Sir Jinx

Anthony "Sir Jinx" Wheaton
Also known as Jinx
Origin South Central Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres Hip hop, West Coast hip hop, gangsta rap
Occupation(s) Record producer, DJ, rapper
Instruments Turntables, sampler, keydboards, occasional rapping
Years active 1983–present
Labels Priority, EMI
Associated acts C.I.A., Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, N.W.A, WC and the Maad Circle, Xzibit, Chilly Chill, Yo-Yo, Kool G Rap, Eazy-E, Coolio

Sir Jinx is an American hip-hop record producer and rapper from South Central Los Angeles, California.

Career

Beginnings

Sir Jinx was part of the group C.I.A. alongside Ice Cube and K-Dee (known then as Kid Disaster)[1] and appeared on their 1987 release, My Posse. Through his friendship with Jinx, Ice Cube came into contact with Dr. Dre and became a part of N.W.A. When Cube left N.W.A and Ruthless Records over a financial dispute, Sir Jinx went with Cube, producing & mixing on Cube's first album.

Success

Sir Jinx's first major project came in 1990, when he produced alongside the Bomb Squad on Ice Cube's solo debut, AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted. He handled all the production on the track "Once Upon A Time In The Projects", while also contributing production to all of the 15 other tracks. Sir Jinx was instrumental in Cube's 1991 EP Kill at Will, composing, producing and mixing all of the tracks.

Sir Jinx would make an appearance on the Boyz n the Hood soundtrack. "How To Survive In South Central" was performed by Ice Cube and produced by Jinx. The soundtrack was very successful, making it to #12 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the Top R&B Albums chart. It was later certified gold by the RIAA on September 12, 1991.

Cube stepped back a bit from his role in the production, and Sir Jinx produced much of Cube's next three albums, Death Certificate (1991), The Predator (1992), and Lethal Injection (1993), as well as rapper Yo-Yo's first two albums, Make Way for the Motherlode and Black Pearl.

Jinx joined WC and the Maad Circle in 1991, producing most of their album Ain't a Damn Thang Changed. While the group never gained notoriety, former members went on to have successful careers. Member Coolio released his first solo album in 1994 and topped the charts with "Gangsta's Paradise in 1995. Lead rapper WC went on tour alongside Ice Cube and Mack 10 in 1994, forming the group Westside Connection

Jinx later expanded his production base. Jinx became the first West Coast rap producer to work on an East Coast album, Kool G Rap's Live And Let Die. Sir Jinx created remixes for rap-rock outfits such as Rage Against the Machine: "Guerrilla Radio (Sir Jinx Edit)", "Bullet in the Head (Sir Jinx Remix)", and the unreleased "Bombtrack (Remix)", all of which were recorded in 1992.

After Ice Cube's 1993 album, Lethal Injection, Cube and his group Lench Mob took a more controversial direction,[2] which caused Jinx to stop working with them. He moved on to producing for R&B-oriented solo acts such as CeCe Peniston, Gerald Levert, Isaac Hayes, Teena Marie, and former Bell Biv Devoe member Ricky Bell.

Return

Following a low-profile independent solo album in 1995, Sir Jinx returned to hip-hop production on Xzibit's 1998 album, 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz. He also helped produce Xzibit's next album, Restless in 2000. Following some other minor production work on the 2003 soundtrack to comedian Eddie Griffin's film of the same name. Outside of some minor production on Kurupt's 2005 album, Against tha Grain, Sir Jinx was relatively low-key during this period.

Sir Jinx stated in an October 2010 interview[2] that he was going to help produce cousin Dr. Dre's long-awaited 2011 release, Detox. In spite of his relation to Dr. Dre, this is the first album the two have worked on together. 2010 also marked the first time Sir Jinx and Cube had worked together on any new material together in 17 years, with Jinx contributing on the track "Life in California" from Cube's I Am the West album that year.

In 2011, Jinx announced he was working on another solo album, titling it General Population.[3]

Movies & Television

Sir Jinx has made appearances co-hosting B.E.T.'s Rap City: Tha Basement, MTV, VH1, and many other hip hop video shows.

He has also DJ'ed for various TV shows including Jimmy Kimmel Live! and "The Orlando Jones Show".

In 1993, Sir Jinx had a cameo in John Singleton's romantic/drama film Poetic Justice.

Production Discography

CeCe Peniston's Thought 'Ya Knew (1994)

Ice Cube:

Kool G Rap & DJ Polo's Live and Let Die (1992)

Too Short - Short Dog's in the House (1990)

WC and the Maad Circle - "Ain't a Damn Thang Changed" (1991)

Xzibit:

Yo-Yo:

References

  1. ↑ Sir Jinx: What Happened After N.W.A. and the Posse? Cizmar, Martin, March 16, 2010
  2. 1 2 "Sir Jinx Talks Ice Cube Reunion, Another Dr. Dre "Detox" Track With Jay-Z Arnold, Paul W., October 11, 2010
  3. ↑ Sir Jinx At Work On “General Population” Album, Ras Kass & Jayo Felony Featured HipHopDX, July 6, 2011

External links

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