Jason DeFord (born December 4, 1984), known professionally as Jelly Roll (sometimes written as JellyRoll), is an American rapper and singer known for his collaborations with Lil Wyte, Struggle Jennings, Yelawolf, Tech N9ne and Ryan Upchurch.
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Birth name | Jason DeFord[1] |
Born | (1984-12-04) December 4, 1984 (age 37) Antioch, Tennessee, U.S.[1] |
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Website | jellyroll615 |
Jason DeFord grew up in Nashville, Tennessee, in the southside community of Antioch.[3]
Jelly Roll's 2010 collaboration "Pop Another Pill" with Memphis rapper Lil Wyte reached over 6.3 million YouTube views.[4] This song led to the album Year Round by the hip-hop group SNO, released on the Hypnotize Minds label in April 2011 and produced by DJ Paul and Juicy J. SNO's song "Come Here White Girl" was named among "The 10 Most Memorable White Rapper Collaborations" by XXL.[5]
Jelly Roll released many mixtapes including the Gamblin' on a Whiteboy series and the Therapeutic Music series. His independently released debut solo studio album The Big Sal Story was released on October 26, 2012. He released two collaborative albums with Haystak, two collaborative albums with Lil Wyte, four collaborative albums with Struggle Jennings and one album under the group SNO with Lil Wyte and BPZ.[citation needed]
Jelly Roll's 2013 mixtape Whiskey, Weed, & Women was originally named Whiskey, Weed, & Waffle House,[3] but was later changed after the restaurant threatened legal action over the use of their name and logo on the cover. The replacement cover featured a "cease and desist" stamp in place of the Waffle House logo.[6][7]
Jelly Roll is married to Bunnie DeFord aka Bunnie XO, and has two children from a previous relationship.[8]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
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US R&B [10] |
US Rap [11] |
US Indie [12] |
US Heat. [13] | ||
Year Round (with Lil Wyte & BPZ) |
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Strictly Business (with Haystak) |
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— | 67 | — | — | 16 |
The Big Sal Story |
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No Filter (with Lil Wyte) |
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— | 33 | 17 | 42 | — |
Business As Usual (with Haystak) |
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— | 42 | — | — | 11 |
Sobriety Sucks |
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— | 42 | — | 48 | 12 |
No Filter 2 (with Lil Wyte) |
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— | 47 | — | — | — |
Addiction Kills |
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— | — | — | — | 22 |
Waylon & Willie (with Struggle Jennings) |
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— | — | — | 28 | 4 |
Waylon & Willie II (with Struggle Jennings) |
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— | — | — | 17 | 6 |
Waylon & Willie III (with Struggle Jennings) |
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— | — | — | 25 | 4 |
Goodnight Nashville |
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— | — | — | 46 | 12 |
Whiskey Sessions II |
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A Beautiful Disaster |
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97 | — | — | 9 | — |
Self Medicated |
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110 | — | — | 22 | — |
Waylon & Willie IV (with Struggle Jennings) |
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Ballads of the Broken[14] |
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159 | — | — | 21 | — |
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Whiskey Sessions |
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Crosses & Crossroads |
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Gamblin on a White Boy 4 |
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Mid-Grade Miracle (The Boston George Story) |
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Whiskey, Weed & Women |
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Biggest Loser |
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Therapeutic Music 5 |
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US Alt. [16] |
US Country Songs [17] |
US Country Airplay [18] |
US Main. [19] |
US Rock [20] |
CAN Rock [21] | ||||||||
"Save Me"[22] | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Self Medicated | ||||
"Dead Man Walking" | 2021 | — | 29 | — | — | 1 | 30 | 38 | Ballads of the Broken | |||||
"Son of a Sinner" | 2022 | 31 | — | 9 | 13 | — | 4 | — | ||||||
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. |
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"Fall in the Fall" (with Struggle Jennings) |
2017 | — |
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Waylon & Willie II |
"Creature" (featuring Krizz Kaliko and Tech N9ne) |
2020 | — |
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A Beautiful Disaster |
"Bottle & Mary Jane" | — |
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"Son of the Dirty South" (Brantley Gilbert featuring Jelly Roll) |
2022 | 48 | TBA |
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