Also known as Je'kob Years active 2011–present | Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter | |
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Birth name Jacob Ernest Washington Origin San Diego, California, U.S. Instruments vocals, singer-songwriter Albums This Side of the Sky, Pocketless Souls Genres Christian hip hop, Urban contemporary gospel Record labels Save The City Records Similar Eshon Burgundy, Applejaxx, Dre Murray, Deraj, Beleaf Profiles | ||
Jacob Ernest Washington (born June 16, 1981), who goes by the stage name Je'kob, is an American Christian hip hop and urban contemporary gospel musician. He has released one studio albums, This Side of the Sky in 2014, while this charted on the Billboard magazine charts. He has released three extended play's, Faith, Hope, and Love in 2012, where the first two charted. His first compilation album, Faith Hope Love in 2013, was the unification of all three extended play's on one album.
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Early life
Washington was born, Jacob Ernest Washington, on June 16, 1981, in San Antonio, Texas to a military father, Ernest Rudolph Washington, while this caused the family to relocate often, who was also a street preacher, and mother, Paulette Gail Washington (née, Histo). He was raised with an older brother, Joshua Joel Washington, who was born in 1979 in Kentucky, and a younger sister, Rachael Rose Messini (née, Washington) born in 1984 in Hawaii. They finally settled in San Diego, California, where they all are currently located. All three were in the group Souljahz, before Joshua left, and the remaining two renamed the group, The Washington Projects.
Music career
Je'kob solo music career started in 2011, with the mixtape, Pocketless Souls, that was released on October 10, 2011. His next three projects were extended play's, Faith on July 31, 2012, Hope on October 30, 2012, and Love on December 18, 2012, the first two charted on the Billboard magazine Gospel Albums chart at Nos. 30, and 42 correspondingly. The first compilation album, Faith Hope Love, was released on February 12, 2013, from Save the City Records, where this was a unification of all three previously released extended plays. The second mixtape, Pocketless Souls II, was released on December 31, 2013. His first studio album, This Side of the Sky, was released on October 7, 2014, by Jekobmade Musiq. This album would chart on the aforementioned chart at No. 25.
Discography
Songs
Love is AllFaith Hope Love (The Eutopian Mixes) · 2013
Can't Have My SoulFaith Hope Love (The Eutopian Mixes) · 2013
Pocketless SoulsPocketless Souls · 2011