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American singer

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Miss Jones
Birth nameTarsha Jones
BornQueens, New York, U.S.
GenresR&B
Years active1994–present
LabelsTommy Boy, Motown, PolyGram
Musical artist

Tarsha Jones, better known as Miss Jones, is an American R&B singer and radio personality. She previously worked for WQHT in New York City and 103.9 The Beat and WUSL in Philadelphia. Miss Jones was the first black woman to host Morning Radio on a hip hop radio format. She currently hosts the morning show for classic hip-hop "94.7 The Block" WXBK serving the New York City area.

Career

Radio

Jones played a role in the Star and Buc Wild morning show on Hot 97. She wrote a best-selling autobiography, Have You Met Miss Jones?: The Life and Loves of Radio's Most Controversial Diva, in 2007, published by Random House.

In August 2022, Jones began hosting mornings at classic hip-hop "94.7 The Block" WXBK in Newark, New Jersey, owned and operated by American broadcasting company Audacy.

Controversy

In 2005, Jones faced a two-week suspension due to contentious remarks she made on the air. The source of the controversy was a parody song called "Tsunami Song," penned by Rick Delgado, which targeted Asians following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. The fallout resulted in the dismissal of Delgado from the radio station, as well as Todd Lynn, who had made "offensive racial comments" during the broadcast. Jones herself was suspended following her impassioned on-air reaction to Miss Info, a Korean-American, who expressed her disapproval of the song.

Bibliography

  • Jones, Tarsha. Have You Met Miss Jones?: The Life and Loves of Radio's Most Controversial Diva. New York: Random House: 2007. ISBN 0-345-49748-1.

Discography

Albums

Year Title Chart positions
U.S.
R&B 		U.S.
Heat
1998 The Other Woman
  • Released: June 16, 1998
  • Label: Motown
 51 40

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
U.S. U.S. R&B
1994 "Where I Wanna Be Boy" 79 21 Non-album single
"Don't Front" — 73
1998 "2 Way Street" 62 27 The Other Woman
2023 "Calling All Ladies" — — TBA

As featured artist

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
U.S. U.S. R&B
1992 Common Sense – "Puppy Chow" ft. Miss Jones - - Can I Borrow a Dollar?
1995 Big L – "M.V.P." ft. Miss Jones - 56 Lifestylez ov da Poor and Dangerous
1995 AZ – "Sugar Hill" ft. Miss Jones 25 12 Doe or Die
1998 Big Pun – "Punish Me" ft. Miss Jones - 56 Capital Punishment
2000 Big L – "Holdin' it down" ft. A.G., Miss Jones & Stan Spit - - The Big Picture

References

  1. Century, Douglas (June 11, 2000). "Hip-Hop Meets Its Match". The New York Times. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
  2. Hinckley, David (July 16, 2007). "Miss Jones dishes on men and the radio game". New York Daily News. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
  3. "Miss Jones Joins 94.7 the Block as Morning Host". August 8, 2022.
  4. All Hiphop https://allhiphop.com/news/key-hot-97-morning-staff-fired-over-tsunami-song-pmUp6v1VlEieOX27T_1PVA/. Retrieved February 3, 2005. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ "Miss Jones > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". allmusic. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
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