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Mike Jones
Birth name	Michael Ansara Jones
Also known as	Mike Jones
Born	January 6, 1981 (1981-01-06) (age 28)
Origin	Houston, Texas, United States
Genres	Southern Rap,Hip-Hop
Occupations	rapper, actor, singer
Years active	2001 - present
Labels	Asylum, Ice Age Entertainment
Website	WhoMikeJones.com

Michael Ansara "Mike" Jones^[1] (born January 6, 1981)^[2] is an American southern rap artist, who initially was affiliated with the record label Swishahouse, then left to be the owner of Ice Age Entertainment.

Before he was on Swishahouse he was in a group called Souf Folk and his alias was "Sache". He has released one album with Souf Folk called Country Thuggin.^[3][4]

Contents 1 Life 2 Discography 2.1 Albums 2.2 EPs 3 Filmography 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

Life

Jones originally wanted to be a National Basketball Association player who rapped on the side. Jones transferred many times, forcing him to only play in YMCA leagues due to transfer rules after the 9th Grade. Jones dropped out of high school and briefly took jobs at fast food restaurants. Jones worked at a Compaq plant and sold cell phones from an apartment on Antoine Drive. T. Brown, Jones's partner in several financial ventures, said that he sold some "dimebags" for six months, but they mainly bought "T-Mobile Sidekicks" and sold them for an inexpensive price.^[1]

Jones often visited his grandmother's house in the Studewood area of Houston. Jones credited her for giving him the ideas to pursue rap, to use his real name, and to write songs about strippers.^[1]

Discography

Albums

• 2005: Who Is Mike Jones?
• 2009: The Voice
• 2010: Expect The Unexpected

EPs

• 2007: The American Dream

Filmography

• 2005: Punk'd
• 2005: Prison Break
• 2006: The Andy Milonakis Show
• 2007: The Game

See also

• Houston hip hop

v • d • e Mike Jones Albums 1st Round Draft Picks (w/ Magno) · Who is Mike Jones? · The American Dream · The Voice Mixtapes Ballin' Underground · Runnin' tha Game · King o the Streets · Running 4 President 2k8 · Self Made Singles "Still Tippin'" · "Back Then" · "Flossin'" · "Mr. Jones" · "My 64" · "Turning Heads" · "Drop & Gimme 50" · "Cuddy Buddy" · "Next To You" · "Swag Thru The Roof" Guest Singles "Badd" (w/ Ying Yang Twins) · "They Don't Know" (w/Paul Wall) · "Fresh Azimiz" (w/ Bow Wow) · "I'm 'n Luv (Wit a Stripper)" (w/ T-Pain) · "Way I Be Leanin'" (w/ Juvenile (rapper) Related Articles Discography · Asylum Records · Ice Age Entertainment

References

External links

• Official website
• Mike Jones at MySpace
• Mike Jones' channel at YouTube (requires Adobe Flash)
• Giglio, Mike. "Mike Jones! Who?" Houston Press