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J Boog is a man of many influences. The singer of Samoan descent was born in Long Beach and raised in Compton, California. Growing up in the rough streets of Compton, the strong sense of tradition and culture that J Boog absorbed from his family was instrumental in his path to stay off the streets and begin a successful music career.
At the age of four, after hearing his older sister playing the piano, he developed an interest and started watching her and learning about music. Soon, J was singing along to the notes & melodies he heard his sister play. A while later, she brought home a Bob Marley song book. Even at this young age, J knew Bob’s name and his music. Upon hearing his sister begin to play, something clicked inside J. He hasn’t been the same since.
The first time J Boog performed in front of an audience, he was nine years old. It was a large family reunion at a church and there were about 200 people present. J’s mother and sister insisted for him to sing Whitney Houston’s “One Moment In Time” and J obl
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J-Boog
American singer, songwriter, actor and dancer
For the reggae singer, see J Boog.
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| Born | Jarell Damonté Houston (1985-08-11) August 11, 1985 (age 39) Compton, California, U.S. |
| Other names | BooG, Boogie, Boog Popularent |
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| Years active | 1998–present |
| Relatives | Marques Houston (cousin) |
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Jarell Damonté Houston Sr. (born August 11, 1985), known as J-Boog, is an American R&B singer, rapper, producer and actor. He is a member of R&B group B2K. The group achieved success in the early 2000s with singles like "Bump, Bump, Bump", "Uh Huh", and "Girlfriend", which all reached success on the Billboard Hot 100.
Early life
J-Boog, the youngest of three children, was born and raised in Compton, California and has been rapping, singing, and dancing since the age of two. He is the first cousin of Marques Houston.
Career
B2K
As a teenager, J-Boog
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J Boog
Not to be confused with singer J-Boog from the group B2K.
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| Birth name | Jerry Fealofani Afemata |
| Born | 1983 (age 41–42) Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| Origin | Hawaii |
| Genres | Reggae |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Wash House |
| Website | jboogmusic.net u |
Musical artist
Jerry Fealofani Afemata (born 1983),[1][2] better known by his stage name J Boog, is an American-Samoan reggae singer and songwriter. J Boog has released three albums that reached the top ten of the Billboard Reggae Albums chart, debuting with Hear Me Roar in 2007. His next two albums, Backyard Boogie (2011) and Wash House Ting (2016), both reached number one on the Reggae Albums chart.
Early life
Afemata was born in Long Beach, California[3][4] and grew up in nearby Compton with six siblings in a Samoan American family.[5] As a child, Afemata became interested in reggae music after seeing his sister play the Bob Marley song "Jamming" on the piano.[6
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