Jake One
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{{short description|American record producer}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Jake One
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| birth_name = Jacob Brian Dutton
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|05|11}}
| origin = Seattle, Washington, U.S.
| genre = {{hlist|Hip hop|trap|Northwest hip hop}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Record producer|songwriter}}
| years_active = 1992–present
| label = {{hlist|Conception|Liquor Barrel|G-Unit|Rhymesayers|Stones Throw|Street Corner|Rappers I Know}}
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Jacob Brian Dutton{{Cite web|url=https://repertoire.bmi.com/Catalog.aspx?detail=writerid&page=1&fromrow=1&torow=25&keyid=773516&subid=0|title=BMI | Songview Search}} (born May 11, 1976),{{cite tweet|number=1127269838328479744|user=JPinder|title=Happy Birthday @JakeUno. Big homie turns 40 today! |date=May 11, 2019}} known professionally as Jake One, is an American record producer and songwriter.Palermo, Thomas (2008) "[http://www.xlr8r.com/news/2008/09/jake-one-readies-new-album Jake One Readies New Album]", XLR8R, September 5, 2008Matos, Michaelangelo (2004) "[http://www.seattleweekly.com/2004-11-10/music/rocketship-blowing-up.php Rocketship Blowing Up] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070812164243/http://www.seattleweekly.com/2004-11-10/music/rocketship-blowing-up.php |date=August 12, 2007 }}", Seattle Weekly, November 10, 2004
Early life and career
Jacob Brian Dutton was born in 1976 and grew up in the Central District and moved to the North End of Seattle when he was 15. He started making music on a Casio keyboard in 1992.Fleury, Serge (2007) "[http://www.sixshot.com/articles/9424/ Jake ONE – Numero Uno] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080918081800/http://www.sixshot.com/articles/9424/ |date=2008-09-18 }}", Six Shot, December 22, 2007 He attended the University of Washington and gave a tape of his music to a friend who worked in a local record store. One of the store's other employees, the DJ Mr. Supreme heard the tape, and when he set up his Conception Records label, he used Dutton to create backing tracks. The first record he produced was Eclipse's "World Premier". His early influences included Pete Rock, Dr. Dre, DJ Premier, and Marley Marl."[http://www.builtfromskratch.com/features/jake-one/ Jake One] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828205431/http://www.builtfromskratch.com/features/jake-one/ |date=August 28, 2008 }}", Built From Skratch, 2008
Jake One produced the 2005 song "The Time Is Now" by professional wrestler John Cena; it has been Cena's entrance theme since.{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2015/03/jake-one-la-times-interview|title = John Cena's Entrance Music Was Originally Intended for Ghostface Killah|website = Complex Networks}}
He was a part of the G-Unit production team The Money Management Group. His first album credited to Jake One, White Van Music, was released on October 7, 2008, on Rhymesayers Entertainment, which features contributions from Brother Ali, Young Buck, De La Soul, M.O.P., Freeway, D.Black, MF Doom, Slug, and Keak da Sneak.Ketchum, William E. III (2008) "[http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/features/id.1117/title.producers-corner-jake-one Producer's Corner: Jake One] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719083102/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/features/id.1117/title.producers-corner-jake-one |date=2008-07-19 }}", hiphopdx, May 9, 2008Sawyers, Hubert III (2007) "[http://www.dropmagazine.com/draft-in-the-crates-with-jake-one/ In The Crates]", Drop Magazine, July 31, 2007Hale, Andreas (2008) "[http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.6669/title.little-brother-freeway-young-buck-mf-doom-on-one-album Little Brother, Freeway, Young Buck & MF Doom On One Album?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101214630/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.6669/title.little-brother-freeway-young-buck-mf-doom-on-one-album |date=2014-11-01 }}", hiphopdx, April 1, 2008
He has had tracks included on the soundtracks to films such as Get Rich or Die Tryin' (50 Cent's "I Don't Know Officer"), The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift ("Jake Alert"), and Gone Baby Gone.[https://web.archive.org/web/20080918090801/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/323883/Get-Rich-or-Die-Tryin-/credits Get Rich or Die Tryin' production credits], New York Times[https://web.archive.org/web/20080918090805/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/329125/The-Fast-and-the-Furious-Tokyo-Drift/credits The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift production credits], The New York Times[https://web.archive.org/web/20071121205727/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/348172/Gone-Baby-Gone/credits Gone Baby Gone production credits], The New York Times
In 2010, Jake One released two collaborative albums, The Stimulus Package with Freeway and Patience with Truthlive.[http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/03/01/qa-with-freeway-talks-stimulus-package-going-indie-jay-z-devil-worshiping-rumors/ Ballerstatus.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101213424/http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/03/01/qa-with-freeway-talks-stimulus-package-going-indie-jay-z-devil-worshiping-rumors/ |date=November 1, 2014 }}, BallerStatus[http://www.hiphopsite.com/2010/05/12/truthlive-it-takes-patience-interview-sticky/ Hiphopsite.com], HipHopSite
He also produced Brother Ali's full-length album Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color on Rhymesayers Entertainment.
In 2024, he announced the sequel of the collaborative album with Freeway, The Stimulus Package 2. On Friday May 24th, the single "Ringin" featuring Jadakiss was released.{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C7SxvR5x13G/ | title=Instagram }}
Discography
{{Main|Jake One production discography}}
= Albums =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of albums, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;"| Album details ! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US {{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Jake One|chart=Billboard 200}}|title=Jake One Album & Song Chart History – Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=August 16, 2016}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US |
|---|
| scope="row"| White Van Music
|
| — || 94 |
| scope="row"| The Stimulus Package {{small|(with Freeway)}} |
| 63 || 19 |
| scope="row"| Tuxedo {{small|(with Mayer Hawthorne)}} |
| — || 16 |
| scope="row"| Prayer Hands Emoji
|
| — || — |
| scope="row"| Tuxedo II {{small|(with Mayer Hawthorne)}} |
| — || — |
| scope="row"| Tuxedo III {{small|(with Mayer Hawthorne)}} |
| — || — |
| scope="row"| Seaplane
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| | |
| scope="row"| The Stimulus Package 2 {{small|(with Freeway)}} |
| — || — |
| scope="row"| 12/96
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| — || — |
| scope="row"| Tuxedo IV {{small|(with Mayer Hawthorne)}} |
| — || — | | |
| colspan="14" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
References
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External links
- [http://whitevanmusic.blogspot.com/ Jake One's blog]
- [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Jake+One Jake One] at Discogs
- [http://swisscharts.com/showperson.asp?name=Jake+One Jacob Dutton – Swiss charts]
- [http://www.undergroundhiphop.com/store/searchresults.asp?searchby=Producers&keywords=Jake+One/ Jake One discography at UndergroundHipHop.com]
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Category:American hip-hop record producers
Category:Musicians from Seattle