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American rapper For the wrestler sometimes known as JT Money, see Jesse Taylor.

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JT Money
Thompkins in 2016
Background information
Born	Jeffrey Jermaine Thompkins[1] (1972-09-14) September 14, 1972 (age 53)Miami, Florida, U.S.
Genres	Southern hip-hop
Occupations	Rapper songwriter
Years active	1989–present
Labels	Luke Freeworld Priority Crunk City Undeniable
Member of	Poison Clan
Children	1

Musical artist

Jeffrey Jermaine Thompkins (born September 14, 1972), better known by his stage name JT Money, is an American rapper from Miami, Florida. He is the lead member of hip hop group Poison Clan, and was a protégé of fellow Miami native Luther "Luke" Campbell — having signed with Luke Records in 1990.[2] His debut studio album, Pimpin' on Wax (1999), spawned the single "Who Dat" (featuring Solé), which peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100.

Career

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Thompkins was discovered by Luke Skyywalker of the 2 Live Crew in a Miami talent show. Skyywalker signed JT Money and Debonaire as the group Poison Clan to his Luke Records.[3] In 1990 JT Money and Debonaire released their first album as a group, 2 Low Life Muthas. After this Debonaire left Poison Clan to join another group, Home Team, with his brother, Drugzie also from the Poison Clan. This left JT Money as the main lyrical driving force of the group, which also featured members Madball, Uzi, Big Ram, and associates Shorty-T and Trigga.

The second Poison Clan album, 1992's Poisonous Mentality, featured the hit "Shake What Ya Mama Gave Ya", which was listed by XXL magazine as one of the top 250 hip-hop songs of the 1990s. JT Money released two more albums under the Poison Clan name: Ruff Town Behavior in 1993 and Straight Zooism in 1995. Some other well known Poison Clan songs include "Action", "Bad Influence", "Dance All Night", "Fire Up This Funk", "The Girl That I Hate", and "Don't Sleep On A Hizzo".[4]

In 1999 JT Money dropped the Poison Clan name for the album Pimpin' On Wax, now just recording under his own stage name. This album achieved mainstream commercial success with the major hit single "Who Dat",[4] featuring Solé.[5] The song reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and won Top Rap Single at the 1999 Billboard Music Awards.[6] After this JT Money continued his solo career, releasing three more albums to date, none of which matched the commercial success of his solo debut.

Albums

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Solo albums

Year	Album	Chart Positions
		US	US Hip-Hop
1999	Pimpin' on Wax	28	8
2001	Blood Sweat and Years	48	9
2002	Return of the B-Izer	-	-
2005	Undeniable	-	-
2015	Pimpin Gangsta Party	-	-

With the Poison Clan:

• 1990: 2 Low Life Muthas
• 1992: Poisonous Mentality
• 1993: Ruff Town Behavior
• 1995: Strait Zooism

Singles

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Year	Song	U.S. Hot 100	U.S. R&B	U.S. Rap	Album
1999	"Who Dat"	5	2	1	Pimpin' on Wax
2001	"Hi-Lo"	-	64	-	Blood Sweat and Years/The New Guy/All About the Benjamins
2016	"We Hustle We Grind"	-	-	-	n/a

Featured singles

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Year	Single	U.S. Hot 100	U.S. R&B	U.S. Rap	Album
1999	"4, 5, 6" (Solé with J.T. Money and Kandi)	21	9	1	Skin Deep
2017	"Booty Cheeks" (JT Money ft Detroit's Filthiest[7])	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2017	"Tonite Its Goin Down" (Fresh Kid Ice featuring JT Money, Brian Billionaire, Dee Goodson)	n/a	n/a	n/a	Breaking Glass Ceilings Vol. 1
2021	"Duval Dade" (Natalac featuring JT Money)	n/a	n/a	n/a	Love & Pimp-Hop

Music videos

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Year	Video	Director
1999	"Who Dat"	DC Coles
1999	"Alright" (f/Big Gipp)	Aaron Courseault
1999	"4, 5, 6" (w/ Solé and Kandi)	Gregory Dark
2001	"Hi-Lo"	Aaron Courseault
2001	"Super Chick"	Benny Boom
2014	"Hustlin'"	Antwan Smith
2014	"Chevy Game"	Eastside Hernandez

References

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1. ^ "Jeffrey Jermaine Pka Jt Money Thompkins". Hungama.com.
2. ^ Strauss, Neil (April 28, 1999). "The Pop Life; Big Dreams And Short Shorts". The New York Times. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
3. ^ "JT Money Traces Miami Connection Of Debut Album". MTV. May 19, 1999. Archived from the original on February 8, 2010. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
4. ^ a b [1][dead link]
5. ^ "Solé Re-teams With JT Money For New Single". MTV. August 13, 1999. Archived from the original on December 23, 2007. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
6. ^ "Britney and Backstreet Boys share glory". BBC News. December 9, 1999. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
7. ^ "Off the Record: Detroit's Filthiest ft JT Money - Booty Cheeks [PREMIERE] | Rhythm Travels". Archived from the original on February 12, 2017.

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