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Kent Jones

Week 31 of 2016




Kent Jones

Kent Jones recently earned his first chart topper on Billboard's Hot Rap Songs chart and Rhythmic chart with his debut single "Don't Mind". Produced by Kent, Cool & Dre and DJ Khaled, the song was about to be left out of Kent's "Tours" mixtape before it was released as a single.

"Don't Mind" reached the top of Billboard's Hot Rap Songs chart in its 13th week. The song also remains in the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a sixth straight week, rising to No. 8. On the Billboard Artist 100 chart, meanwhile, the rapper rises to No 29.

The track, which contains lyrics in French, Spanish, Japanese and Haitian Creole, was later remixed by Trina.



Kent, who is signed to DJ Khaled's We The Best label in 2015, was featured on his label head's ninth album "Major Key". The Florida rapper joined Jadakiss, Fabolous, Fat Joe and Busta Rhymes in DJ Khaled's "Don't Play Yourself". He also co-wrote the DJ's "F**k Up the Club" track featuring Future, Rick Ross, YG and Yo Gotti.

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KENT JONES BIO

Rapper Kent Jones was born in Tallahassee, Florida on April 14, 1993. He was very young when his family introduced him to music. He learned to play drums from his aunt before beginning to take formal music lessons during which he learned to play the piano and the Hammond organ, and studied music theory. Later, he started developing an interest in jazz music. » more