J. Stalin

Jovan Smith , better known by his stage name J. Stalin , is a rapper from the Cypress Village housing projects in West Oakland. In 2007, he signed to Zoo Entertainment Production Company run by artist Mekanix, who described his style as a variant of Hyphy known as Go. He is also the Owner of Livewire Records, President of Town Thizzness ENT, which is a subdivision of the late Mac Dres Thizz ENT.

J. Stalin was born into poverty and earned money as a child by selling candy bars on the BART trains. Around age 16, he began recording and selling rap music. As a youth he sold drugs in his local housing projects and spent eleven months on parole for drug dealing.

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