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Joey the Jerk

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Occupation(s)
  
Singer, songwriter

Years active
  
1997–present

Music group
  
LA Symphony

Instruments
  
Vocals

Associated acts
  
LA Symphony

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Birth name
  
Sarpong Siriboe Boateng

Also known as
  
Joey Lawrence Joey L. Joey's Dream

Born
  
October 14, 1976 (age 40) Los Angeles, California (
1976-10-14
)

Albums
  
CIWYW, Composition No. 1, Catch Me If You Can, Average Joe, Mold Me

Genres
  
Christian hip hop, Contemporary Christian music

Record labels
  
Illect Recordings, Joey The Jerk

Similar
  
Flynn Adam, Sharlok Poems, Soup the Chemist, DJ Maj, Pigeon John

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Sarpong Siriboe Boateng (born October 14, 1976), who goes by the stage name Joey the Jerk and formerly Joey Lawrence and Joey's Dream, is an American Christian hip hop musician. He has released two studio albums, Average Joe in 2003, and, Catch Me if You Can in 2015. He began his career as a founding member of the acclaimed Christian hip hop collective LA Symphony.

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Early life

Joey was born, Sarpong Siriboe Boateng, on October 14, 1976, in Los Angeles, California, the son of Kofi Sr., and Phyllis Boateng, raised in Paramount, California with an older brother, Agyeman, a younger brother, Kofi Jr., and a younger sister, Amber. His parents married on June 15, 1974, in Los Angeles, California.

Music career

Joey the Jerk's music career started in 1997, with the rap collective, LA Symphony, and he was known as Joey's Dream, for part of his music career in the early 2010s. He released, Average Joe, a studio album, in 2003. The second release, Mold Me, an extended play, was released by Illect Records, on August 23, 2011. His subsequent studio album, Catch Me if You Can, was released on September 25, 2015.

Discography

Studio albums
  • Average Joe (2003, independent)
  • Catch Me if You Can (September 25, 2015, independent)
  • EPs
  • Mold Me (August 23, 2011, Illect, as Joey's Dream)
  • Songs

    MacBook of RapsCatch Me If You Can · 2015
    King Without a CrownCatch Me If You Can · 2015
    Winning the WarCatch Me If You Can · 2015

    References

    Joey the Jerk Wikipedia