Draft:YoungJody

Jonathan Michael Tempesta (born December 28, 2003), professionally known as YoungJody, is a Florida-based record producer and record executive from Bay Shore, New York.

Tempesta has produced projects with Kevin Gates, OMB Peezy, Luh Tyler, Don Q, Peewee Longway, Ekhoe, FNX, OG Maco, Oh Dats Rida, PJ Houdidi, and more.

His most notable release was featured on Kevin Gates' album The Ceremony (2024), which debuted #24 on the Billboard 200 and #8 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard).

Early Life
At 3 years old, his mother started taking him to piano lessons weekly. He expressed an interest in music production and DJing at 10 years old. The first production program he used was Soundation, a free online record production website. He found that he liked making his own music more than playing the piano.

Upon graduating from middle school, he picked up his first DJ controller, a DDJ-400. Since he had just graduated, he started to DJ at the school for his younger brother’s school dances. By his sophomore year of high school, his peers had influenced him enough to start making hip-hop/rap music, something he thought he would never do.

2022 - Present: Career Beginning
Upon graduating from high school, Tempesta earned the rank of Eagle Scout. He briefly took classes at the College of Central Florida while pursuing his career as a record producer. He would stop attending the College of Central Florida to start attending the Florida Institute of Recording Arts and Technology. He graduated in July of 2024.

From the time he graduated from high school, he produced songs for Kevin Gates, OMB Peezy, Luh Tyler, Don Q, Peewee Longway, Ekhoe, FNX, OG Maco, Oh Dats Rida, PJ Houdidi, and more.

Charting
- Charted #1 on Top Rap Albums Hungary (Spotify)

- Charted #2 on Top Rap Albums USA (Apple Music)

- Charted #7 on Top Rap Albums USA (Billboard)

- Charted #8 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums USA (Billboard)

- Charted #13 on Top Rap Albums Hungary (Apple Music)

- Charted #24 on Billboard 200 (Billboard)

- Charted #26 on Current Albums (Billboard)

- Charted #27 on Top Streaming Albums (Billboard)

- Charted #32 on Top Album Sales (Billboard)