Sunspot Jonz | |
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Birth name | Corey Johnson |
Also known as | BFAP, Dusty Black, Vision |
Born | September 16, 1971 |
Origin | Oakland, California |
Genres | Underground hip hop |
Occupation(s) | Rapper, producer |
Years active | 1994–present |
Labels | Outhouse LL Crew Revenge Entertainment Legendary Music Battle Axe Records HBD Universal International |
Website | sunspotjonz |
Corey Johnson, better known by his stage name Sunspot Jonz, is a rapper from Oakland, California. He is a founding member of Living Legends, a conglomerate of underground hip hop artists from California. He is also one half of Mystik Journeymen along with Luckyiam.
History
Sunspot Jonz has gone by other surnames before, the most notable and well-known being BFAP, which stands for Brother From Another Planet, and Vision.
Sunspot Jonz released Don't Let 'Em Stop You in 2003. It features contributions from Dirt Nasty, Moka Only and The Grouch.
He released two solo albums, Fight-Destroy-Rock and The Darkside ov Heaven, in 2009.
Discography
Albums
- Child ov the Storm (2000)
- Angelz wit Dirty Faces (2000)
- Underground Legend (2000)
- Fallen Angelz (2002)
- Don't Let 'Em Stop You (2003)
- No Guts No Glory (2004)
- Only the Strong Shall Survive (2005)
- Back in Black (2006)
- Never Surrender (2008)
- Fight-Destroy-Rock (2009)
- The Darkside ov Heaven (2009)
- Galaxy of Dreams 1 (G.O.D.) (2010)
- Galaxy of Dreams 2 (G.O.D.) (2012)
- Skywalkers (2013)
- Legend1 (2015)
- Stoney Hawk 1 (2015)
- Cruel Summer (2020)
- Stoney Hawk 2 (2023)
EPs
- Unleashed (2000)
- Dirty Faces (2001)
- Ghostworld (2003)
Guest appearances
- Awol One & Factor Chandelier – "Darkness" from Owl Hours (2009)
- Factor Chandelier - "Black Fantasia" from 13 Stories (A Prelude) (2010)
- Factor Chandelier - "A Part of Me Now" from Club Soda Series I (2011)
- Myka 9 – "Oh Yeah... Alright" from Mykology (2012)
- Factor Chandelier - "Born Alone, Death Unknown" from Single Series (2016)
- Factor Chandelier - "Tiger Fight (Sunloa)" from Time Invested II (2022)
- Alex Asher Daniel - "Dakini (God’s Eye Mix)" (2022)
See also
References
- Cowie, Del F. (September 2002). "Mystik Journeymen - Magic". Exclaim!.
- Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Sunspot Jonz- ASMR Talk Show 9-30-15. YouTube.
- Swan, Rachel (October 1, 2003). "Sunspot Jonz". East Bay Express.
- Juon, Steve (February 24, 2004). "Sunspot Jonz :: Don't Let Em Stop You :: Battle Axe Records". RapReviews.
- Maharaj, Zoneil (May 21, 2009). "Fight-Destroy-Rock/The Darkside Ov Heaven". XLR8R.
- "Sunspot Jonz - Darkside Ov Heaven, The". URB. May 4, 2009.
- Dakini (God's Eye Mix), 2021-12-12, retrieved 2022-11-30
External links
- Official website
- Sunspot Jonz at AllMusic
- Sunspot Jonz discography at Discogs
- Sunspot Jonz at IMDb
- Legendary Music
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