Sunspot Jonz

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Sunspot Jonz
Birth nameCorey Johnson
Also known asBFAP, Dusty Black, Vision
BornSeptember 16, 1971
Origin Oakland, California
Genres Underground hip hop
Occupation(s) Rapper, producer
Years active1994–present
LabelsOuthouse
LL Crew
Revenge Entertainment
Legendary Music
Battle Axe Records
HBD
Universal International
Website sunspotjonz.com

Corey Johnson, better known by his stage name Sunspot Jonz, is a rapper from Oakland, California. He is a founding member of Living Legends, a conglomerate of underground hip hop artists from California. He is also one half of Mystik Journeymen along with Luckyiam. [1]

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History

Sunspot Jonz has gone by other surnames before, the most notable and well-known being BFAP, which stands for Brother From Another Planet, and Vision. [2]

Sunspot Jonz released Don't Let 'Em Stop You in 2003. [3] It features contributions from Dirt Nasty, Moka Only and The Grouch. [4]

He released two solo albums, Fight-Destroy-Rock [5] and The Darkside ov Heaven, [6] in 2009.

Discography

Albums

EPs

Guest appearances

See also

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References

  1. Cowie, Del F. (September 2002). "Mystik Journeymen - Magic". Exclaim!.
  2. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : Sunspot Jonz- ASMR Talk Show 9-30-15. YouTube .
  3. Swan, Rachel (October 1, 2003). "Sunspot Jonz". East Bay Express.
  4. Juon, Steve (February 24, 2004). "Sunspot Jonz :: Don't Let Em Stop You :: Battle Axe Records". RapReviews.
  5. Maharaj, Zoneil (May 21, 2009). "Fight-Destroy-Rock/The Darkside Ov Heaven". XLR8R.
  6. "Sunspot Jonz - Darkside Ov Heaven, The". URB. May 4, 2009.
  7. Dakini (God's Eye Mix), 2021-12-12, retrieved 2022-11-30