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  1. Jason Bradley DeFord (born December 4, 1984), known professionally as Jelly Roll (often stylized as JellyRoll ), is an American singer, rapper and songwriter from Antioch, Tennessee. Beginning his career in 2003, he rose to mainstream prominence following the release of his singles "Need a Favor" (2023) and "Son of a Sinner" (2021), the latter ...

    • Jason Bradley DeFord
    • Rapper, singer, songwriter
    • He received his nickname from his mother. DeFord, who was born on December 4, 1984, in Nashville, has said his stage name came from his mother. She gave it to him when he was a young and “chubby kid,” according to DailyMail.com, and it has stuck ever since.
    • He has served prison time. Before making it big as a musician, Jelly Roll was in and out of prison. According to Billboard, he was convicted of robbery as a teenager and possession with intent to distribute at age 21.
    • His experiences with drugs led him to push for change in Congress. In January 2024, Jelly Roll visited Washington, D.C., to address the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs in support of a bill called the FEND Off Fentanyl Act that would “help combat the country’s fentanyl crisis by targeting opioid traffickers devastating America’s communities.”
    • He loves Waffle House. In a 2013 interview with Gawker, Jelly Roll claimed he had eaten at least hundreds—but more likely thousands—of times at the popular restaurant chain.
  2. May 17, 2024 · Jelly Roll is a multigenre singer and songwriter known for hit songs like “Son of a Sinner,” “Save Me,” and “Need a Favor.” Unafraid to embrace an underdog persona, he overcame a tumultuous...

  3. Jan 25, 2024 · 0:00. 0:50. Is he country? Is he hip-hop? Is he rock? The man born Jason DeFord but known as the heavily tattooed music star Jelly Roll is a mishmash of musical styles and he’s on the path to...

  4. Apr 26, 2023 · In a room full of country music royalty, the artist Jelly Roll — a 38-year-old face-tattooed former addict and drug dealer who got his start selling his own hip-hop mixtapes out of his car —...

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  6. Jan 2, 2024 · By Jon Caramanica and Joe Coscarelli. Jan. 2, 2024. Few artists had a more unexpected 2023 than Jelly Roll, the face-tattooed former Southern rapper turned country singer who became one of...

  7. Apr 9, 2024 · Music. The Rise of Jelly Roll: How a Tattooed Ex-Con and Former Rapper Became One of Country Music's Biggest Stars. By Meredith B. Kile. Updated: 11:10 AM PDT, April 9, 2024. Published: 10:28...

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