Johnny “J” Jackson, the producer that brought you “How Do U Want It” and “All About U” by Tupac, died over the weekend at age 39 in an apparent suicide. Jackson was charged with a DWI, and a Los Angeles County Jail spokesperson says that he jumped to his death from an upper level of the jail.
“When I talked to him, he told me he sold over 100 million records, … In my opinion, he needs to be put up there on legendary status with a Quincy Jones or Dr. Dre, because nobody knew he sold that many records. He was more of a low-key guy. He didn’t go out there flashing his money, but when you go to his studio, you’d see 100 ‘Pac plaques. You’d be like, ‘Man, you did all of these records?’ “
-King Tech
J did an interview with Tech on “The Wake Up Show” a few months ago, right before he was put in jail. Jackson said that he had around 30 Tupac records in his vaults that were unreleased and that he was part owner of all of ‘Pac’s recordings.
“We did six or seven a day, Depending on how the Hennessy was going, we turned it out.”
(Source: MTV)
