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St. Louis native J-Kwon, who made a huge splash in 2004 with the hit "Tipsy," has been missing for almost a month, his label says. Gracie Production released a statement Tuesday night asking for help finding the MC.

"J-Kwon is a big part of the Gracie family, and we are obviously increasingly worried and want to make sure he is OK," Gracie Productions CEO/President Tony Bucher said in the statement. "We've already received thousands of e-mails from fans and supporters who are worried about J-Kwon, and we want everyone to know how much we appreciate the love and support. If anyone has seen J-Kwon or has access to him, please let him know we are worried about him, and to please let us know everything is ok."

Bucher and Gracie Productions have also gone as far as setting up a Twitter page @WhereIsJKwon so fans can write with any info they may have.

According to a rep for Gracie Productions, Kwon was working on a self-titled album to be released on March 23. Last year, via the indie, the 24-year-old rapper put out the albums Hood Hop 2 and Hood Hop 2.5.

J-Kwon's biggest project was the original Hood Hop, which came out in 2004. Powered by the party anthem "Tipsy," the then-17-year-old gained national exposure and even performed on "Saturday Night Live."

"I'm 17, so I can't get into the club," he explained to MTV News in 2004 about the controversial song. "I used to stand outside and see people so tipsy, so drunk, they basically did like a two-step away from the club. I took all that and was like, 'OK, what does every teen think?' When I say, 'Teen drinking is very bad, but I got a fake ID though,' people think I'm actually promoting drinking to teens. Nah. When I say, 'Everybody in the club getting tipsy,' I mean we ain't drinking but everybody else is. That's what we see, not what we do. A lot of critics come at me about this. If I was promoting teen drinking, believe me, I would've sold the song for an ad."

Kwon had a hard-knock life to begin with. He was kicked out of the house at age 12 and became homeless. In 2003, he auditioned for L.A. Reid and Jermaine Dupri, who were at Arista at the time.

"When I went in for the deal I was like, 'What if they don't sign me? Forget them. If they don't sign me, I'mma keep rolling.' That's how I approach every situation," he told MTV News. "So I'm rapping for L.A. and at the end of the verse, my line was something like, 'You don't like it, L.A., bite me,' and I turned around and mooned him, straight up."

Hood Hop was the only J-Kwon album released under the So So Def imprint before the rapper and the label parted ways years later.


This report is provided by MTV News

He probably just changed his cell number.

He couldn't deal with his career not jumping off no more I guess. I remember him he was with JD when Bow Wow left for a while

babybugz said:

U ain't fresh as I miz!

This is what the music business is breeding, RINGTONE wonders, that you can pretty much get anyone to perform and it will sell, but knowing alot of things he was coming out of, plus the boom of one single, and then nothing, and as we all know he made nothing on his giant hit, so here we go again

Who?

sosgemini said:

J-Kwon is an one-hit wonder because he did the right thing by not selling out to The Baphomet.



Just saying.
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sosgemini said:

TonyVanDam said:

Tony, you mean he did the right thing by not selling out to Jermaine Dupri and L.A. Reid and 'em. They're the real devils.

TonyVanDam said:

TonyVanDam said:

I wanna be able to go into ONE pop artist's thread without hearing about the fucking bullshit non existent illuminati!

urrrrrbody in the club get tipsy

Timmy84 said:

Both of those brothas sold out a long time ago. As for JD, this isn't the first time he turn his back on children (Kriss Kross, Lil' Bow Bow, etc.).

Is he literally missing or does he no longer give a fuck?

Paris9748430 said:

[Edited 3/4/10 10:22am]

DesireeNevermind said:

J-Kwon no longer gives a damn. And I don't blame him.

Missing or ducking creditors?

Identity said:

His ass ain't missing. He's working on a new album and since no one gives a damn about him, he's trying to build hype for the promotion

ViintageJunkiie said:

I said the same thing!

Update: Rapper J-Kwon Is Alive And Well

Lame Publicity Stunt


March 4, 2010

J-Kwon is alive and well, according to his manager and publicist.

On Wednesday, we reported that his friends, family and business associates were highly concerned because no one had been able to reach the St. Louis-born rapper for about a month. His record label, Gracie Productions, even set up the Twitter page @WhereIsJKwon so fans could write in with any info they had.

A few of Kwon's business associates were even going door to door Wednesday in hopes of locating their missing friend. The 24-year-old must have seen the news, because he reached out to his loved ones. According to his rep, the rapper sent his apologies to anyone he worried.

Kwon's manager and co-CEO of Gracie, Dorian Washington, issued a statement Thursday afternoon (March 4): "I am very happy to let everyone know that I personally spoke with J-Kwon today, and he is OK. He'd like to send a sincere apology to his friends and everyone who showed concern this week. He was taking some time to himself as he sometimes does, not realizing that people would start to worry after a while. A few days out of touch versus a month is quite a difference. Right now, he just wants to keep doing what he's doing and will be more available for those who care about him. We thank you again for your outreach, and we are relieved to know he'll be all right."

J-Kwon rocketed into the rap game in 2004 with the club hit "Tipsy." He is scheduled to release a self-titled album at the end of the month.



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Identity said:

Just like I said...

ViintageJunkiie said:

ViintageJunkiie said:

and that shit's still gonna flop