Jelly Roll (singer)

Jason DeFord (born December 4, 1984), known professionally as Jelly Roll (sometimes written as JellyRoll), is an American performer and songwriter known for his collaborations with Lil Wyte, Struggle Jennings, Yelawolf, Tech N9ne, and Ryan Upchurch.

This article is about the Nashville-based musician. For the jazz musician, see Jelly Roll Morton. For other uses, see Jelly roll.

Jelly Roll
Jelly Roll in 2019
Jelly Roll in 2019
Background information
Birth nameJason DeFord[1]
Born (1984-12-04) December 4, 1984
Antioch, Tennessee, U.S.[1]
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
Labels
Websitejellyroll615.com

Early life

Jason DeFord grew up in Nashville, Tennessee, in the southside community of Antioch.[3]

Career

Jelly Roll's 2010 collaboration "Pop Another Pill" with Memphis rapper Lil Wyte reached over 6.3 million YouTube views.[4] This song led to the album Year Round by the hip-hop group SNO, released on the Hypnotize Minds label in April 2011 and produced by DJ Paul and Juicy J. SNO's song "Come Here White Girl" was named among "The 10 Most Memorable White Rapper Collaborations" by XXL.[5]

Jelly Roll released many mixtapes including the Gamblin' on a Whiteboy series and the Therapeutic Music series. His independently released debut solo studio album The Big Sal Story was released on October 26, 2012. He released two collaborative albums with Haystak, two collaborative albums with Lil Wyte, four collaborative albums with Struggle Jennings and one album under the group SNO with Lil Wyte and BPZ.

Jelly Roll's 2013 mixtape Whiskey, Weed, & Women was originally named Whiskey, Weed, & Waffle House,[3] but was later changed after the restaurant threatened legal action over the use of their name and logo on the cover. The replacement cover featured a "cease and desist" stamp in place of the Waffle House logo.[6][7]

On April 2, 2023, Jelly Roll collected three CMT (Country Music Television) Music Award, including CMT 'Digital-First Performance of the Year,' 'Male Breakthrough Video of the Year' and 'Male Video of the Year,' all for the song "Son of a Sinner".[8]

Personal life

Jelly Roll is married to Bunnie DeFord aka Bunnie XO and has two children from a previous relationship.[9]

Discography

Studio albums
List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and sales figures
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[10]		 US R&B
[11]		 US Rap
[12]		 US Indie
[13]		 US Heat.
[14]
Year Round (with Lil Wyte & BPZ) — — — — —
Strictly Business (with Haystak)
  • Released: November 15, 2011
  • Label: Haystak, Inc.
 — 67 — — 16
The Big Sal Story
  • Released: October 26, 2012
  • Label: A-Game
 — — — — —
No Filter (with Lil Wyte)
  • Released: July 16, 2013
  • Label: Phixieous Entertainment
 — 33 17 42 —
Business As Usual (with Haystak)
  • Released: November 19, 2013
  • Label: Haystak, Inc.
 — 42 — — 11
Sobriety Sucks
  • Released: May 13, 2016
  • Label: Bad Apple Inc.
 — 42 — 48 12
No Filter 2 (with Lil Wyte)
  • Released: November 18, 2016
  • Label: Bad Apple Inc.
 — 47 — — —
Addiction Kills
  • Released: April 21, 2017
  • Label: Jelly Roll
 — — — — 22
Waylon & Willie (with Struggle Jennings)
  • Released: November 3, 2017
  • Label: Jelly Roll
 — — — 28 4
Waylon & Willie II (with Struggle Jennings)
  • Released: March 23, 2018
  • Label: Jelly Roll
 — — — 17 6
Waylon & Willie III (with Struggle Jennings)
  • Released: November 16, 2018
  • Label: Jelly Roll
 — — — 25 4
Goodnight Nashville
  • Released: December 7, 2018
  • Label: War Dog
 — — — 46 12
Whiskey Sessions II — — — — —
A Beautiful Disaster
  • Released: March 13, 2020
  • Label: War Dog
 97 — — 9 —
Self Medicated
  • Released: October 16, 2020
  • Label: War Dog
 110 — — 22 —
Waylon & Willie IV (with Struggle Jennings)
  • Release date: December 16, 2020
  • Label: Jelly Roll, Struggle
 — — — — —
Ballads of the Broken 159 — — 21 —
Whitsitt Chapel
  • Released: June 2, 2023
  • Label: BBR Music Group
 — — — — —

Extended plays
Title EP details
Whiskey Sessions
Crosses & Crossroads
  • Released: April 15, 2019
  • Label: War Dog

Mixtapes
Title Album details
Gamblin on a White Boy 4
  • Released: June 7, 2011
  • Label: Top $helf Investments
Mid-Grade Miracle (The Boston George Story)
  • Released: April 17, 2012
  • Label: A-Game
Whiskey, Weed & Women
  • Released: August 6, 2013
  • Label: A-Game/Crash Out Music
Biggest Loser
  • Released: March 11, 2014
  • Label: Crash Out Music
Therapeutic Music 5
  • Released: December 4, 2015
  • Label: Bad Apple Inc.

Singles
List of singles as lead artist, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[15]		 US
Alt.
[16]		 US
Country Songs
[17]		 US
Country Airplay
[18]		 US
Main.
[19]		 US
Rock
[20]		 CAN
[21]		 CAN
Rock
[22]
"Smoking Section" 2015 — — — — — — — — Therapeutic Music 5
"Hate Goes On" 2017 — — — — — — — — Addiction Kills
"Only" — — — — — — — —
"Wheels Fall Off" — — — — — — — —
"I'm on It" (featuring Young Slugga, David Ray and Brabo Gator) 2018 — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"Save Me"[24] 2020 — — — — — — — — Self Medicated
"Dead Man Walking" 2021 — 29 — — 1 30 — 38 Ballads of the Broken
"Son of a Sinner" 2022 31 — 8 1 — 4 61 —
"She" — — — — — 26 — — Whitsitt Chapel
"Need a Favor" —[upper-alpha 1] — 37 32 15 9 — —
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Other charted and certified songs
List of charted and certified songs, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certification Album
US
Country Songs
[17]
"Fall in the Fall"
(with Struggle Jennings)		 2017 — Waylon & Willie II
"Creature"
(featuring Krizz Kaliko and Tech N9ne)		 2020 — A Beautiful Disaster
"Bottle & Mary Jane" —
"Son of the Dirty South"
(Brantley Gilbert featuring Jelly Roll)		 2022 48 TBA

Notes
  1. "Need a Favor" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number four on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[25]

References
  1. "Jelly Roll biography". AllMusic. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  2. Nicholson, Jessica (September 16, 2021). "Nashville Native Jelly Roll on Shifting From Hip Hop to Country-Rock: 'I Want to Change The Way Music Is Done on Those Streets'". Billboard. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  3. Dodero, Camille (June 14, 2013). "The Story of the 450-Pound Rapper Who Loved Waffle House Too Much". Gawker.
  4. "JellyRoll Feat. Lil Wyte POP ANOTHER PILL – YouTube". YouTube. March 19, 2010. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  5. "The 10 Most Memorable White Rapper Collaborations – XXL". XXL. January 26, 2011. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  6. Paine, Jake (April 5, 2013). "JellyRoll Responds To Waffle House Cease & Desist, New Mixtape Artwork & Title". HipHopDX. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  7. Tishgart, Sierra (June 14, 2013). "Waffle House Screwed Over Its Biggest Fan, a Rapper Named Jelly Roll". Grub Street. New York Magazine. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  8. Rosenbloom, Alli. "CMT Awards 2023: See who won". cnn.com. Cable News Network. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  9. Peake, Amber (May 28, 2021). "Who is Jelly Roll's wife, Bunnie? Rapper shares sweet family snap". The Focus. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  10. "Jelly Roll Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  11. "Jelly Roll Chart History: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  12. "Jelly Roll Chart History: Top Rap Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  13. "Jelly Roll Chart History: Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  14. "Jelly Roll Chart History: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  15. "Jelly Roll Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  16. "Jelly Roll Chart History: Alternative Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  17. "Jelly Roll Chart History: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  18. "Jelly Roll History: Country Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  19. "Jelly Roll History: Mainstream Rock Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  20. "Jelly Roll History: Hot Rock & Alternative Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  21. "Jelly Roll Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  22. "Jelly Roll: Chart History: Canada Rock". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  23. "American certifications – Jelly Roll". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  24. Carsten, Chad T. (October 4, 2021). "Jelly Roll's "Save Me" Single Independently Goes Gold!". Faygoluvers. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  25. "Jelly Roll Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
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