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N.O. Joe 
Background information Birth name Joseph Johnson Also known as Joe Kool, N.O. Joe Born March 31, 1975 Origin New Orleans, Louisiana, United States Genres Hip hop, R&B, pop, rock Occupations Record producer, songwriter, singer, musician, rapper Instruments Guitar, bass guitar, mandolin, keyboards, rapping, vocals, beatboxing, vocoder, drums Years active 1993–present Labels Gumbo Funk Website [1] Joseph Johnson (born March 31, 1975), known by his stage name N.O. Joe, is a musician, producer, songwriter, and artist. He operates a production company named Gumbo Funk,[1] which is also a name given to his melange of musical styles.
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History
Johnson was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. While in high school (in New Orleans), he began providing beats to local performers. He was later encouraged to move to New York, where he began an affiliation with Universal Music Group as a producer.[1]
Then known as Joe Kool, Johnson collaborated with Devante Swing, and as part of the producing group Da Bassment contributed to Jodeci's first album, Forever My Lady. Johnson went on to work with Brian McKnight, R&B artist Joe and D’Angelo before moving into the rap genre.[1]
Southern hip-hop contributions
N.O. Joe contributed to the following albums (All Album Contributions not Listed):
- Scarface, The Diary
- Scarface, The Last of a Dying Breed
- The Geto Boys, The Resurrection
- UGK, Ridin' Dirty
- UGK, Underground Kingz and individual songs from various UGK albums: "Hi Life", "Murder", "Diamonds and Wood"
Artist roster
N.O. Joe has also contributed as producer to various labels such as Universal Music Group (1990–2003), and Rap-A-Lot as an independent production entity. N.O. Joe has worked on several platinum songs and albums, including a number 1 single "Pushin Weight", to Ice Cube’s album War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc), LL Cool J’s Grammy-nominated The DEFinition and has worked with:
- AZ (rapper)
- In 1995, AZ's album Do or Die peaked on the Billboard as the #1 R&B/Hip-Hop Album with chart topping hits such as the title track produced by N.O. Joe, "Doe or Die" which reached the top twenties on the Billboard charts.
- Bahamadia
- Brian Mcknight
- In 1992, N.O. Joe teamed up with Brian McKnight to produce "Goodbye My Love" which was his first album release. The entire album went platinum and the single produced by N.O. Joe peaked on the Billboard charts in the Top 50.
- Big Mike
- D’Angelo
- In 1995, N.O. Joe worked with D'Angelo on the UK-released version of "Cruisin".
- De La Soul
- Devin the Dude
- Ice Cube
- Ganksta N-I-P
- Geto Boys
- Jay-Z
- Joe
- Lil Wayne
- LL Cool J
- The Luniz
- Master P
- Rick Ross
- Scarface
- The Geto Boys
- T.I.
- UGK
Albums featuring N.O. Joe
Album information Somethin' Serious - Artist Name: Big Mike
- Released: 1994
- Production Credits: Various
- Billboard 200: #40
- R&B/Hip-Hop: #4
- RIAA Certified: Gold
The Diary - Artist Name: Scarface
- Released: October 18, 1994
- Production Credits: Entire Album
- Billboard 200: #2
- R&B/Hip-Hop: #2
- RIAA Certified: Platinum
Doe or Die - Artist Name: AZ
- Released: April 2, 1996
- Production Credits: "Doe or Die"
- Billboard 200: #15
- R&B/Hip-Hop: #1
- Singles: "Doe or Die"
The Dude - Artist Name: Devin the Dude
- Released: June 16, 1998
- Production Credits: "Do What You Wanna Do", "I Can't Quit"
- Billboard 200: #177
- R&B/Hip-Hop: #27
War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc) - Artist Name: Ice Cube
- Released: 1998
- Production Credits: "Pushin Weight"
- Billboard 200: #26
- R&B/Hip-Hop: #12
- Hot Rap Singles: #1
- Singles: "Pushin Weight"
- RIAA Certified: Gold
The Last of a Dying Breed - Artist Name: Scarface
- Released: October 3, 2000
- Production Credits: Entire Album
- Billboard 200: #7
- R&B/Hip-Hop: #2
- RIAA Certified: Gold
Just Tryin' ta Live The DEFinition - Artist Name: LL Cool J
- Released: August 31, 2004
- Production Credits: "Move Somethin" "Shake it Baby"
- Billboard 200: #4
- R&B/Hip-Hop: #3
- RIAA Certified: Gold
Soundtracks
N.O. Joe's music has also been featured on the following soundtracks:
- Jason's Lyric,
- Friday
- Office Space
- Tales from the Hood
- Johnson’s Family Vacation
Soundtrack Information I Dream of Jesus - Television Show: Family Guy
- Released: October 5, 2008
- Production Credits: Scoring Segments for the Episode (Office Space)
- Nominations: Episode Nominated for "Outstanding Comedy Series"
- Episode viewed by 8.5 million viewers and nominated for an Emmy Award
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Categories:- 1975 births
- African American drummers
- African American guitarists
- African American record producers
- African American songwriters
- American bass guitarists
- American hip hop record producers
- American keyboardists
- American musicians
- Living people
- Musicians from New Orleans, Louisiana
- Southern hip hop musicians
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