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Mr. J. Medeiros Birth name Jason Christopher Medeiros Also known as Mr.J.Medeiros, Mr.J. Born September 9, 1977 Origin Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.; Los Angeles, California, U.S. Genres Hip hop Occupations Rapper, Producer, Years active 2007–present Labels Rawkus, De Medeiros Associated acts The Procussions, The Stare Website www.mrjmedeiros.com Jason C. Medeiros (born September 9, 1977) better known as Mr. J. Medeiros,[1] is an American M.C., record producer, songwriter, and social activist.[2] He is responsible for forming the Hip Hop group[3] The Procussions, the IAmConstance campaign, and his own label De Medeiros. He has released 3 albums with his former group The Procussions; “As Iron Sharpens Iron” and “Up All Night” both independently released and “5 Sparrows for 2 Cents” which was Rawkus Records first release on their reemergence in 2006. Mr.J.Medeiros started his solo career in 2007 and put out his first album “Of gods and girls” on Rawkus Records that year. He then released “Friends Enemies Apples Apples” in 2009 followed by an EP titled "The Art of Broken Glass, both on his own label De Medeiros LLC. Mr. J's new album "Saudade" is set to release summer 2011 and is being produced by his team called "The Stare" which includes Mr. J. Medeiros, Stro the 89th Key, and Luke Atencio. Mr.J. and The Procussions were one of two acts on the Tribe Called Quest first reunion tour.[4][5] Mr.J. has written and produced music with such artists as Randy Jackson, Talib Kweli[6] Ahmad Jones,[7] 20Syl and French hip hop group Hocus Pocus.
Mr.J.Medeiros social activism includes his service with AmeriCorps NCCC[8] his volunteer work with Habitat for Humanity, and assisting in various community outreach organizations for persons with developmental disabilities. He also ran a campaign against sexual abuse and human trafficking called iamconstance.org and humantrafficking.org to raise awareness about such issues. The iamconstance.org was prompted by his anti-human trafficking song/video “Constance” released on Mr.J’s album “Of gods and girls” which became popular in the non-profit community landing itself a spot in an expose on CBS Evening News.[9] The video “Constance”[10] is still being used today in aid to groups and organizations concerned with this social issue.[11] Mr.J.Medeiros appeared[12] on Miami Ink in support of "Constance" and his song "American Fado" On the show (Miami Ink) Mr.J.Medeiros is seen getting a tattoo on his back which reads “Forgive Us”.
Mr. J. Medeiros made a return to releasing music in 2011 when, via his Facebook and YouTube, he announced he would be releasing his new album 'Saudade', on June 14. 2011. Due to a lack of funds and label backing, Mr. J funded the project through his fans, who pre-paid for his album on indiegogo.
Contents
Discography
- 2003 The Procussions “As Iron Sharpens Iron”
- 2004 The Procussions “Up All Night” (Japanese Exclusive)
- 2006 The Procussions “5 Sparrows for 2 Cents”[7]
- 2007 Mr. J. Medeiros “Of gods and girls”[13][14]
- 2009 Mr. J. Medeiros “Friends Enemies Apples Apples”
- 2009 Mr. J. Medeiros “The Art of Broken Glass”[15]
- 2011 Mr. J. Medeiros "Saudade"
Music artists
- 2004 Sound Providers “An Evening With The Sound Providers”
- 2005 Deux Process “In Deux Time”
- 2005 Sharlock Poems “The Movement”
- 2005 Pigeon John “Sings The Blues”
- 2005 Othello “Classic”
- 2005 Illmind and Symbolic One “The Art Of One Mind”
- 2005 Ohmega Watts “The Find”
- 2005 One Block Radius “Loud And Clear”
- 2006 The Official Boondocks Mixtape “Hip Hop Docktrine”
- 2006 Hocus Pocus “73 Touches”
- 2007 Othello “Alive At The Assembly Line”
- 2007 Hocus Pocus “Place 54”
- 2008 DaJla and Benji “The Motherland”
- 2009 Soulution "Shine Through"
- 2010 Hocus Pocus “16 pièces”
Video games
Movies
- 2006 IFC Films “American Gun”[18][19]
- 2006 QD3 Entertainment “Rising Son: The Legend Of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi”
- 2008 Arnaud Desplechin "A Christmas Tale"
Television
References
- ^ "Mr.J.Medeiros On Myspace". http://www.myspace.com/mrjmedeiros. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
- ^ "Mr. J. Medeiros starts campaign against Human-Trafficking and Child Pornography". hiphopruckus.com. http://hiphopruckus.blogspot.com/2007/07/mr-j-medeiros-starts-campaign-against.html. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
- ^ "Mr.J.Medeiros Thug Army". http://www.thuglifearmy.net/news/?id=3697. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
- ^ "The Procussions Making Cents". http://vlaze.com/theprocussions. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
- ^ "A Tribe Called Quest and The Procussions". http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/38320-tribe-called-quest-return-tour-with-rhymefest. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
- ^ "The Procussions and Talib Kweli". Video.AOL. http://video.aol.com/video-detail/the-procussions-miss-january-ft-talib-kweli/4177249374?icid=acvpmms3. Retrieved 2008-09-27.[dead link]
- ^ a b "5 Sparrows for 2 Cents Tracklisting". http://www.theprocussions.com/audio.html. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
- ^ ""Bigger Than Hip-Hop or Oprah": An Interview with Mr. J. Medeiros". www.popmatters.com. http://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/51480/bigger-than-hip-hop-or-oprah-an-interview-with-mr-j-medeiros/. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
- ^ "Constance". His Name Is Freedom. http://hisnameisfreedom.blogspot.com/2007/12/constance-by-mr-j-medeiros-official.html. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
- ^ "Hip-Hop Humanitarian Launches Anti-Human Trafficking Campaign". Rapsearch. http://www.rapsearch.com/news/article/hip-hop-humanitarian-launches-an-anti-human-trafficking-anti-child-pornography-campaign-iamconstanceorg-to-provide-victims-with-a-voice. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
- ^ "Mr. J. Medeiros in Review". Archived from the original on 2008-07-13. http://web.archive.org/web/20080713135251/http://www.rapzilla.com/rz/content/view/561/43/. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
- ^ "Mr.J.Medeiros on Miami Ink". http://www.dailymotion.com/theprocussions/video/x305xl_mr-j-medeiros-miami-ink. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
- ^ "Herohill Review". http://www.herohill.com/2007/07/reviews-mr-j-medeiros-of-gods-girls.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
- ^ "PopMatters review". http://www.tinymixtapes.com/Mr-J-Medeiros. Retrieved 2009-09-27.
- ^ "The Art of Broken Glass EP Review". http://coloradorapreport.blogspot.com/2009/05/art-of-broken-glass-ep.html.
- ^ "Mr.J.Medeiros NBA live". http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/sports/nbalive08/news.html?sid=6178972. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
- ^ "Face Breaker Video Game Soundtrack". http://kotaku.com/5044573/beats-for-the-beatdown-+-facebreaker-soundtrack. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
- ^ "IMDB". IMDB. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2777545/. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
- ^ "The Procussions Feat. American Gun". The New York Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/person/1510848/the-procussions. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
External links
Categories:- 1977 births
- Living people
- People from Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Musicians from Colorado
- American rappers
- American record producers
- Songwriters from Colorado
- American people of Portuguese descent
- American people of Scottish descent
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