To hear Jelly Roll perform songs like the R&B-flavored “Sunday Morning,” the Hip Hop influenced “When I Get Rich” and the Rock infused “Bad News Travels Fast” is proof of his ability to fuse and transcend genres. To be sure, his sound is unique and Jelly Roll is a gifted singer as well as rapper. His first official release on iTunes, The “Whiskey Sessions” EP was significantly more Rock N Roll leaning than his debut mixtape but still contained elements of the Hip Hop genre that Jelly Roll grew up listening to. With the release of the “Whiskey Weed and Waffle House” mixtape in 2013, Jelly Roll was at the fore of the Urban Country scene, distinguished by his edgy, lived-in lyrics (he first went to juvenile detention when he was only 14 prison soon followed) and a sound he calls “Outlaw Hip Hop.” But Jelly Roll is more than a Southern Hip Hop artist he is a unique hybrid of genres. “But they’re a very good description of who I was. “My tattoos are not a reflection of who I am at all,” says Jelly Roll. Today, he is a reformed man, an underdog, a dedicated father to a little girl, an inspiration to those who grew up hustling like him and, most of all, a groundbreaking artist. But the ink tells the story of who the onetime gangster was - not who he is now. With his wealth of tattoos, Jelly Roll is an illustrated man.
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