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Juan Nelson Battle Jr(born November 15th, 1992), known professionally as Jerzey B, is an American rapper, songwriter. Born and raised in New Jersey, he embarked on his music career as a "SoundCloud Rapper". In 2016, an independent record label Bentley Records, signed Jerzey B to his first Marketing, Publishing and Distribution deal. In February 2017, Jerzey B went on to perform at the live wire music venue alongside West Crav. Jerzey B later went independent after parting ways with Bentley Records in late 2017. Jerzey B faced charges that hindered his career to go any further at the moment due to not being able to travel overseas for shows.

In November, 2019, after handling his legal issues Jerzey announced the launch of his own imprint, Gifted Ghost ENT. Jerzey B rarely had collaborations but worked with several local artists; he is also known for his appearance in The Source Magazine, Hiphopweekly. Jerzey released a hit single and video "Its Litty" on July 4th, 2020 and gained traction that got him noticed further. He released his second video, "Right Now", October 15th 2020 and his third commercial single, On The Gang, December 2020. His fourth single and video, A.M.N, was released February 3rd and debuted as his most viewed video on his channel.

Early life Jerzey B was born Juan Nelson Battle Jr on November 15th, 1992, in Newark, New Jersey, the son of Stephanie Landrum. He has an older sister, LaJuana Battle and brother Terrill Battle. Stephanie grew up the youngest of 6 and her father died when she was young. Jerzey's father was incarcerated when Meek was nine years old, apparently after an attempt to kill his now ex wife. After her ex husband's incarceration, Stephanie moved with Jerzey's brother and his sister to Blackwood New Jersey, where they lived in a three-bedroom apartment on Little Gloucester Rd. Their financial condition was stable but limited and she started working at a daycare in order to support her family. At home, Jerzey was outspoken and energetic. As a kid, he became fascinated with music as he watched Lil Wayne and soon started writing lyrics. Jerzey discovered that music was his way to cope with the trauma through creating songs top express himself

During his early teenage years, Jerzey B often took part in rap battles under the pseudonym LightzOut. He often stayed up well past midnight filling notebooks with phrases and verses. Later he and his brother started recording music with a playstation headset and a hand held recorder. They bought blank CDs, encouraging friends to burn them with the songs and distribute them. When he was 15, Jerzey was arrested for an apparent armed robbery that led him behind bars with three 3 year sentence.