Ronny J

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Ronny J
Birth nameRonald Oneil Spence, Jr.
Also known as
  • Ronny J Listen Up
  • Oh My God Ronny
  • OMGRonny
BornSeptember 14, 1992
Camden, New Jersey, U.S.
Origin Woodbury, New Jersey, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active2011–present [1]
Labels

Ronald Oneil Spence, Jr., professionally known as Ronny J (formerly stylized as RONNYJLI$TENUP), is an American record producer and rapper. [2] [3] Since the mid-2010s, he has been credited with production work for several music industry artists, including Kanye West, Eminem, Denzel Curry, XXXTentacion, Token, Lil Pump, Bhad Bhabie, Juice Wrld, Sfera Ebbasta, 6ix9ine, Ski Mask the Slump God, [4] [5] [6] Machine Gun Kelly, [7] and Iggy Azalea. [8] [9]

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Early life

Ronald Oneil Spence, Jr. grew up in Woodbury, New Jersey, where he used to play drums in nursery, which got him interested in music. Ronny attended Rowan College at Gloucester County while still living in New Jersey where he met fellow Rose boy Corte$4Prez. He was also into arts and architecture before pursuing his music career. He moved to Miami, where he became part of Denzel Curry's group, C9 and Raider Klan. [10]

Career

In May 2017, Ronny J signed a deal with Independently Popular and Atlantic Records. [11] On February 23, 2018, he released his first mixtape under Atlantic, OMGRonny. On August 14, 2020, he released his debut studio album, Jupiter. [12]

Ronny J released the single "Emoji" on September 14, 2023; it is a collaboration with XXXTentacion released over five years after his death. The song was included on Ronny J's second album, Charged Up. [13] [14] It is a remake of a song originally released in 2016. [15] Ronny J later stated on Instagram that "Emoji" is his last song with X. [16]

Production discography

Charted singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US US
R&B/HH
AUS CAN IRE NZ UK
"Hi Bich"
(Bhad Bhabie)
2017682966 15
"Kream"
(Iggy Azalea featuring Tyga)
2018965496 Survive the Summer
"Bebe"
(6ix9ine featuring Anuel AA)
30258167 Dummy Boy
"The Ringer"
(Eminem)
8755624 Kamikaze
"Not Alike"
(Eminem featuring Royce da 5'9")
2417231820
"Rap Devil"
(Machine Gun Kelly)
1310459112415 Binge
"I Love It"
(Lil Pump and Kanye West)
6541213 Harverd Dropout
"Everything We Need"
(Kanye West featuring Ty Dolla Sign and Ant Clemons)
20193317263027 Jesus Is King
"Hurricane"
(Kanye West and the Weeknd featuring Lil Baby)
20216144737 Donda

Discography

Studio albums

Mixtapes

Collaborative mixtapes

EPs

Collaborative EPs

Singles

References

  1. "Lee Mazin- Do it (prod.Ronny J) simpLEEaMAZIN". YouTube . December 3, 2011.
  2. "Meet Ronny J, the aggro rap producer rupturing eardrums". The FADER. February 21, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  3. SPENCE RONALD ONEIL JR Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  4. Caramanica, Jon (June 22, 2017). "The Rowdy World of Rap's New Underground". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  5. "6ix9ine- Bebe" . Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  6. "Eminem- The Ringer" . Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  7. "Machine Gun Kelly- Rap Devil" . Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  8. "Iggy Azalea- Kream" . Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  9. "Kanye West teases new music with Bump J and Ronny J". September 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  10. Justin Staple (September 9, 2017). "Ronny J Knows What He Wants". Noisey. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  11. Danny Schwartz (May 23, 2017). "Ronny J Signs To Atlantic". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  12. 1 2 Caramanica, Jon (September 12, 2018). "Pop and Jazz Fall Preview: 70 Albums, Shows and Festivals". The New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  13. Horvath, Zachary (September 15, 2023). "RONNY J And XXXTENTACION Team Up For "EMOJI"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  14. "Ronny J & XXXTENTACION - Emoji". HipHopDX. September 14, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  15. "Producer Papi Yerr Talks Working With Nicki Minaj, Chilling With Diddy, And More". Genius. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  16. Ronny J (Ft. XXXTENTACION) – EMOJI , retrieved September 17, 2023
  17. "Ronny J's New 'OMGRonny' Mixtape Features Ski Mask The Slump God – XXL". XXL Mag. February 22, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  18. "Stream Ronny J's New 'OMGRONNY' Mixtape". HYPEBEAST. Retrieved February 25, 2018.