Yahoo

‘That’s the No. 1 Song Ever’: J-Kwon on His 2004 Anthem ‘Tipsy’ & Shaboozey’s ‘A Bar Song’ Reviving It 20 Years Later

J. Kwon’s rags-to-riches life story could be turned into a movie. Hailing from St. Louis, Kwon — born Jerrell Jones — went from sleeping in cars and eating out of trash cans to being a millionaire ...
Yahoo

Rapper J-Kwon’s name removed from Grammy nods for Shaboozey’s ‘Tipsy’

Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” is ensnared in some Grammy Awards controversy ahead of the Feb. 2 ceremony. J-Kwon, credited as a writer on the chart-topping hit, is not eligible to receive an award ...
Black Enterprise

Grammys Withdraw J-Kwon’s Nomination For Shaboozey’s ‘Tipsy’ Remake

J-Kwon won't receive a physical Grammy if Shaboozey takes home a win for "A Bar Song (Tipsy)." J-Kwon had his Grammy nomination for Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” reneged after The Recording Academy ...
The Cheat Sheet

Why Shaboozey’s ‘A Bar Song (Tipsy)’ Is Better Than J-Kwon’s ‘Tipsy’

Exciting things are happening in the world of country music. For example, Shaboozey had his first big hit with “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” a country track that heavily samples J-Known’s “Tispy.” Few would ...
St. Louis American

Tar Boy and J-Kwon’s latest track fires at foe who put ‘Tipsy’ rapper on email blast

Who says you have to get shot up until you’re near dead to be inspired to write rap that everybody wants to lend an ear to? J-Kwon didn’t. He supposedly stayed “blowed,” got behind on child support ...
People

Shaboozey Performs 'A Bar Song' — and Remixes J-Kwon's 'Tipsy'! — at 2024 BET Awards

The rising country star performed a special rendition of his hit "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" with the St. Louis rapper for his 2024 BET Awards performance debut Njera Perkins was a digital news writer at ...
AOL

Grammys remove J-Kwon as songwriter for Shaboozey's 'A Bar Song (Tipsy)'

The Recording Academy has withdrawn J-Kwon’s Grammy eligibility for Shaboozey's country hit "A Bar Song (Tipsy)." The 2025 Song of the Year nominee, which includes an interpolation to J-Kwon's 2004 ...
Fox2Now St. Louis

Nelly reunites with St. Lunatics, Chingy, and J-Kwon at the AMAs

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS – St. Louis was well represented ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A huge hit song traces back 20 years to St. Louis. But rapper J-Kwon never left the scene.

Rapper J-Kwon poses at Caldwell Package Liquor in St. Louis on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. He filmed the music video for his 2004 song “Hood Hop” in the same location. ST. LOUIS — J-Kwon says he hums ...
Fox2Now St. Louis

Shaboozey’s ‘Bar Song’ samples St. Louis native J-Kwon’s 2004 hit ‘Tipsy’

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS – Country star Shaboozey burst ...
St. Louis American

J-Kwon gets Rah-Rah ‘cracking’

It’s about midnight on a Sunday and J-Kwon, one of St. Louis most well-known national rappers, is in his O’Fallon home sipping on Corona, dragging squares, playing a card-game of gut and listening to ...