Polow da Don

Record producer

Popular As Awesome Jones · Shorty Pimp

Birthday October 15, 1977

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace Clearwater, Florida, U.S.

Age 46 years old

Nationality United States

#47174 Most Popular

1977

Jamal Fincher Jones (born October 15, 1977 or 1978), known professionally as Polow da Don, is an American record producer and rapper from Atlanta, Georgia.

1990

He began his career as a recording artist in the late 1990s, leaving college to pursue a rap career with the group Jim Crow.

1999

The group signed to Epic Records in 1999, where they released two albums—Crow's Nest (1999) and Right Quick (2001)—before being dropped from the label.

Although disappointed, Jones formed a Southern hip hop group with Bubba Sparxxx, Sean P, Pastor Troy, G Rock, and Timbaland; however, they split up without any releases.

2001

Jones began producing records in 2001.

His first beat tape made its way to Interscope Records founder Jimmy Iovine.

The beats were eventually used for the tracks "Runaway Love" by Ludacris, "Buttons" by the Pussycat Dolls, and "This Is the Life" by Tru-Life.

2007

Established in 2007, the roster included recording artists such as Keri Hilson, Lloyd, Kane Brown, Ayo & Teo, Roscoe Dash, Veronica Vega, Rich Boy, and Ester Dean among others.

Outside of music, Jones has ventured into local radio broadcasting and founded his own line of alcoholic beverages—Young Country—in 2022.

2008

Since then, Jones has produced numerous hit singles for various artists throughout the following decade, including "Love In This Club" for Usher (2008), "Glamorous" and "London Bridge" for Fergie (2006), "Anaconda" for Nicki Minaj (2014), "Forever" for Chris Brown (2008), "Baby By Me" for 50 Cent (2009), "Throw Some D's" for Rich Boy (2007), "Promise" for Ciara (2006), and "John" for Lil Wayne (2011), among others.

The former three songs peaked on the Billboard Hot 100, while other entries were also successful on the chart.

Jones is known for being a charismatic hype man for his productions, often providing background vocals.

Jones is also the founder of the record label Zone 4, which was briefly an imprint of Iovine's Interscope Records label and named after a section in his Atlanta hometown.

2019

In 2019, via his company Young Country Holdings, Jones entered the broadcasting industry by purchasing the Nashville-area radio station WYCZ and its FM translator for $100,000.

On June 6, 2019, the station launched a new hybrid country, pop, and urban format curated by Jones, YoCo 96.7.

2020

In September 2020, U.S. President Donald Trump gave Jones a shout-out at a rally in Atlanta.

Jones later substantiated his support for the President with a video posted on Instagram.