Jaguar Wright

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Jaguar Wright
Wright performing in January 2008
Wright performing in January 2008
Background information
Birth nameJacquelyn Suzette Wright
Born (1977-05-17) May 17, 1977 (age 46)
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active1995–present

Jacquelyn Suzette Wright-Johnson (born May 17, 1977) is an American singer. She has released five studio albums and has collaborated with artists such as Lauryn Hill, Common, and Jill Scott.

She is part of the Okayplayer collective. Wright has performed and collaborated alongside rap acts such as The Roots, Jay-Z, and Blackalicious. She was born and raised in New Jersey before moving to Philadelphia at around 12 years old.

Career[edit]

Wright was brought to the attention of hip-hop group The Roots in 1998, which eventually led to her going on tour with them. She later appeared on MTV Unplugged as a back-up singer for Jay-Z in 2001,[1] and was featured in a Coca-Cola advert as part of the brand's "Nu Soul" campaign.[2] She has released two solo albums to date: Denials Delusions and Decisions in 2002, and Divorcing Neo 2 Marry Soul in 2005.[3] Wright also recorded an album titled ...And Your Point Is? which was due for release in 2003 on MCA Records (who also distributed her debut), before the label folded. Many of the tracks recorded for that album later appeared on Divorcing Neo 2 Marry Soul, which debuted at number 62 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in July 2005.[4]

In March 2008, she toured Europe with Bahamadia and Hezekiah for the "Philly Sounds" tour. Wright did not perform any new material on the tour, but did live cover versions of Cherrelle's "Saturday Love" and Crystal Waters' "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)". During the tour, Wright announced that she was in the process of writing a novel, and working on a third album. No release dates have been confirmed for either as of yet. In February 2010, Vibe reported that her third album, titled 3D, was slated for a summer release, and was the outgrowth of what she'd planned as a five-track digital EP.[5] The lead single, "Beautiful", was released in Fall 2009.[5]

In 2019, Wright released the 5-song EP titled "Lost" on Bandcamp.[6] In 2020, Wright made headlines via social media regarding issues such as the trajectory of her music career, her fallout with several members of the Roots, and her grievances with artists such as Jill Scott, Erykah Badu and Mary J. Blige, as well as a claim that her then boyfriend Common sexually assaulted her after performing a concert in the mid-2000s.[7][8] In 2022, Wright made headlines once again when she did an interview speaking on the dark side of the Hip-Hop music industry.

Discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[9] 		US
R&B
/HH
[10] 		US
Indie
[11]
Denials Delusions and Decisions 56 16 —
Divorcing Neo 2 Marry Soul — 53 35

Unreleased albums[edit]

List of albums, with selected details
Title Album details
...And Your Point Is?

Singles[edit]

as lead artist
List of singles as a lead artist, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Year Chart positions Album
US
Adult
R&B
[16]
"Ain't Nobody Playin'"
(featuring Black Thought) 		2001 — Denials Delusions and Decisions
"I Can't Wait"
(featuring Bilal) 		—
"The What If's" 2002 24
"Free" 2005 — Divorcing Neo 2 Marry Soul
"Beautiful" 2011 — Non-album singles
"Switch (Make Change)" —
"YDKM"
(Rokbottom, Tone Trump, Jaguar Wright & JJ Demon) 		2012 —
"My Choice (It's You)" 2014 —
as featured artist
List of singles as a lead artist, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Year Chart positions Album
US
R&B
/HH
[17] 		US
Adult R&B
[16] 		US
Rap
[18]
"What You Want"
(The Roots featuring Jaguar Wright) 		1999 82 24 32 Denials Delusions and Decisions
"Do You Know"
(Mike Watts featuring Jaguar Wright) 		2002 — — — Vol. 1
"Ghetto Love Story"
(Deucez Wyled featuring Jaguar Wright) 		2016 — — — Non-album singles
"All In My Head"
(The Boom Room Church Music featuring Jaguar Wright) 		— — —

Album appearances[edit]

Title Year Artist(s) Album
"What You Want" 1999 The Roots
(featuring Jaguar Wright) 		The Roots Come Alive
"We Got You"
"The Lesson, Pt. 3 (It's Over Now)"
"Raw Sex" 2000 Dice Raw Reclaiming The Dead
"You Not The One"
"Izzo (H.O.V.A.)"[19] 2001 Jay-Z MTV Unplugged
"Takeover"[19]
"Girls, Girls, Girls"[19]
"Jigga What, Jigga Who"[19]
"Big Pimpin'"[19]
"Heart Of The City (Ain't No Love)"[19]
"Can I Get A ..."[19]
"Hard Knock Life (The Ghetto Anthem)"[19]
"Ain't No"[19]
"Can't Knock The Hustle / Family Affair"[19] Jay-Z
(featuring Mary J Blige)
"Song Cry"[19] Jay-Z
"I Just Wanna Love U (Give It To Me)"[19] Jay-Z
(featuring Pharrell)
"Jigga That N****"[19] Jay-Z
"Fight To Win" Femi Kuti
(featuring Jaguar Wright) 		Fight to Win
"Aural Pleasure" 2002 Blackalicious
(featuring Jaguar Wright) 		Blazing Arrow
"Nothin'" 2003 Larry Gold
(featuring Jaguar Wright) 		Presents Don Cello and Friends
"Let's Do It Again"[20][21] Gerald Veasley
(featuring Jaguar Wright) 		Velvet
"Talk To Me" 2005 Guru
(featuring Jaguar Wright) 		Version 7.0: The Street Scriptures
"Do U Know?" 2006 Mike Watts
(featuring Jaguar Wright) 		Pandora's Box
"I see yaw" 2007 Hezekiah
(featuring Jaguar Wright) 		I predict a riot
"Lila" 2008 Curse
(featuring Jaguar Wright) 		Freiheit
"How Ya Doing?" 2010 Ground Up
(featuring Jaguar Wright) 		Girls Who Smoke Cigarettes
"Skit 2" 2013 Sizzle Pop and Jaguar Wright Full Circle - Return of the Underground
"One More Drink - Neal Conway Re-Werk" Jaguar Wright Neal Conway Classics Revisited, Vol. 2
"So Good (Amazing)" 2015 Terri Lyne Carrington
(featuring Jaguar Wright) 		The Mosaic Project: Love and Soul
"Inspired" ill Clinton
(featuring Jaguar Wright and Moses West) 		Presents: Vol. 2
"All Night Long" David P Stevens
(featuring Jaguar Wright) 		Mr. Guitar
"Switch (Make Change)" 2017 Jaguar Wright
(featuring Peedi Crakk) 		Volume 1
"KOS" 2019 Rakim Al-Jabbaar
(featuring Rikki Blu and Jaguar Wright) 		Underground GOD
"Trill God" Rakim Al-Jabbaar
(featuring Jaguar Wright)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Neo Soul Singer Jaguar Wright: Homophobia Was Shaken Out of Me When I Was 12". HuffPost.
  2. ^ Ollison, Rashod. "Ain't Nobody Playing: Jaguar Wright Stalks Her Prey". pilotonline.com. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  3. ^ "Jaguar Wright". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  4. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 31. July 30, 2005. p. 49. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  5. ^ a b Hope, Clover (February 26, 2010). "Jaguar Wright 'Very Turned On' By Ryan Leslie, Drake". Vibe. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  6. ^ "Lost EP, by Jaguar Wright". Jaguar Wright. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  7. ^ "Jaguar Wright Calls Out the Roots, Alleges Common Sexually Assaulted Her". 5 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Jaguar Wright on Mary J Blige "Your a HOODRAT That Got in the Way of People Better Than You!"". YouTube.
  9. ^ "Jaguar Wright Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  10. ^ "Jaguar Wright Chart History: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  11. ^ "Jaguar Wright Chart History: Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  12. ^ Neal, Mark Anthony (28 January 2002). "Jaguar Wright: Denials, Delusions, and Decisions". PopMatters. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  13. ^ "Denials Delusions and Decisions - Jaguar Wright". Allmusic. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  14. ^ "Divorcing Neo 2 Marry Soul - Jaguar Wright". Allmusic. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  15. ^ "WBSS Media-Jaguar Wright". WBSS Media. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  16. ^ a b "Jaguar Wright Chart History (Adult R&B)". Billboard.com. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  17. ^ "Jaguar Wright Chart History (R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.com. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  18. ^ "Jaguar Wright Chart History (R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.com. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  19. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Reid, Shaheem (30 January 2002). "Jaguar Wright Not Just Jay-Z's Backup Singer - MTV". MTV. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  20. ^ Tuss, Lucy (July 1, 2003). "Gerald Veasley: Velvet - JazzTimes". JazzTimes. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  21. ^ Bottomley, Maurice (11 November 2003). "Gerald Veasley: Velvet - PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved 21 October 2020.

External links[edit]

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