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 ...

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 highlight of the performance, though, was when he brought out J-Kwon to perform “Tipsy,” which understandably got a good rise out of the crowd. Getting J-Kwon’s blessing and validation was ...

The Recording Academy has withdrawn J-Kwon’s Grammy eligibility for Shaboozey's country hit "A Bar Song (Tipsy)."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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...

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 ...

Going into the 2025 Grammy Awards, the Shaboozey hit gained nominations for Song of the Year and Best Country Song. While thrilled about the success of the song, if it wins, the writers for the ...

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 ...

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 ...

With nearly 20 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and a quintuple-platinum certification in the U.S. alone, Shaboozey’s genre-blurring “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” is the biggest hit of 2024. It’s a ...

If you've ventured outside as of late, especially in Nashville, you've no doubt heard Shaboozey's "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" blaring from someone's car and/or crackling from the radio at your local dive. In ...

Music has always been about inspiration, a medium where you can build on the work of those before you. Budding Virginia vocalist Shaboozey has proven that once again as he's been riding high on the ...