Jake One

Infobox musical artist
Name = Jake One
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Born = c. 1976 Fact|date=September 2008
Origin = Seattle, Washington
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Genre = Hip hop
Occupation = Producer
Years_active = 1992–present
Label = G-Unit Records, Rhymesayers Entertainment
Associated_acts = 50 Cent, G-Unit, Young Buck, M.O.P., Freeway, De La Soul, Strange Fruit Project, MF DOOM, E-40, John Cena, Planet Asia, Nas
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Jacob Dutton (born c. 1976 Fact|date=September 2008), better known as Jake One, is an American hip hop record producer from Seattle, Washington.Palermo, Thomas (2008) " [http://www.xlr8r.com/news/2008/09/jake-one-readies-new-album Jake One Readies New Album] ", XLR8R, September 5, 2008] Matos, Michaelangelo (2004) " [http://www.seattleweekly.com/2004-11-10/music/rocketship-blowing-up.php Rocketship Blowing Up] ", Seattle Weekly, November 10, 2004]

Biography

Dutton grew up in Capitol Hill 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] ", Six Shot, 22 December 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, DJ Premier, and Marley Marl." [http://www.builtfromskratch.com/features/jake-one/ Jake One] ", Built From Skratch, 2008] Dutton has worked with local artists as well as major names from further afield. He has produced tracks by artists such as De La Soul, Strange Fruit Project, MF DOOM, E-40, John Cena, Planet Asia, Nas, and 50 Cent. He is part of the G-Unit production team, The Money Management Group.Ketchum, William E. III (2008) " [http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/features/id.1117/title.producers-corner-jake-one Producer's Corner: Jake One] ", hiphopdx, May 9 2008] S1 " [http://legacymag.net/jakeone/jakeone.html The Jake One Interview] ", LegacyMag]

His first album credited to Jake One, "White Van Music", is due for release in October 2008 on Rhymesayers Entertainment, and will feature contributions from Brother Ali, Young Buck, De La Soul, M.O.P., Freeway, MF DOOM, and E-40.Sawyers, Hubert III (2007) " [http://www.dropmagazine.com/draft-in-the-crates-with-jake-one/ In The Crates] ", Drop Magazine, July 31 2007] Hale, 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?] ", 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"), "" ("Jake Alert"), and "Gone Baby Gone". [ [http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/323883/Get-Rich-or-Die-Tryin-/credits "Get Rich or Die Tryin' " production credits] , New York Times] [ [http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/329125/The-Fast-and-the-Furious-Tokyo-Drift/credits "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift" production credits] , New York Times] [ [http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/348172/Gone-Baby-Gone/credits "Gone Baby Gone" production credits] , New York Times]

Discography

References

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/jakeone Jake One] at MySpace
* [http://whitevanmusic.blogspot.com/ Jake One's blog]
* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Jake+One Jake One at discogs.com]
* [http://swisscharts.com/showperson.asp?name=Jake+One Jacob Dutton - Swiss charts]