Jonny Z

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Jonny Z is an American hip hop artist and producer. [1]

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Career

Jonny Z first began working with producer Doug Rasheed in the mid 1990s. He scored his first hit when "Shake Shake (Shake Your Culo)" reached #38 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music chart. [2]

In 1996 he released "Latin Swing" which peaked at #43 on the Billboard Hot Dance Music Chart. [3]

His debut album, Jonny Z, was released in December 1996. It featured "No Senor (Drop Your Chones)", which reached #38 on the Billboard Hot Dance Singles chart, and "Mamacita", which reached #51. [3]

He recorded a Latino version of Rodney O and Joe Cooley's "Everlasting Bass" entitled "Puro Latin Bass", featuring South Park Mexican a.k.a. SPM.

He then established his own label "One Lil Vato". His singles "Ku-Ku" and "Te La Pongo" were released by Jellybean Benitez's label, Jellybean Recordings, in 2001.

Legacy

Jonny Z is considered to be a pioneer of Latin Hip-Hop, due to him being one of the first Latinos combining bass music with salsa, mambo, and regional Mexican banda. [4] The Oxford encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States - Volume 2 - Page 301 states: "A new style of Latina and Latino hip-hop was created in Miami and Texas by the bass rappers DJ Laz and Jonny Z, who mixed Latin styles with bass music".... [5] [6] Besides bass music, he also recorded some funk-influenced hip hop on his earlier albums. Among those early tracks, the Chicano anthem "Orale". He also was the first Latino American to incorporate not only Spanglish in his raps, but more explicit words and phrases. Words like "Culo" and "Nalgas", and "Chones". Phrases like "Vamos a la cama", and "Se me Paro". This opened the door of acceptability at radio stations across the U.S. He was truly the original Latin rap rebel.
Jonny Z's records continue to be aired frequently on major radio stations across the U.S. including KBBT San Antonio, and KYLD San Francisco.

Discography

Billboard Charts

SingleChartPeak
Position
Shake ShakeU.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi -Single Sales 38
Latin SwingU.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi -Single Sales [7] 42
No SenorU.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi -Single Sales [8] 38
MamacitaU.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi -Single Sales [9] 51
YearTitleChart Positions [10]
Billboard Hot 100
1996"Latin Swing "103
"No Senor"102
1993"Shake Shake"-
1997"Mamacita"-

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "| San Antonio Express-News Archive | expressnews.com". nl.newsbank.com. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  2. ↑ allmusic.com, "Jonny Z". Accessed 27 May 2013.
  3. 1 2 allmusic.com, "Jonny Z - Awards". Accessed 27 May 2013.
  4. ↑ Rodríguez, Richard T. (2000). "Reimagined Communities: Family, Masculinity, and Nationalism in Chicano Cultural Production".
  5. ↑ "bibliogroup:"The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States" - Google Search" . Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "Rap Pages". 1997.
  7. ↑ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1955-03-26. p.  35. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  8. ↑ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1993-06-12. p.  35. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  9. ↑ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1993-06-12. p.  18. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  10. ↑ Billboard Singles. Allmusic.com.

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