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Rapper and Producer, Part of XXL's 2014 Freshman Class

Jon Connor began producing and songwriting at the young age of 10. In middle school.

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Jon Connor began producing and songwriting at the young age of 10. In middle school he began selling his own mixtapes out of his backpack and from the trunk of his mother’s car. With the support of his mother, at the age of 14 he founded his own independent record label named All Varsity Music. By 16, Connor had financed and created an in-house studio with money he earned through odd jobs in the neighborhood.

In 2005, Connor released his first official mixtape, “The Calling, Pt. 1: The Prequel.” He followed that with another mixtape “Everybody Hates Connor” in 2006. Then he released his third mixtape, “The Calling Pt. 2: The Second Coming” in 2008. In 2009 he would link up with basketball player Mateen Cleaves, then later basketball player Jason Richardson, and Kendall “Young Sav” Freeman, vice president of rapper Rick Ross’ Maybach Music Group record label to official start a record label. All who currently either run or co-own it. In 2010, Connor released his fourth mixtape, the Entourage-inspired, “Jon Connor as Vinnie Chase: Season One.” “Connor as Vinnie Chase: Season One” was produced primarily by Connor and All Varsity Music producer Optiks.

In 2011, Connor released “Salvation,” a collaboration album with producer Rob “Reef” Tewlow, who has produced for 50 Cent and Bad Meets Evil in the past. The album was met with positive reviews from music critics. William E. Ketchum III of HipHopDX stated, “Salvation undeniably showcases a sincerity and hunger that are tough to find in much of Hip Hop today. If Connor continues to build on the skill set he already has, living up to his fictional namesake shouldn’t be so far off.” At the end of 2011, Connor released his fifth mixtape, a sequel to “Jon Connor as Vinnie Chase: Season One,” titled “Season 2.” The mixtape featured guest appearances from GLC and Freeway. The mixtape garnered 130,000 downloads on Bandcamp within three months.

In 2012, Connor released “The Blue Album,” a mixtape featuring him rapping over various Jay-Z instrumentals from the three “Blueprint” albums, “The Blueprint,” “The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse” and “The Blueprint 3.” The mixtape title is also a play on words, referencing Blue City Club a group he leads. Later that year Connor released the second installment of his “Best in the World” mixtape series, “The People’s Rapper LP,” which features him entirely rapping over classic Eminem instrumentals. The mixtape was executive produced and hosted by Don Cannon, also featuring guest appearances by his Blue City Club cohorts. The People’s Rapper LP was met with positive reviews, with Andres Vasquez of HipHopDX deeming it “EP-worthy.” Following the release of “The People’s Rapper LP,” Connor toured the Midwest United States with rapper Big K.R.I.T.

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