About Jermaine Walker

A Life Steeped in Sound

BORN IN CHICAGO, J-DUB WAS A CHILD OF MUSIC. AS A KID, HE ALWAYS LOVED TO SING. HE IS A TRUE STUDENT OF MUSIC ATTENDING PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOLS HAVING RECIEVED SUPERIOR RATINGS WITH CURIE METRO. J-DUB ALSO WAS A MEMBER OF A SINGING GROUP "NO OUTLET" WITH MIKE & RELL (IN ASSOCIATION WITH VOICE YOUR VOCALS INC & CLARENCE VAUGHN) THAT ALSO PERFORMED AROUND THE CITY . THEY MADE SOME NOISE AND J-DUB WOULD GO ON TO BE FEATURED ON V103'S "HEARTBREAK HOTEL" WITH DJ JOE SOTO. IT WAS HERE J-DUB ANNOUNCED HIS FAMILIES MOVE TO MISSISSIPPI IN 1995. LEAVING BEHIND HIS CHORUS MATES AND LABEL MATES AND LIFE AS HE KNEW IT WAS DEVASTATING AS HE CRIED WITHDRAWING FROM CURIE. J-DUB WOULD TOUCH DOWN IN SMITHDALE MS. MAKING NEW FRIENDS AND FAMILY J-DUB HAD THE HONOR TO LIVE BY AND BE MENTORED AS A TEEN BY GOSPEL GREAT HUEY WILLIAMS OF "THE JACKSON SOUTHERNEERS" AND MANY OTHERS. BACK IN SCHOOL NOW AT "FRANKILIN COUNTY" J-DUB STILL HAD THAT BURNING DESIRE. HERE HE WOULD MEET MARCUS DARNELL, THE TWO WOULD FORM A 4 MAN SINGING GROUP CALLED "HARMONY" WITH EVERETTE & CLYDE. TOGETHER THEY WENT ON TO WIN TALENT SHOWS AND EXCELLENT RATINGS AT CHORUS FESTIVALS. THEY WERE EVEN FEATURED ON THE RADIO WITH DJ MILES OF NATCHEZ. SINGING EVERYWHERE THEY COULD AND THEN BOOM SCHOOL WAS OVER. J-DUB WOULD WORK A FEW JOBS GET IN A LIL TROUBLE FROM TIME TO TIME OVERCOMING HIS ADOLESCENCE. IN 2003 J-DUB WAS INTRODUCED TO CEO OF "THA RUSH 300" FORMALLY KNOWN AS "HEADRUSH ENT." AND THERE WAS AN INSTANT SYNERGY. SAM, SILENCER, DOLLAR, AND J-DUB SIMPLY PUT, WENT HAM. TRYING TO PERFORM EVERYWHERE THE GROUP OF ARTISTS WOULD BE FEATURED IN THE ENTERPRISE JOURNAL AND ON WLBT3. IN 2005 J-DUB COLLABORATING WITH BLUES LEGEND MR. SIPP RELEASED HIS LONG AWAITED SINGLE "7 DEGREEZ" FROM HIS DEBUT ALBUM "PRIMARY OBJECTIVES" ! THE SINGLE WOULD SEE SOME SUCCESS AND EVEN BE FEATURED ON WEMX MAX 94.1 BY WAY OF "DJ BIG CHEESE THE OUTLAW". IN 2006 J-DUB OPENED THE STAGE FOR THE RAPPER "LIL BOOSIE" IN GILSBURG MS AT FAMILY DAY IN THE PARK . HEADRUSH WOULD DO MANY THINGS BUT BY 2008 HEADRUSH RELOCATED TO LONG BEACH CA. A FAMILY MAN NOW J-DUB WOULD USE TIME COLLABORATING WITH VARIOUS ARTIST . HE SUFFERED AN EYE INJURY ON TOP OF ALREADY HAVING BAD VISION THAT WOULDVE SIDELINED MOST. HE STRONGLY CONSIDERED GIVING UP ON HIS DREAM FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER. HE WENT THROUGH A CUSTODY BATTLE FOR HIS OLDER TWO KIDS FROM A PREVIOUS RELATIONSHIP AND WON. WITH HIS WIFE ALREADY HAVING A CHILD THE TWO WOULD HAVE TWO MORE CHILDREN FOR A TOTAL OF 5 . A FULL FAMILY MAN NOW J-DUBS TWO YOUNGER CHILDREN WERE DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM. SPARING NO EXPENSE J-DUB AND IS WIFE WERE DETERMINED TO DO WHATEVER POSSIBLE TO HELP THEIR CHILDREN. ONE DOCTORS VISIT A DOCTOR SUGGESTED THAT MUSIC COULD BE A GREAT TOOL TO HELP WITH PROGRESS IN SPEECH. J-DUB KNEW WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE. HE SANG AND SANG AND SANG AND THEY SANG TOGETHER! BY 2011 J-DUB WAS BACK IN THE STUDIO WORKING ON HIS SECOND SOLO ALBUM TITLED "BIRTH" WITH WILL GATLIN. ENJOYING SIMILAR SUCCESS "BIRTH" WOULD PRODUCE THE SMASH SINGLES "NOT ANYBODY" AND "1 IN A ZILLION". HE AND GATLIN WOULD ALSO PRODUCE COUNTLESS COLLABS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE YEARS INCLUDING SMASH SINGLE "TRUST HIS HEART" . J-DUB BEGIN COLLABORATING WITH MANY ARTIST ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND BY 2015 GATLIN ASKED HIM TO BE A MEMBER OF HIS LABEL WGMG. HERE J-DUB STARTED ON HIS THIRD AND CURRENT ALBUM "RANDOM THOUGHTS" . WGMG EVEN HAD THE CHANCE TO PARTY IN VIP WITH RICK ROSS AT CLUB "HI HAT" IN MS. THEY WOULD GO ON TO PRODUCE MANY MORE SONGS INCLUDIING VIRAL VIDEO "LOVE IS WHAT WE NEED" IN TRIBUTE. J-DUB'S TIME AT WGMG WAS COMING TO AN END FOR MULTIPLE REASONS BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY J-DUB KNEW IT WAS TIME TO GO. NOT LONG AFTER WGMG J-DUB MET SNOOP DOGGS COUSIN "THE GODMOTHER OF FUNK" . SHE WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH J-DUB DURING HER VISIT HOME SHE DECIDED TO TAKE HIS MUSIC TO CALIFORNIAS WIGGINN OUT RADIO SHOW. THE TWO WOULD FORM A RELATIONSHIP ASSISSTING ONE ANOTHER THAT LED TO 11 TROPHIES FOR THE GODMOTHER AND WAY MUCH MORE. . J-DUB IS CURRENTLY ABOUT TO PRODUCE VISUALS FOR HIS UPCOMING ALBUM WITH "BIG BOY FILMS" AND JUST RECENTLY APPEARED LIVE ON FOX NEWS (40) 7-20-18 PERFORMING LIVE. HE IS ALSO AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE TRAVELING STAGE PLAY "CHURCH F9OLKS" AND GEARING UP FOR AN APPEARANCE ON SEASON 4 OF "THE GINNI SHOW" OUT OF NEW YORK IN AUGUST AND GETTING READY TO RELEASE HIS NEW ALBUM. AS LONG AS THIS BIO IS THERE WAS SO MUCH THAT COULDNT FIT. J-DUB HAS BEEN BLESSED TO HAVE A MUSIC EXPERIENCE SO FAR LIKE NO OTHER AND IN HIS OWN WORDS,"WE JUST WANT TO KEEP IT GOING"