockLabelsInterscope1.00infobox
Jay RockLabelsAsylum1.00infobox
Jay RockLabelsWarner Bros.1.00infobox
Jay RockLabelsStrange1.00infobox
Jay RockOccupationsRapper1.00infobox
Jay RockOccupationssongwriter1.00infobox
Jay RockWebsitejayrock.com1.00infobox
Jay RockYears active2006–present1.00infobox

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