Biography
Jones Andrews born Robin Andrew Jones Jr., came into the world on December 21st 1986 in Burlington, New Jersey. Jones grew up playing everything ranging from Soccer, Baseball, Basketball, and Street Hockey. As a kid, when not playing sports, Jones was either in his room playing his NES and Sega Genesis or was either out bike riding through the city with his friends. In 1997 on a random hot summer day in July, Jones and his mother packed their bags and moved to his mother's hometown of Roanoke Rapids, NC little did he know his life would be changed forever. The transition from the fast city lifestyle to a much more slow paced rural lifestyle was one that Jones struggled with. Not having any friends and being an only child coupled with not having a positive father figure around, Jones took to writing poetry to help to deal with the stress. During his Sophomore year of high school Jones began rapping with two friends and they formed the group SouthSideSquadrant. Throughout the duration high school the group released many mixtapes and saw themselves making music well into the future. Unfortunately after graduation the group split went to different colleges and all stopped rapping. Jones as a freshman at North Carolina A&T State University placed his music on the backburner to focus on obtaining his B.S. Degree in Computer Science. After having two summer internships in Minneapolis, Minnesota Jones felt that life was good until one day he realized how much music really meant to him. So with a renewed desire for making music Jones decided to pursue a career in music, his first love. So now with a strong NC following and Hip Hop Blog support Jones Andrews is beginning to build the foundation required to have a successful career.
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