03 Greedo

American rapper (born 1987) March 2026 March 2026 03 Greedo 03 Greedo.jpg 03 Greedo in 2023 Jason Jamal Jackson yes 1987 7 26 Greedy Giddy Los Angeles, California, U.S.https://www.complex.com/music/2018/03/03-greedo-wolf-of-grape-street-interview 03 Greedo Raps More—and Better—Than You Complex 2018-03-09 2018-04-22 West Coast hip hop trap hip hop Rapper singer songwriter producer Vocals 2010–present Golden Grenade Empire Alamo Jason Jamal Jackson (born July 26, 1987), known by his stage name 03 Greedo,https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-impossible-tale-of-03-greedo-the-future-of-west-coast-rap/ The Impossible Tale of 03 Greedo, the Future of West Coast Rap 2018-01-16 Noisey 2018-04-23 en-us is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He began to gain recognition for his Purple Summer mixtape series that started in 2016.https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/03-greedo-the-wolf-of-grape-street/ 03 Greedo: The Wolf of Grape Street Album Review pitchfork.com en 2018-04-23 He saw further attention with the release of his mixtape, The Wolf of Grape Street (2018). His debut studio album, God Level, was released on June 26, 2018.https://www.thefader.com/2018/06/26/03-greedo-god-level-album-premiere 03 Greedo's God Level album is here The Fader 2018-10-04 en In April 2018, Jackson was sentenced to 20 years in prison on drug trafficking and possession of a firearm charges.https://pitchfork.com/news/03-greedo-sentenced-to-20-years-in-prison/ 03 Greedo Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison Hogan Marc Blais-Billie Braudie Pitchfork April 30, 2018 January 22, 2025 He began his prison sentence in late June, 2018.https://www.tmz.com/2018/06/29/03-greedo-misses-flight-to-prison/ 03 Greedo Misses Flight to Prison TMZ June 29, 2018 January 22, 2025 On January 8, 2023, it was announced that 03 Greedo would be released from prison after a successful parole hearing in June, 2022. He was released on January 12.https://www.thefader.com/2018/04/30/03-greedo-prison-sentence 03 Greedo has been sentenced to 20 years in prison #free03 The Fader 2018-05-17 enhttps://pitchfork.com/news/03-greedo-released-from-prison-on-parole/ 03 Greedo Released From Prison on Parole Monroe Jazz Pitchfork January 13, 2023 January 22, 2025 Since his release from prison, Jackson has continued his work as a recording artist - beginning with his fifth studio album Halfway There which was released 7 days after his parole.https://www.complex.com/music/03-greedo-halfway-there-mixtape 03 Greedo releases fifth studio album, first one after being in prison for five years Complex Networks 24 March 2023 Early life Jason Jamal Jackson was born in West Los Angeles, California, on July 26, 1987, to Michael and Lisa Jackson. In late 1988, when Jackson was only a year old, his father was killed in a motorcycle accident. This was shortly after his parents had purchased their home in Gardena, California, where Jackson was raised along with his brother and sister. He was the youngest of the three. Prior to his father's death, he and his family lived in Los Angeles, near the Chester Washington Golf Course. As a toddler, he had a series of ear infections, which resulted in a tympanostomy tube.https://www.thefader.com/2018/03/06/03-greedo-first-night-out-purple-summer-la-interview How 03 Greedo became a living legend The Fader 2018-04-23 en In 2000, after a nomadic childhood - which included stops in St. Louis, Rural Kansas, Compton, and Sacramento - Jackson moved to the Jordan Downs Housing Projects in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles. After a period of delinquency, Jackson was expelled from school, prompting his mother to kick him out of the house. After this, he oscillated between periods of homelessness and time spent staying with various friends or the family of his girlfriend. At age 17, Jackson was expecting a baby with his high school girlfriend. He worked various retail jobs and sold his own beats in anticipation of supporting his child – a daughter who was born after they turned 18 – and her mother. Soon after, he began to sell drugs to support his family. When he was 19, he pled no contest to a pair of misdemeanor gun possession charges and served 10 months of a one-year sentence. Career Jackson initially used the alias Greedy Giddy, under which he self-produced six mixtapes, including the Bipolar series, Everybody Weak, and Money, Powder, Regrets. His early career was heavily influenced by southern rap such as Lil Boosie, Jeezy, and Gucci Mane, as well as Phil Collins. This early work is fragmented with a handful of recordings on DatPiff, YouTube, and Tumblr. As Greedy Giddy, Jackson released numerous tracks to SoundCloud between 2014 and 2016. In 2016, Jackson changed his name to 03 Greedo and self-produced two mixtapes, Purple Summer and Purple Summer 2: Sun Don't Shine. He also started his own label, Golden Grenade Empire, in 2016. In 2017, Jackson produced three mixtapes: Purple Summer 03: Purple Hearted Soldier, First Night Out, and Money Changes Everything. In 2017, Jackson signed with Todd Moscowitz's Alamo Records for over a million-dollar contract. His first release on the label was The Wolf of Grape Street which dropped in March 2018.https://www.thefader.com/2018/03/09/03-greedo-wolf-of-grape-street Listen to 03 Greedo's The Wolf of Grape Street Puckett Lily March 9, 2018 January 23, 2025 The Fader Later in March, Greedo courted controversy by making disparaging remarks about deceased rapper Tupac Shakur in an interview with Billboard Magazine; stating, in part, "Tupac sucks [...] He's delusional. He's a great actor. Part of his music shit was acting."https://www.complex.com/music/a/eric-skelton/03-greedo-2pac-controversial-comments 03 Greedo on 2Pac: 'Pac Was a B*tch-Ass N***a' Skelton Eric Complex Magazine March 12, 2018 January 23, 2025 When asked about the comments and the ensuing controversy in a later interview with Genius, Jackson stated that while the comments were taken out of context and he does enjoy some of Shakur's music, he did not feel a need to apologize as he feels Shakur's music is "not authentic" in contrast to his own.https://www.complex.com/music/a/cmplxjoshua-espinoza/03-greedo-says-he-doesnt-have-to-pay-homage-to-2pac 03 Greedo Doubles Down on 2Pac Comments: 'You Want Me to Pay Homage? I Don't Have To' Espinoza Joshua Complex Magazine March 21, 2018 January 23, 2025 Before turning himself into authorities, Jackson promised to make a vault of 30 albums; he then said he had finished over 3,000 songs before beginning his 20-year sentence.McKinney Jessica How 03 Greedo Prepared a Vault of Over 3,000 Songs Before His 20-Year Prison Sentence https://www.complex.com/music/2019/08/03-greedo-interview-days-before-prison-sentence-3000-songs Complex August 13, 2019 13 March 2020 The day before he turned himself in, Jackson released his debut album God Level.https://www.thefader.com/2018/06/26/03-greedo-god-level-album-premiere 03 Greedo's God Level album is here Dandridge-Lemco Ben The Fader June 26, 2018 January 22, 2025 On July 5, 2019, Jackson and Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker released a joint EP, Meet the Drummers.03 Greedo and Travis Barker Announce Meet the Drummers EP https://pitchfork.com/news/03-greedo-and-travis-barker-announce-meet-the-drummers-ep-share-new-song-listen/ pitchfork.com 3 July 2019 14 August 2019 In September 2019, Jackson and Kenny Beats released a new album titled Netflix & Deal.Wilson Jim November 25, 2019 03 Greedo and Kenny Beats spend quality time together on 'Netflix & Deal' https://www.michigandaily.com/arts/music/03-greedo-and-kenny-beats-spend-quality-time-together-on-netflix-deal/ July 11, 2026 The Michigan Daily en-US 03 Greedo's eighth album, Load It Up Vol. 01, was released on August 14, 2020.Hamilton Xavier August 14, 2020 Listen to 03 Greedo and Ron-Rontheproducer's New Album 'Load It Up Vol. 01' https://www.complex.com/music/a/fnr-tigg/03-greedo-ron-rontheproducer-new-album-load-it-up-vol-01 July 11, 2026 Complex en It was preceded by the single "Drip Keep Going", featuring Key Glock.https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/03-greedo-and-key-glock-drop-off-drip-keep-going-new-song.1988236.html? https://web.archive.org/web/20200913070241/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/03-greedo-and-key-glock-drop-off-drip-keep-going-new-song.1988236.html dead September 13, 2020 03 Greedo & Key Glock Drop Off "Drip Keep Going" HotNewHipHop August 12, 2020 August 12, 2020 Findlay, Mitch On February 4, 2022, Jackson released a new single titled "Pourin" featuring Mike Free and BlueBucksClan on Alamo Records via Sony Music Entertainment.https://www.revolt.tv/article/2022-02-04/151381/03-greedo-pourin-song 03 Greedo and BlueBucksClan team up for new "Pourin" single Cho Regina February 3, 2022 January 22, 2025 Almost a year later, on January 9, 2023, Jackson released the Mike Free–produced mixtape Free 03, which included the single.https://www.thefader.com/2023/01/09/03-greedo-free-03-mixtape 03 Greedo drops Free 03 mixtape 9 January 2023 After being released from prison in early 2023, he started recording lots of new songs, and on March 17, 2023, he released "Bacc Like I Never Left", the first of two singles from his fifth studio album Halfway There, which was released 7 days later. Personal life One of Jackson's most distinctive features is the term "Living Legend" tattooed on his face. In 2016, Jackson was arrested in Texas on drug trafficking and possession of a firearm charges. According to a police report, Potter County Sheriff deputies forced open his car's trunk after claiming to smell cannabis and found "four pounds of methamphetamine and two stolen pistols."https://www.passionweiss.com/2018/04/29/03-greedo-watts-legend/ Living Legend: Why 03 Greedo Matters 2018-04-30 Passion of the Weiss 2018-05-17 en-US Jackson originally faced a sentence of 300 years for the charges. However, he eventually took a plea deal and was sentenced to 20 years in prison,Turner Lashaun April 30, 2018 Upcoming Westcoast Rapper 03 Greedo sentenced to 20 years in jail https://patch.com/california/hollywood/upcoming-westcoast-rapper03-greedo-sentenced-20-years-jail July 11, 2026 Hollywood, CA Patch en though he could be released in five years with good behavior. He began his sentence in the summer of 2018 and was imprisoned at the Middleton Unit. In 2022, he was moved to the William R. Boyd Unit.https://inmate.tdcj.texas.gov/InmateSearch/viewDetail.action?sid=16298801 Texas Offender Information Details He was initially set to become eligible for parole in July 2020, but this was denied in 2020 and 2021. Jackson was granted parole release in June 2022 upon completion of a prerelease program. On January 12, 2023, Jackson was released. In 2019, while in prison, Jackson earned his GED diploma.August 27, 2019 03 Greedo just got his GED in prison https://www.thefader.com/2019/08/27/03-greedo-just-got-his-ged-in-prison July 11, 2026 The FADER en Discography Studio albums +TitleAlbum details God Level Released: June 27, 2018 Label: Alamo Records, Sony Music Entertainment Format: Digital download, streaming Still Summer In The Projects Released: April 19, 2019 Label: Alamo Records, Sony Music Entertainment Format: Digital download, streaming Netflix & Deal (with Kenny Beats) Released: November 22, 2019 Label: Alamo Records, Sony Music Entertainment Format: Digital download, streaming Load It Up Vol 01 (with Ron-RonTheProducer) Released: August 14, 2020 Label: Alamo Records, Sony Music Entertainment Format: Digital download, streaming Halfway There Released: March 24, 2023 Label: Alamo Records, Sony Music Entertainment Format: Digital download, streaming Hella Greedy (with Helluva) Released: October 17, 2024 Label: Alamo Records, Sony Music Entertainment Format: Digital download, streaming Mixtapes Bi-polar Disc One (2010) Bi-polar Disc Two (2010) Bi-polar 3 (2011) Bi-polar 4 (2011) Money, Powder, Regrets (2012) Everybody Weak (2012) Purple Summer (2016) Purple Summer 2: Sun Don't Shine (2016) Purple Summer 03: Purple Hearted Soldier (2017) First Night Out (2017) Money Changes Everything (2017) The Wolf of Grape Street (2018) Free 03 (with Mike Free) (2023) Project Tpain (with Dnyc3) (2023) Y'all Ni99az Owe Me Money (with Ricky Racks) (2024) Crip I'm Sexy (2024) Album Inna Day (2024) All I Ever Wanted Was A Bankroll (with Tyler Hooks) (2024) 2025 The Streetz Is Over Wiit (2025) Extended plays Porter 2 Grape (with Nef the Pharaoh) (2018) Meet the Drummers (with Travis Barker) (2019) 03 Inna Key (2021) Feed The Wolves (2023) Fucc Everybody (2024) Ear To Ear (2024) Another Night Out (2025) References External links Greedy Giddy Soundcloud 03 Greedo Soundcloud Category:Rappers from Los Angeles Category:1987 births Category:Living people Category:People from Watts, Los Angeles Category:Crips Category:21st-century American rappers Category:21st-century American male rappers Category:West Coast hip-hop musicians Category:Alamo Records artists