Topaz Jones is a New Jersey-based hip-hop artist. His music combines rapid flows and the oozing beats of trap music with touches of laid-back '70s funk. Born in Montclair, New Jersey in 1993, Jones was introduced to funk music at an early age by his musician father. He also absorbed lessons in social justice thanks to the influence of his mother, a doctor and Harvard scholar. Jones released his debut album, The Honeymoon Suite, in 2014. His follow-up, Arcade, appeared in 2016. ~ Benjamin Schulz