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Yung Joc in 2024
Background information
Birth name	Jasiel Amon Robinson
Born	(1980-09-20) September 20, 1980 (age 44) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Genres	Southern hip-hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper songwriter
Years active	2003–present
Labels	Swagg Team Bad Boy South Atlantic J Block RCA Polo Grounds

Jasiel Amon Robinson (born September 20, 1980), known as Yung Joc, is an American rapper. He became famous for his 2006 song "It's Goin' Down". This song reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 music chart.

Before this hit, he signed with Puff Daddy's Bad Boy South record label. This label worked with Atlantic Records and Block Entertainment. "It's Goin' Down" was the first song from his first album, New Joc City, released in 2006. Both New Joc City and his next album, Hustlenomics (2007), reached number three on the Billboard 200 album chart. Yung Joc also appeared on T-Pain's 2007 song "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')", which was a number one hit.

Early Life and First Steps

Jasiel Robinson's father owned a company that made hair-care products. This helped Yung Joc get a chance to write a jingle, which is a short song for an advertisement, for the company Revlon. After this, Robinson started his own music label called Mastermind. He used this label to release his own music.

Music Career

2005–2006: New Joc City Album

In 2005, Jasiel Robinson met a music producer from Atlanta named Nitti Beatz. Together, they created the popular song "It's Goin' Down". After working with Russell "Block" Spencer, who started the Block Enterprises label, Spencer helped Robinson sign a big deal with Sean Combs's Bad Boy South label.

Bad Boy South then released Robinson's first album, New Joc City, in 2006. Yung Joc also appeared on other songs, like "Show Stopper" by Danity Kane and "Call U Out" from Cassie's album. In 2006, Forbes magazine listed him as one of the "Richest Rappers", estimating he earned about $10 million that year.

The song "It's Goin' Down" reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It also hit number 1 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart. His next song, "I Know U See It", reached number 17 on the Hot 100 and number 2 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart.

2007–2009: Hustlenomics Album

Yung Joc in 2007

Yung Joc's second album, Hustlenomics, came out in 2007. It included the songs "Coffee Shop" (with The-Dream and Gorilla Zoe) and "Bottle Poppin'" (also with Gorilla Zoe). Hustlenomics sold 69,000 copies in its first week. It debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 chart. By April 2009, it had sold around 197,000 copies.

In 2007, Yung Joc was featured on "Lookin Boy", a song by the hip hop group Hotstylz. This group was signed to his label. In 2008, he was featured on popular songs like "Get Like Me" by David Banner, "So Fly" by Slim, and "Beep" by Bobby V. In 2009, he was on the Day26 song "Imma Put It on Her". Yung Joc also released a free music collection called Grind Flu on his Swagg Team Entertainment label in August 2009.

2010–2014: Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood Album

In 2010, Yung Joc released "Yeah Boy", which was the first song from his album Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood. A music video for this song was also released.

In October 2012, RCA Music Group announced that it was closing down J Records, Arista Records, and Jive Records. Because of this, Yung Joc and other artists from these labels would release their future music, including Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood, under the RCA Records brand.

In March 2014, Yung Joc released his first official song from his upcoming third album. The song was called "I Got ...". In September 2014, he released a second song from the album, "Features", which included his friend and singer T-Pain.

Other Ventures

Swagg Team Entertainment

In 2010, Yung Joc started a new record label called Swagg Team Entertainment. He created this label through Jive Records. This happened after a public legal disagreement with Block Entertainment and Bad Boy South. Yung Joc talked about this legal issue and his relationship with Diddy in an interview in 2015.

Swagg Team Entertainment's first release was from the Chicago rap group Hotstylz, with their song "Lookin Boy". The label also released music from the Dallas rap group GS Boyz, whose first song was "Stanky Legg".

Current artists

• Hotstylz (Krazee, Meatball & Raydio G)
• Soufside
• Prince Charming
• Myk G Mr 16 Bars
• Kidd Starr

Former groups

• GS Boyz (Marc D, Slizz & DK)

Reality Television

In 2014, Yung Joc joined the VH1 reality TV show Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta. He was a supporting cast member on the show. In August 2017, it was announced that he would be on the first season of VH1's Scared Famous. This show started airing on October 23, 2017.

Personal Life

In December 2011, Yung Joc's recording studio for his label Swagg Team was broken into. The people who broke in took about $70,000 worth of studio equipment. They also took a hard drive that had Yung Joc's unreleased music for his third album. Yung Joc later found out who one of the people was.

As of 2022, Yung Joc has nine children.

In January 2020, a video showed Yung Joc driving for a ride-sharing company called Pull Up N Go. This made some people think he was having money problems. However, he later explained that he was doing this to show young people the importance of hard work. He was volunteering with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta at the time.

On November 7, 2021, he married Kendra Robinson, who is also a star from Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta.

Music Albums

Studio albums

• New Joc City (2006)
• Hustlenomics (2007)
• Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood (2017)

TV Appearances

Awards and Nominations

Yung Joc has received several awards and nominations for his music.

BET Hip Hop Awards

He won one award out of six nominations.

• 2006: "It's Goin' Down" won Hip-Hop Track of the Year.

Billboard Music Awards

Yung Joc received three nominations.

Grammy Awards

He received one nomination.

• 2007: "It's Goin' Down" was nominated for Best Rap Song.

MTV Video Music Awards

Yung Joc received three nominations.

Soul Train Music Awards

He received two nominations.