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| Birth name | George David Brandon Jones |
| Born | 1993 (age 30–31) Montclair, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | New Funk Academy |
| Website | www |
George David Brandon Jones [1] (born 1993), known professionally as Topaz Jones, is an American rapper and singer.
Jones was born in 1993 in Montclair, New Jersey, where he was raised. [2] [3] His father Curt Jones was a funk guitarist who played in the bands Slave and Aurra, [4] [5] and his mother was a Harvard scholar. He graduated from the New York University Tisch School of the Arts. [1]
In 2013, Jones released his debut single "Coping Mechanism". [6]
Jones's debut album, The Honeymoon Suite, was released in 2014. [7] His second album, Arcade, was released in 2016. [8] [9] This album featured the single Tropicana, which Pitchfork described as a "viral hit", and Motion Sickness. [7] [10] [11]
In 2021, Jones released the visual album Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma, an album accompanied by a short film of the same name directed by Jones and directing duo Rubberband. [12] [13] The film won the Sundance Film Festival Short Film Jury Award, as well as South by Southwest's Special Jury Recognition for Visionary Storytelling. [14] After the award victories, the film was made available online as part of The New York Times' Op-Docs video series. [15] The album was described by Stereogum as "one of the best albums of 2021". [16]
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| Arcade |
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| The Honeymoon Suite |
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