Rapper, producer, and songwriter Kent Jones is best known for the 2016 summer jam “Don’t Mind”, which interpolates a Barry White melody and utilizes five different languages. • The Tallahassee native plays drums and keyboard. He studied jazz and music theory. • In 2012, he began working with Grammy-winning Miami production duo Cool & Dre. After signing to their Epidemic Music Label, he collaborated with artists like The Game, Busta Rhymes and Queen Latifah. • Through Cool & Dre, Kent met DJ Khaled. In 2015, the beatmaker signed to Khaled’s We the Best Music Group. • His debut single, “Don’t Mind” topped Billboard’s Hot Rap Songs, crossed over to No. 8 on Hot 100, and went double platinum. In the song, Jones uses English, Spanish, French, Japanese and Haitan Creole phrases. (He doesn’t speak any of those languages except English.) • Lil Wayne and Pitbull appear on the official “Don’t Mind” remix. • Jones teamed with Jadakiss, Busta Rhymes, Fat Joe and Fabolous for “Don’t Ever Play Yourself”, from DJ Khaled’s chart-topping 2016 album Major Key. • He was nominated for Best New Artist at the 2017 iHeartRadio Awards. Chance The Rapper took home the trophy.