Jake One
Born
Jacob Brian Dutton

(1976-05-11) May 11, 1976 (age 50)
OriginSeattle, Washington, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • songwriter
Years active1992–present
Labels

Jacob Brian Dutton[1] (born May 11, 1976),[2] known professionally as Jake One, is an American record producer and songwriter.[3][4]

Early life and career

Jacob Brian Dutton was born in 1976 and grew up in the Central District and moved to the North End of Seattle when he was 15.[4] He started making music on a Casio keyboard in 1992.[5] He attended the University of Washington and gave a tape of his music to a friend who worked in a local record store. One of the store's other employees, the DJ Mr. Supreme heard the tape, and when he set up his Conception Records label, he used Dutton to create backing tracks.[4] The first record he produced was Eclipse's "World Premier".[5] His early influences included Pete Rock, Dr. Dre, DJ Premier, and Marley Marl.[6]

Dutton produced the 2005 song "The Time Is Now" by professional wrestler John Cena; it has been Cena's entrance theme since.[7] He has had tracks included on the soundtracks to films such as Get Rich or Die Tryin' (50 Cent's "I Don't Know Officer"), The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift ("Jake Alert"), and Gone Baby Gone.[8][9][10]

He was a part of the G-Unit production team The Money Management Group. His first album credited to Jake One, White Van Music, was released on October 7, 2008, on Rhymesayers Entertainment, which features contributions from Brother Ali, Young Buck, De La Soul, M.O.P., Freeway, D.Black, MF Doom, Slug, and Keak da Sneak.[11][12][13]

In 2010, Dutton released two collaborative albums, The Stimulus Package with Freeway and Patience with Truthlive.[14][15] In 2012, he produced Brother Ali's album Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color.

Seattle's Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI) curated and showcased an exhibit called The Legacy of Seattle Hip Hop from September 19, 2015, through May 1, 2016. One section featured mixing stations that played tracks by Vitamin D and Dutton, as well as letting visitors interact with the tracks by using the mixing boards.[16]

In 2024, he and Freeway announced The Stimulus Package 2. On April 19, they released "Freezer" as the lead single from the album, which was followed on May 24 by "Ringin" featuring Jadakiss.[17] The album released on July 19.

Discography

Main article: Jake One production discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[18] 		US
R&B
[19]
White Van Music — 94
The Stimulus Package
(with Freeway)
  • Released: February 16, 2010
  • Label: Rhymesayers
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 63 19
Tuxedo
(with Mayer Hawthorne)
  • Released: March 3, 2015
  • Label: Stones Throw
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 — 16
Prayer Hands Emoji
  • Released: October 21, 2016
  • Label: Street Corner Music/Rappers I Know
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 — —
Tuxedo II
(with Mayer Hawthorne)
  • Released: March 24, 2017
  • Label: Stones Throw
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 — —
Tuxedo III
(with Mayer Hawthorne)
  • Released: July 19, 2019
  • Label: Funk in Sight
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 — —
Seaplane
  • Released: April 23, 2021
  • Label: Snare Jordan
  • LP, cassette, digital download
The Stimulus Package 2
(with Freeway)
  • Released July 19, 2024
  • Label: Venice Music, General Principle Records
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 — —
12/96
  • Released September 17, 2024
  • Label: Snare Jordan
  • Format: Digital download
 — —
Tuxedo IV
(with Mayer Hawthorne)
  • Released November 1, 2024
  • Label: Funk in Sight
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

  1. ^ "BMI | Songview Search".
  2. ^ @JPinder (May 11, 2019). "Happy Birthday @JakeUno. Big homie turns 40 today!" (Tweet). Archived from the original on December 11, 2022 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ Palermo, Thomas (2008) "Jake One Readies New Album", XLR8R, September 5, 2008
  4. ^ a b c Matos, Michaelangelo (November 10, 2004). "Rocketship Blowing Up". Seattle Weekly. Archived from the original on August 12, 2007. Retrieved October 3, 2026.
  5. ^ a b Fleury, Serge (2007) "Jake ONE – Numero Uno Archived 2008-09-18 at the Wayback Machine", Six Shot, December 22, 2007
  6. ^ "Jake One Archived August 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine", Built From Skratch, 2008
  7. ^ "John Cena's Entrance Music Was Originally Intended for Ghostface Killah". Complex Networks. March 23, 2015.
  8. ^ Get Rich or Die Tryin' production credits, New York Times
  9. ^ The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift production credits, The New York Times
  10. ^ Gone Baby Gone production credits, The New York Times
  11. ^ Ketchum III, William E. (May 9, 2008). "Producer's Corner: Jake One". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on June 17, 2008. Retrieved October 3, 2026.
  12. ^ Sawyers III, Hubert (2008). "In The Crates with Jake One". Drop Magazine. Archived from the original on October 31, 2007. Retrieved October 3, 2026.
  13. ^ Hale, Andreas (April 1, 2008). "Little Brother, Freeway, Young Buck & MF Doom On One Album?". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on November 1, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2026.
  14. ^ Ballerstatus.com Archived November 1, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, BallerStatus
  15. ^ Hiphopsite.com Archived May 16, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, HipHopSite
  16. ^ Matson, Andrew (September 18, 2015). "MOHAI exhibit celebrates Seattle hip-hop". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  17. ^ Dutton, Jacob [@jakeuno]; (May 22, 2024). "@phillyfreeway x @jakeuno x @jadakiss "Ringin" drops Friday!!! Stim Pack 2 coming soon" – via Instagram.
  18. ^ "Jake One Album & Song Chart History – Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  19. ^ "Jake One Album & Song Chart History – R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 16, 2016.