JT Money

JT Money
JT Money
	Thompkins in 2016
Background information
Birth name	Jeffrey Jermaine Thompkins
Born	September 14, 1972 (age 52); Miami, Florida, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop
Occupations	Rapper, songwriter
Years active	1989–present
Labels	Luke; Freeworld; Priority; Crunk City; Undeniable;
Member of	Poison Clan
Children	1

Jeffrey Jermaine Thompkins (born September 14, 1972), better known by his stage name JT Money, is an American rapper and the leader of Miami-based hip hop group Poison Clan.^[2] Thompkins began his career in the late 1980s as a protégé of Luther "Luke" Campbell – signing to Luke Records in 1990. His debut solo album Pimpin' on Wax was released in 1999 and spawned the successful single "Who Dat", which peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Career

Thompkins was discovered by Luke Skyywalker of the 2 Live Crew in a Miami talent show. Skyywalker signed JT Money and Debonaire as the group Poison Clan to his Luke Records.^[3] In 1990 JT Money and Debonaire released their first album as a group, 2 Low Life Muthas. After this Debonaire left Poison Clan to join another group, Home Team, with his brother, Drugzie also from the Poison Clan. This left JT Money as the main lyrical driving force of the group, which also featured members Madball, Uzi, Big Ram, and associates Shorty-T and Trigga.

The second Poison Clan album, 1992's Poisonous Mentality, featured the hit "Shake What Ya Mama Gave Ya", which was listed by XXL magazine as one of the top 250 hip-hop songs of the 1990s. JT Money released two more albums under the Poison Clan name: Ruff Town Behavior in 1993 and Straight Zooism in 1995. Some other well known Poison Clan songs include "Action", "Bad Influence", "Dance All Night", "Fire Up This Funk", "The Girl That I Hate", and "Don't Sleep On A Hizzo".^[4]

In 1999 JT Money dropped the Poison Clan name for the album Pimpin' On Wax, now just recording under his own stage name. This album achieved mainstream commercial success with the major hit single "Who Dat",^[4] featuring Solé.^[5] The song reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and won Top Rap Single at the 1999 Billboard Music Awards.^[6] After this JT Money continued his solo career, releasing three more albums to date, none of which matched the commercial success of his solo debut.

Albums

Solo albums

Year	Album	Chart Positions
Year	Album	US	US Hip-Hop
1999	Pimpin' on Wax	28	8
2001	Blood Sweat and Years	48	9
2002	Return of the B-Izer	-	-
2005	Undeniable	-	-
2015	Pimpin Gangsta Party	-	-

With the Poison Clan:

Singles

Year	Song	U.S. Hot 100	U.S. R&B	U.S. Rap	Album
1999	"Who Dat"	5	2	1	Pimpin' on Wax
2001	"Hi-Lo"	-	64	-	Blood Sweat and Years/The New Guy/All About the Benjamins
2016	"We Hustle We Grind"	-	-	-	n/a

Featured singles

Year	Single	U.S. Hot 100	U.S. R&B	U.S. Rap	Album
1999	"4, 5, 6" (Solé with J.T. Money and Kandi)	21	9	1	Skin Deep
2017	"Booty Cheeks" (JT Money ft Detroit's Filthiest^[7])	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2017	"Tonite Its Goin Down" (Fresh Kid Ice featuring JT Money, Brian Billionaire, Dee Goodson)	n/a	n/a	n/a	Breaking Glass Ceilings Vol. 1
2021	"Duval Dade" (Natalac featuring JT Money)	n/a	n/a	n/a	Love & Pimp-Hop

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
1999	"Who Dat"	DC Coles
1999	"Alright" (f/Big Gipp)	Aaron Courseault
1999	"4, 5, 6" (w/ Solé and Kandi)	Gregory Dark
2001	"Hi-Lo"	Aaron Courseault
2001	"Super Chick"	Benny Boom
2014	"Hustlin'"	Antwan Smith
2014	"Chevy Game"	Eastside Hernandez