03 Greedo is Jason Jamal Jackson from Los Angeles. He started releasing music seriously around 2016 after spending time in prison, where he wrote and developed his style. His 2017 project Purple Summer included the track 'Substance,' which got attention for its direct portrayal of addiction and street life.
He kept working at a fast pace, putting out projects like God Level in 2019 and Load Management in 2020. Songs like 'Traphouse' with Shoreline Mafia and 'Maria' show his knack for melodic hooks over dark, atmospheric production. His lyrics tend to circle back to the realities he came up in, delivered with a conversational flow that doesn't sound rehearsed.
In 2018, he was arrested on drug and weapons charges, which led to another long prison sentence. He's continued to record and release music from inside, including Never Bend in 2021 and Still Summer in the Projects in 2022. The work he's put out under these circumstances has built a specific kind of respect, less about celebrity and more about a voice that hasn't stopped.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
Sign in to post the first listener note. Reporting stays open to everyone.