User:Da Real JDolla

JDolla was born Jamel Cleveland George in Queens,New York on March 21,1978.Jamel has had alot of growing pains growing up in the late 70's early 80's he was exposed in the era were crack/cocaine hit the streets heavy.Adjusting to the normal everyday life as a street kid in New York,the savvy of this up bringing was infectious upon his roots.Hardboiled out the gate it was hard to crack his shell.Coming from carribean descent his family had alot of culture to pass on.With his mother being Trinidadian and Bajan he was already born with spice.His Father was born and breed in Alabama also added that southern twist to his nature.Now when you mix that together you have one bad mother******.Growing up around his single and divorced mother, aunt,grandmother,cousins and sister was hard for JDolla because they all were woman, which they were all loved dearly.JDolla needed a man influence in his life so thats where the streets played a big part in his life.His father was in and out of his life he needed an everyday father figure so the streets was his dad.With mom partying all the time it left him to be a man alone, a man on a mission.Shortly after moms got caught up in the life of partying like a rockstar,soon there after caught up to her and JDolla and his sister were split up.His sister Nakeya went with her aunt to brooklyn and Jdolla off to Brentwood, Long Island to be with his grandfather.In Long Island Jdolla got the father figures he long awaited for.Nutured and cared for by his grandfather and grandmother and his 2 uncles and aunt.His uncles played a big part of hardening that rough exterior shell.They created a monster.Constant struggles and fights for his mothers love JDolla found his way back to Queens then eventually back to grandma in Bushwick,Brooklyn. Brooklyn just made it worse he was exposed to the life no one would want but had to deal with.JDolla quotes" Brooklyn made me, I have been everywhere in the tri-state area but brooklyn just put the finishing touches on my upbringing as a adolesence".Although getting good grades in school and trying to keep up with the fast life one thing kept him going was music.The era of being a teenager in BK with music making the impact it did was so infectious and emotional for him,he felt it,he lived it and also breathed it.It started from freestyling in cyphers to battle rapping he never took it seriously it was just a hobby.In the summer of his sophmore year in high school JDolla took a vacation to Orlando,Fl to visit family.JDolla quotes"Once I got a wiff of Florida I was hooked I seen away out the hood I needed a change so I took advantage of it and the rest is history".Soon as high school was over he headed back to New York to pursue his dream his passion which was music.Soon that dream became reality he landed a gig as an executive assistant at Island def Jam Records to work for Darcell Lawrence one of the biggest A&R's of her time.JDolla became an instant sucess working at Def Jam records.He has worked with the names of Jay-Z,Cam'ron,Jim Jones,Kanye West,Juelz Santana,The Diplomats,Ja Rule,Ashanti,Damon Dash,Irv Gotti,Chris Gotti,Mariah Carey,Foxy Brown and a whole list of others the names are endless.The the unthinkable happened he landed his foirst A&R credit 3 months into working.Thats breaking barriers thats unheard of people work for years in enetertainment before they are recognized.JDolla was smart he played his position and kept his hidden talent on the back burner to gain experience so he can use it for hisself one day.He also became a road manager and has done over 10 40 city tours.The oppurtunities were endless his work ethic was well respected by industry greats.Ok now knee deep in the game J felt he had to make a choice longtime friend and inspiration Leonard "Mr.HoodEstate" Person Jr says "when are you gonna stop working for DefJam and work for yourself' with those powerful words I had to make a choice.The choice was made to bulid an empire and that is in the works as you read.................