Latest Release
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- 7 JUN 2024
- 10 Songs
- Tears of Joy 2 · 2018
- Memoirs of a Curb Server · 2012
- Tears of Joy 2 · 2018
- Tears of Joy 2 · 2018
- The Price of Fame · 2020
- The Tonite Show & LiveWire Presents:The Real West Oakland With J Stalin · 2007
- Tears of Joy 2 · 2018
- On Behalf of the Streets 2 · 2016
- Prenuptial Agreement · 2010
- Reverse Engineering · 2024
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- 2023
- 2023
Music Videos
- 2024
- 2024
- 2021
Compilations
About J. Stalin
Veteran Oakland rapper J. Stalin has been holding it down for the Bay Area with streetwise tales since debuting in the early ’00s. • J. Stalin grew up in West Oakland’s Cypress Village housing project. As a teen he followed in his mother’s footsteps and started selling drugs. He didn’t stop until 2009, years into his rap career. • He was a protégé of producer DJ Daryl, the man behind 2Pac’s 1993 smash “Keep Ya Head Up”. Daryl introduced Stalin to Richie Rich, who introduced J. as a guest on 2002’s Nixon Pryor Roundtree. • The rapper chose the name “Stalin” as a deliberate nod to Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin. “He was short like me”, J. Stalin says, “but he was always smashin’ on everybody”. • J. Stalin released his 2006 debut, On Behalf of the Streets, on late rapper Mac Dre’s Thizz Entertainment imprint. • Although he’s never been a mainstream star, J. Stalin has released more than 20 albums and mixtapes, and many of his songs have streamed in the millions.
- HOMETOWN
- United States of America
- BORN
- 1987
- GENRE
- Hip-Hop/Rap