| 4th Avenue Jones | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, USA  |
| Genre(s) | Christian hip hop Christian rap Christian rock Alternative hip hop Alternative rock |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Label(s) | Lookalive/Gotee |
| Website | http://www.4thavenuejones.com |
| Members | |
| Ahmad Jones, Tena Jones, Gailybird, Timmy Shakes, Phat Al, Dee | |
| Former members | |
| Senoj Da Baqwordz, Alex Stiff, Greg Boasberg, KP, Drummy Dave Dumonde | |
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Musical Career
The Interscope Years
4th Avenue Jones was conceived by Ahmad Jones, known to long time Hip Hop fans as Ahmad. Ahmad Ali Lewis (born 1976 in Los Angeles California) is an American rapper. After the success of his 1994 platinum single "Back In The Day" as an 18-year old, Ahmad became frustrated by the corporate politics choking the industry and the "plastic junk" being forced on the masses, and decided to abandon his solo career and form his own label, Lookalive Records. Lookalive was formed to bring together a dream team of gifted musicians who were committed to the art of music.
The vision for the band was conceived in 1997 when Ahmad Jones commenced rehearsals at a house located on 4th Avenue and Jefferson in South Central Los Angeles. In 2000 the band was formed, and the group independently pressed and distributed their first full album No Plan B. No Plan B is a 2000 album by 4th Avenue Jones, released by Lookalive Records. Their persistence paid off as their fan base in the Los Angeles area began to grow. Local weekly gigs soon followed, spreading word of the Jones' classic level of showmanship like wildfire throughout the West Coast music scene.
Interscope Records caught wind of the 4th Avenue Jones' buzz, and quickly offered the band a deal. After enthusiastically completing the 2002 Interscope project, No Plan B, Pt. II, the band continued to electrify audiences, sharing the stage with such notables as Sheryl Crow, Macy Gray, The Roots, James Brown, Black Eyed Peas, Musiq, and others. No Plan B Pt II is a 2003 album by 4th Avenue Jones, released on Lookalive/ Interscope Records. Sheryl Suzanne Crow (born February 11, 1962) is an American Singer-songwriter and Musician. Macy Gray (born Natalie Renee McIntyre on September 6 1967; also credited as Natalie Hinds in her music is an American The Roots are an American hip-hop band from Philadelphia Pennsylvania. James Joseph Brown Jr (May 3 1933 – December 25 2006 commonly referred to as "The Godfather of Soul" the "King of Funk" and "The The Black Eyed Peas is an American hip hop group from Los Angeles. Taalib Johnson (born September 16, 1977) better known by his stage name Musiq Soulchild or Musiq ('mjusɪk is a soul artist whose style Sadly, they were kept in touring limbo by the label and the album was never released.
Frustrated, the Jones' eventually earned their release from the label altogether. Fortunately, by the time they returned to independent status, releasing another underground album titled Respect the group had already stamped an influential mark, and their fans stuck with them. Respect is a 2002 album by 4th Avenue Jones, released on Lookalive Records.
After Interscope
Inspired with a new vision of things to come, some changes in the band were made. Ahmad enlisted a roster of talent that would position the group for refinement and growth: his wife, Tena Jones on vocals, Tim Stewart aka "Timmy Shakes" on lead guitar, Gailybird on violin, "Phat" Albert Parker on bass, and Derrick “Dee” Calloway on drums. [1]
Their eclectic use of rock-influenced sounds atypical for hip-hop music, especially guitars, [2] was most evident on their first album after leaving Interscope, 2003's compilation Gumbo which introduced the public to their new members, with several band members performing solo tracks on the album. See also 2003 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2003 Record labels
In 2004, 4th Avenue Jones released their fourth independent album HipRockSoul, and the next year, they released their first Gotee Records-distributed album, titled Stereo: The Evolution of HipRockSoul containing re-mastered and re-mixed tracks from the HipRockSoul album as well as several new songs. See also 2004 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2004 Record labels Gotee Records (established 1994) is a Record label founded by Dc Talk member Toby McKeehan (professionally known as TobyMac Stereo the Evolution of HipRockSoul is a 2005 album by 4th Avenue Jones, under Gotee Records. After a lot of underground success, this album was the group's mainstream breakout album earning them a Dove Award nomination[3] as well as awards from several Christian and mainstream hip-hop websites. The Gospel Music Association (GMA Dove Awards were created in 1969 by the Gospel Music Association to honor the outstanding achievements in Christian music [4]
Current Activities
4th Avenue Jones has toured extensively, performing for fans in Sweden, Denmark, Canada, the United Kingdom, Holland, and most of the United States. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Holland is a region in the western part of the Netherlands. A maritime and economic power in the 17th century Holland today consists of the Dutch provinces of The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The band has shared the stage with such notables as James Brown, The Roots, Sheryl Crow, Black Eyed Peas, and KRS-ONE. James Joseph Brown Jr (May 3 1933 – December 25 2006 commonly referred to as "The Godfather of Soul" the "King of Funk" and "The The Roots are an American hip-hop band from Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Sheryl Suzanne Crow (born February 11, 1962) is an American Singer-songwriter and Musician. The Black Eyed Peas is an American hip hop group from Los Angeles. Lawrence Krishna Parker (born August 20 1965) better known by his stage name KRS-One, is an American Rapper. 4th Avenue Jones' music (including the song entitled "Stereo") is featured in Dance Praise the Christian video game. This article is about the computer game series For the first game in the series see Original Dance Praise Dance Praise is a series of dance Music Christian video games were first marketed successfully in the late 1980s for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES by Wisdom Tree and now are made by many different The group also covered dc Talk's song "Jesus Freak" for the compilation tribute album, Freaked!. dc Talk is a prominent Christian rock / Rap band partly responsible for the rise in popularity of the Contemporary Christian music Genre " Jesus Freak " is a a song written and recorded by CCM group Dc Talk. A tribute album is a recorded collection of Cover versions of songs or instrumental compositions Freaked! is a tribute album to the album Jesus Freak. It features artists from Gotee singing most of the songs on the original album
Ahmad is currently pursuing a bachelors degree in philosophy, writing a non-fiction book, and he and his wife Tena Jones are recording solo albums. A bachelor's degree is usually an Undergraduate Academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three four or in some cases and Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence knowledge truth beauty justice validity mind and language Non-fiction is an account or representation of a subject which is presented as Fact. Meanwhile, Ahmad and the 4AJ continue to tour, and make guest appearances with groups such as Mars Ill, DJ Maj, and GRITS. Mars ILL is an Emcee / DJ hip-hop duo from Atlanta Georgia. The duo consists of Gregory Owens ( ManCHILD) and Nathan Corrona ( Mike Allen, professionally known as DJ Maj, is a Christian music DJ, contributing to Gospel music albums released by TobyMac, GRITS GRITS is a Christian hip hop group from Nashville, Tennessee.
Discography
Albums
- 1999: Lookalive
- 2000: No Plan B
- 2002: Respect
- 2003: No Plan B, Pt. II
- 2003: Gumby
- 2004: HipRockSoul
- 2005: Stereo: The Evolution of HipRockSoul
- 2005: Connect Sets
Singles
4th Avenue Jones has also recorded a cover of "Jesus Freak," by legendary Christian rock/pop group dc Talk, which appears on the compilation album Freaked! A Gotee Tribute to dc Talk's "Jesus Freak. No Plan B is a 2000 album by 4th Avenue Jones, released by Lookalive Records. Respect is a 2002 album by 4th Avenue Jones, released on Lookalive Records. No Plan B Pt II is a 2003 album by 4th Avenue Jones, released on Lookalive/ Interscope Records. Stereo the Evolution of HipRockSoul is a 2005 album by 4th Avenue Jones, under Gotee Records. " RESPECT " is the first single released by 4th Avenue Jones on December 5th 2000, from the CD Respect. " Move On " is the second single released by 4th Avenue Jones on June 4 2002, from the album No Plan B Pt A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth dc Talk is a prominent Christian rock / Rap band partly responsible for the rise in popularity of the Contemporary Christian music Genre Freaked! is a tribute album to the album Jesus Freak. It features artists from Gotee singing most of the songs on the original album dc Talk is a prominent Christian rock / Rap band partly responsible for the rise in popularity of the Contemporary Christian music Genre Jesus Freak is the fourth Studio album by Dc Talk, released in 1995 and debuting at #3 on Billboard's Top 200 album chart "
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