Jacki-O

Angela Brookins-Gillispie, better known as Jacki-O, is an American rapper who is now signed to her own label Virtuous Woman Entertainment. Born in Florida, she got her first break in 2003 with the sex rap "P (Real Good)", best known under its clean name "Nookie", which garnered the MC comparisons to fellow Southern rapper Trina. Although it was the first time that many had heard of Jacki-O, she kept a high profile, prior to her radio and club successes, with several appearances on Miami-area mixtapes. The success of "Nookie" led Jacki-O to discuss a similar subject matter on her second single, "Sugar Walls," released in 2004 in anticipation of her debut album, Poe Little Rich Girl Throughout her career, Jacki-O had worked with a variety of producers and rappers such as Timbaland, Busta Rhymes, Ghostface Killah, Ying Yang Twins and DJ Khaled. In 2014, Jacki-O reported her retirement in rap from her Facebook account saying, "she was getting closer to God and he is changing her life around". She is married and an ordained minister.

Not to be confused with Jackie O (radio host).
Jacki-O
Jacki-O in 2013
Background information
Birth nameAngela Brookins
BornFort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
OriginMiami, Florida, United States
Genresrap, Christian hip hop
Occupation(s)Rapper, songwriter, author
Years active2000–2014
LabelsTVT Records, Jack Movement Entertainment
Associated acts

Music career
Jacki-O

In 2002, Jacki teamed up with Poe Boy Entertainment to obtain a recording contract;[1] in the process, she helped established the Poe Boy brand with her first mixtape, entitled The Official Bootlegg. It went on to sell over 470,000 copies and was downloaded over 250,000 times. Subsequently, she released her first music video, "Nookie", which became her biggest hit to date.

In 2004, Jacki-O was signed to TVT Records, whereupon she released another music video, "Fine", (featuring the Ying Yang Twins), as well as two more singles, "Slow Down" and "Sugar Walls".[1] Her debut album, Poe Little Rich Girl, was released October 26, 2004,[1] selling 90,345 in its first week.[2]

Her next mixtape, released four years later in 2008, was entitled Jack-Da Rippa and featured the singles "I Got Yo Man", "3rd Eye", "Cool It Now" and "Queen Of The South".[1] This led to a recording contract with her own label imprint Jackmove Ent. the next year, where she released Lil Red Riding Hood, featuring her newest single, "Baby Mama", as the lead-off track.[1] Following this, she released a mixtape entitled BBBP (Bad Bitches Bang Pink).[1]

In March 2010, Jacki-O announced that she is gearing up for the release of a new street album/mixtape, titled Griselda Blanco, which she plans to release digitally. The first single released from the mixtape was entitled, 'Bang Bang,' and was a rumoured verbal attack on fellow female rapper Lil' Kim.[3]

In 2014, Jacki-O announced via her official Facebook account that she transitioned from Gangsta rap to Christian hip hop due to religious commitment, stating that she has been "touched by God" and that she will release her next album when the timing is right.[4] Jacki-O net worth is $1.7 million in assets.

Writing

Jacki-O's first novel is called Grown & Gangsta (2008), an "urban tale".[5] She is currently working on an autobiography called Relentless (est. 2010), in which she will "detail her life growing up in Miami, her rise to fame as a rapper, and her charity work with people with disabilities."[5][6]

Hip hop feuds

Foxy Brown

On April 23, 2005, an altercation occurred between Jacki-O and Foxy Brown at Circle House Studios in Miami, Florida.[7] Jacki-O stated that her refusal to "bow down" to Brown was the prime motive in the physical altercation. A day following the incident, she stated to MTV News: "I just know that yesterday I did not go there to get in no altercation.more."[8]

Discography

Albums
List of studio albums, with selected chart positions[9]
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
 US
Ind.
 US
R&B
 Rap Albums
Poe Little Rich Girl 955126
Lil Red Riding Hood
  • Released: February 24, 2009
  • Label: JackMove / Gracie / EMI
  • Formats: CD, Digital download
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Mixtapes
  • The Official Bootleg (2004)
  • Free Agent (2006)
  • Jack Tha Rippa (2007)
  • Grown & Gangsta (2008)
  • BBBP (Bad Bitches Bang Pink) (2009)
  • Griselda Blanco, La Madrina (2010)
  • Straight From The Underground (2011)

References
  1. Jackie-O Music, autobiographical Boy Ent as a record company. content from Jacki-O's MySpace page, last accessed March 25, 2010
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2011-06-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Jacki-O Readies Street Album Named After 'Cocaine Cowboys' Queenpin, Griselda Blanco". idiomag. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-01-05. Retrieved 2015-01-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Miami Rapper Jacki-O Readies First Autobiography", BallerStatus, 15 March 2010
  6. "Recording artist/author Jacki-O releases excerpts from RELENTLESS", Hip Hop Press, Mar 18, 2010
  7. "Jacki o & Foxy brown fight in studio". Off Topic. 305hiphop.com. April 25, 2005. Archived from the original on February 25, 2014. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  8. Reid, Shaheem (April 26, 2005). "Foxy Brown And Jacki-O Duke It Out At Miami Studio". MTV News. MTV.com. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  9. Jacki-O Billboard Chart History Billboard.com. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
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