Jeffrey Thompkins (born September 14, 1972), known by his stage name
JT Money, is an American rapper and the leader of Miami-based hip hop
group Poison Clan. Thompkins began his career in the late 1980s as a
protegé of Luther "Luke" Campbellâ€"signing to Luke Records in 1990.
His debut solo album Pimpin' on Wax was released in 1999 and spawned
the successful single "Who Dat", which peaked at number 5 on the
Billboard Hot 100.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. 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".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", featuring Solé. The song reached number 5 on the
Billboard Hot 100 and won Top Rap Single at the 1999 Billboard Music
Awards. 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.
JT Money, is an American rapper and the leader of Miami-based hip hop
group Poison Clan. Thompkins began his career in the late 1980s as a
protegé of Luther "Luke" Campbellâ€"signing to Luke Records in 1990.
His debut solo album Pimpin' on Wax was released in 1999 and spawned
the successful single "Who Dat", which peaked at number 5 on the
Billboard Hot 100.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. 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".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", featuring Solé. The song reached number 5 on the
Billboard Hot 100 and won Top Rap Single at the 1999 Billboard Music
Awards. 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.
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