Jelly Roll (singer)

Jason Bradley DeFord (born December 4, 1984), known professionally as Jelly Roll (sometimes stylized as JellyRoll), is an American singer, rapper, and songwriter known for his collaborations with Lil Wyte, Struggle Jennings, and Tech N9ne. In 2023, he won three CMT Music Awards for the song "Son of a Sinner".

This article is about the Nashville-based musician. For the jazz musician, see Jelly Roll Morton. For other uses, see Jelly roll.

Jelly Roll
Jelly Roll in 2019
Jelly Roll in 2019
Background information
Birth nameJason Bradley DeFord[1][2]
Born (1984-12-04) December 4, 1984[3]
Antioch, Tennessee, U.S.[1]
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
Labels
Websitejellyroll615.com

Early life

Jason DeFord was raised in the Antioch neighborhood of Nashville, Tennessee.[5][6]

Career

Before his transition into country music with 2023's Whitsitt Chapel album, Jelly Roll launched his career in hip hop. His 2010 collaboration "Pop Another Pill" with Memphis rapper Lil Wyte reached over 6.3 million YouTube views.[7] This song led to the album Year Round by the hip-hop group SNO, released on the Hypnotize Minds label in April 2011 and produced by DJ Paul and Juicy J. SNO's song "Come Here White Girl" was named among "The 10 Most Memorable White Rapper Collaborations" by XXL.[8]

Jelly Roll released many mixtapes including the Gamblin' on a Whiteboy series and the Therapeutic Music series. His independently released debut solo studio album The Big Sal Story was released on October 26, 2012. He released two collaborative albums with Haystak, two collaborative albums with Lil Wyte, four collaborative albums with Struggle Jennings and one album under the group SNO with Lil Wyte and BPZ.

Jelly Roll's 2013 mixtape Whiskey, Weed, & Women was originally named Whiskey, Weed, & Waffle House,[5] but was later changed after the restaurant threatened legal action over the use of their name and logo on the cover. The replacement cover featured a "cease and desist" stamp in place of the Waffle House logo.[9][10]

Jelly Roll made his Grand Ole Opry debut on November 9, 2021.[11] On July 7, 2022, he was invited by country singer Craig Morgan to join him on stage at the Opry to perform "Almost Home".[12]

On May 9, 2022, Jelly Roll scored his first number one on Rock Radio with the track “Dead Man Walking”. [13] In Jan 2023, Jelly Roll scored his first number 1 song on Country radio with his debut Country single “Son of a Sinner”, written by Jelly Roll and David Ray Stevens. The track was the second single from the 2021 album ‘Ballads of the Broken’ and also peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart. [14] In Feb 2023, he made history with a record-breaking 25th week at number 1 on Billboard’s Emerging Artists chart.[15]

Jelly Roll sold out Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on December 9, 2022, to 15,000 fans and was joined by Chris Young, Sam Hunt, Riley Green, Shinedown, Ernest, Struggle Jennings, Tech N9ne, Krizz Kaliko.[16] In the summer of 2023, he will embark on the 44-city ‘Backroad Baptism Tour’.[17]

At the 2023 CMT Music Awards, Jelly Roll won for Male Video of the Year, Male Breakthrough Video of the Year, and Digital-First Performance of the Year, all for the song "Son of a Sinner".[18][19]

Jelly Roll will release his new album Whitsitt Chapel featuring the single "Need A Favor" on June 2, 2023.[20]

Personal life

Jelly Roll is married to Bunnie DeFord, aka Bunnie XO, and has two children from a previous relationship.[21]

Discography

Studio albums
List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and sales figures
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[22]		 US R&B
[23]		 US Rap
[24]		 US Indie
[25]		 US Heat.
[26]
Year Round (with Lil Wyte & BPZ) — — — — —
Strictly Business (with Haystak)
  • Released: November 15, 2011
  • Label: Haystak, Inc.
 — 67 — — 16
The Big Sal Story
  • Released: October 26, 2012
  • Label: A-Game
 — — — — —
No Filter (with Lil Wyte)
  • Released: July 16, 2013
  • Label: Phixieous Entertainment
 — 33 17 42 —
Business As Usual (with Haystak)
  • Released: November 19, 2013
  • Label: Haystak, Inc.
 — 42 — — 11
Sobriety Sucks
  • Released: May 13, 2016
  • Label: Bad Apple Inc.
 — 42 — 48 12
No Filter 2 (with Lil Wyte)
  • Released: November 18, 2016
  • Label: Bad Apple Inc.
 — 47 — — —
Addiction Kills
  • Released: April 21, 2017
  • Label: Jelly Roll
 — — — — 22
Waylon & Willie (with Struggle Jennings)
  • Released: November 3, 2017
  • Label: Jelly Roll
 — — — 28 4
Waylon & Willie II (with Struggle Jennings)
  • Released: March 23, 2018
  • Label: Jelly Roll
 — — — 17 6
Waylon & Willie III (with Struggle Jennings)
  • Released: November 16, 2018
  • Label: Jelly Roll
 — — — 25 4
Goodnight Nashville
  • Released: December 7, 2018
  • Label: War Dog
 — — — 46 12
Whiskey Sessions II — — — — —
A Beautiful Disaster
  • Released: March 13, 2020
  • Label: War Dog
 97 — — 9 —
Self Medicated
  • Released: October 16, 2020
  • Label: War Dog
 110 — — 22 —
Waylon & Willie IV (with Struggle Jennings)
  • Release date: December 16, 2020
  • Label: Jelly Roll, Struggle
 — — — — —
Ballads of the Broken 159 — — 21 —
Whitsitt Chapel
  • Scheduled: June 2, 2023
  • Label: BBR Music Group
 To be released

Extended plays
Title EP details
Whiskey Sessions
Crosses & Crossroads
  • Released: April 15, 2019
  • Label: War Dog

Mixtapes
Title Album details
Gamblin on a White Boy 4
  • Released: June 7, 2011
  • Label: Top $helf Investments
Mid-Grade Miracle (The Boston George Story)
  • Released: April 17, 2012
  • Label: A-Game
Whiskey, Weed & Women
  • Released: August 6, 2013
  • Label: A-Game/Crash Out Music
Biggest Loser
  • Released: March 11, 2014
  • Label: Crash Out Music
Therapeutic Music 5
  • Released: December 4, 2015
  • Label: Bad Apple Inc.

Singles
List of singles as lead artist, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[27]		 US
Alt.
[28]		 US
Country Songs
[29]		 US
Country Airplay
[30]		 US
Main.
[31]		 US
Rock
[32]		 CAN
[33]		 CAN
Rock
[34]
"Smoking Section" 2015 — — — — — — — — Therapeutic Music 5
"Hate Goes On" 2017 — — — — — — — — Addiction Kills
"Only" — — — — — — — —
"Wheels Fall Off" — — — — — — — —
"I'm on It" (featuring Young Slugga, David Ray and Brabo Gator) 2018 — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"Save Me"[36] 2020 — — — — — — — — Self Medicated
"Dead Man Walking" 2021 — 29 — — 1 30 — 38 Ballads of the Broken
"Son of a Sinner" 2022 31 — 8 1 — 4 61 —
"She" — — — — — 26 — — Whitsitt Chapel
"Need a Favor" 58 — 15 18 6 5 — 50
"Unlive"
(with Yelawolf)		 2023 — — — — — 27 — —
"Save Me"
(with Lainey Wilson)		 — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.
List of singles as featured artist, with showing year released
Title Year Album
"House of Mirrors" (Hollywood Undead featuring Jelly Roll) 2023 Hotel Kalifornia

Other charted and certified songs
List of charted and certified songs, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certification Album
US
Country Songs
[29]
"Fall in the Fall"
(with Struggle Jennings)		 2017 — Waylon & Willie II
"Creature"
(featuring Krizz Kaliko and Tech N9ne)		 2020 — A Beautiful Disaster
"Bottle & Mary Jane" —
"Son of the Dirty South"
(Brantley Gilbert featuring Jelly Roll)		 2022 48 TBA

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