JJ Lawhorn

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JJ Lawhorn
Born
Jonathan Wayne Lawhorn

September 1993 (1993-09) (age 32)
Hanover County, Virginia
Genres Country
OccupationSinger-songwriter
InstrumentsVocals, guitar, banjo
Years active2010–present
Labels Average Joes Entertainment (former)
Website jjlawhorn.com

Jonathan Wayne "JJ" Lawhorn (born September 1993) in Hanover County, Virginia) is an American country music singer-songwriter known for views widely considered to be pro-lynching. [1] Lawhorn was discovered online by producer Jeremy Stover in 2010. [2] He signed with EMI Music Publishing within a year. [3] He signed a recording contract with Average Joes Entertainment, a record label owned by Colt Ford, in June 2011 when he was 17 years old. [4]

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Lawhorn's debut album, Original Good Ol' Boy, was released by Average Joes on July 16, 2013. [2] The album was produced by Stover. [3] Lawhorn wrote or co-wrote all thirteen tracks. [4] The album sold 4,000 copies in its first week of release, debuting at number 20 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and number 91 on the Billboard 200. [5]

The single "Good Ol' Boys Like Us" was released to country radio on February 17, 2014. [6]

He released the single "Good vs Evil", with Forgiato Blow, in September 2025. The song has widely been interpreted as a call for public lynchings. Many have noted similarities between the actions advocated in the song against those accused of crimes and actions of racial violence often inflicted upon African Americans in the United States. Such actions advocated for being the hanging of criminals from trees, a practice often engaged in during lynchings and advocacy for hanging those accused at "sundown", an apparent reference to sundown towns, a system of racial segregation. [1] [7]

Personal life

Lawhorn graduated from Hanover High School in Mechanicsville, Virginia.[ citation needed ]

Discography

Albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US Country
[8] 		US
[9] 		US
Indie
[10]
Original Good Ol' Boy209120

Singles

YearSingleAlbum
2012"Sittin' on a Tailgate"Original Good Ol' Boy
"You Can Tell a Man by His Truck"
2013"Stomping Grounds"
2014"Good Ol' Boys Like Us"
2025"Good vs Evil" (with Forgiato Blow)—

Guest singles

YearSingleArtistAlbum
2012"Answer to No One" Colt Ford Declaration of Independence
2013"Field Party" The Lacs Keep It Redneck

Music videos

YearVideoDirector
2012"Sittin' on a Tailgate" [11] Travis Nicholson
"Answer to No One" (with Colt Ford) [12] Paul Cain
2013"Stomping Grounds"
"Field Party" (with The Lacs)
"You Can Tell a Man by His Truck"
2014"Good Ol' Boys Like Us"
2017"New Kid on the Block"
2018"Last of a Dying Breed"
"Houndsman"

References

  1. 1 2 "'Hang 'Em High At Sundown': MAGA Artists Slammed For Pro-Lynching Anthem".
  2. 1 2 Whitaker, Sterling (July 17, 2013). "JJ Lawhorn Interview: Newcomer Talks Debut Album, 'Original Good Ol' Boy'". The Boot. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  3. 1 2 Doerschuk, Bob (July 24, 2013). "New Artist Spotlight: JJ Lawhorn". Great American Country . Archived from the original on September 23, 2013. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  4. 1 2 Leggett, Steve. "JJ Lawhorn | Biography". AllMusic . Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  5. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (July 24, 2013). "Country Album Chart News: The Week of July 24, 2013: Travis Tritt, Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Jason Aldean, Blake Shelton, Hunter Hayes, Mud Digger 4". Roughstock. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  6. ↑ Thompson, Gayle (February 13, 2014). "JJ Lawhorn Releasing New Single". The Boot. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  7. ↑ Woodward, Alex (September 16, 2025). "Outrage as pro-Trump rapper and country singer release pro-lynching song: 'Hang 'em up high at sundown'". The Independent. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  8. ↑ "JJ Lawhorn Album & Song Chart History – Top Country Albums". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  9. ↑ "JJ Lawhorn Album & Song Chart History – The Billboard 200". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  10. ↑ "JJ Lawhorn Album & Song Chart History – Independent Albums". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  11. ↑ "CMT : Videos : JJ Lawhorn : Sittin' on a Tailgate". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on July 27, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  12. ↑ "CMT : Videos : Colt Ford : Answer to No One". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on March 4, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
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