DJ Jubilee

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DJ Jubilee
Birth nameJerome Temple
Origin New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Genres Bounce music
Years active1991–present
Labels Take Fo' Records
Website https://www.facebook.com/DJJubilee, http://www.djjubilee.com/home.html

Jerome Temple, professionally known as DJ Jubilee, is an American rapper from New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Background

DJ Jubilee is originally from St. Thomas Projects in the 10th ward, in the Lower Garden District of New Orleans is a graduate of Walter L. Cohen High School and Grambling State University in Grambling, LA. He started off DJ Block parties in the St. Thomas Projects, and the surrounding neighborhoods Uptown and eventually created his own brand of Bounce Music which took off across the Gulf Coast region.

Music career

DJ Jubilee, also known as “The King of Bounce” began DJing at house parties and block parties in 1990. He achieved significant recognition for his 1990 cassette single Do The Jubilee All Take Fo' Records. [1] This song contains the first recorded use of the word 'twerk'. [2]

DJ Jubilee's 1998 album Take It To the St. Thomas Take Fo' Records debuted at #61 on Billboard’s Top R&B albums chart for the week of May 9, 1998. [3]

In November 2013, DJ Jubilee headlined the first bounce show to be performed at New Orleans' Preservation Hall with the Big Easy Bounce Band. [4] [5]

The 2000 504 Boyz hit single "Wobble Wobble" was inspired by a DJ Jubilee lyric. [6]

Take Fo' Records unsuccessfully sued Cash Money Records alleging that Juvenile's "Back That Azz Up" infringed the copyright of DJ Jubilee's "Back That A$$ Up". [7]

Discography

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