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Jacki-O
Born
Angela Faye Kohn

(1973-11-24) November 24, 1973 (age 52)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
OriginMiami, Florida, U.S.
GenresHip hop, Christian hip hop
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • author
  • songwriter
Years active2000–2014
Labels
Children1

Angela Faye Kohn (born November 24, 1973),[1][2] better known as Jacki-O, is an American rapper who is signed to her own label Jack Movement Entertainment. She got her first break in 2003 with the bawdy sex rap "Nookie" which garnered the MC comparisons to fellow Southern rapper Trina and Khia. Although it was the first time that many had heard of Jacki-O, she kept a high profile, prior to her radio and club successes, with several appearances on Miami-area mixtapes. The success of "Nookie" led Jacki-O to discuss a similar subject matter on her second single, "Sugar Walls," released in 2004 in anticipation of her debut album, Poe Little Rich Girl.

Early life

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Angela Faye Kohn was born on November 24, 1973, in Miami[3] and she grew up in the Liberty City area of the city.[4] Her father is Haitian,[5][6][7] while her mother, was African-American.[7] She has two sisters and two brothers.[8] She started writing poetry in middle school and freestyle rap in high school. She attended Miami Northwestern Senior High School,[9][10] dropped out of high school, but later earned a GED.[11] On December 23, 1994,[12] Kohn gave birth to a daughter,[13] Brittany Di'Angelis Brookins.[14][15]

Writing

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Jacki-O's first novel is called Grown & Gangsta (2008), described as an "urban tale".[16] She released her autobiography, Relentless in 2010, which detailed her life growing up in Miami, Haitian background, rise to fame as a rapper, and her charity work with people with disabilities."[17][16][18]

Hip hop feuds

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Foxy Brown

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On April 23, 2005, an altercation occurred between Jacki-O and Foxy Brown at Circle House Studios in Miami, Florida.[19] Jacki-O stated that her refusal to "bow down" to Brown was the prime motive in the physical altercation. A day following the incident, she stated to MTV News: "I just know that yesterday I did not go there to get in no altercation.more."[20]

Khia

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In the leadup to the release of Khia's second album Gangstress in 2006, defeated and she made disparaging comments about Jacki-O in magazine interviews. At the first annual Ozone Magazine Awards in 2006, both rappers were in attendance and claimed to be the "Queen of the South" onstage while presenting awards.[21] Jacki-O had her crew and bodyguards dressed in shirts that said "Fuck Khia" on the front and "Jacki-O Queen of the South!" on the back. Khia responded to the shirts by saying, "It's promotion for me. I thanked them. It's marketing and promotion. I'm so happy about that!"[22] Later, Jacki-O dropped a diss track against Khia called "Pop Off."[23] In response, Khia dropped a diss track called "Hit Her Up," in which she repeatedly insinuated that Jacki-O was transgender.[24]

DJ Khaled

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Although Jacki-O gave DJ Khaled a positive shoutout in her 2004 mixtape The Official Bootleg, she claimed that he did not truly support Miami rappers in a 2010 interview with XXL Mag. In the interview, Jacki-O said that she believed Khaled felt more powerful as a DJ than artists themselves, and further claimed that Khaled only pretended to be from Miami.[25]

Personal life

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Before fame, Jacki-O was arrested for various crimes — including shoplifting, trafficking cocaine, aggravated assault, and carrying a concealed firearm.

Jacki-O revealed that once she started making money from music, her mother still distrusted her and refused to go to the bank with her.[26] In January 2006, in an attempt to break her recording contract with Poe Boy Entertainment, Jacki-O filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy - declaring debts of $144,225 and assets of $1,340.[27] Later that year, she was arrested for shoplifting twice - once from Neiman Marcus[28] and later from Bal Harbor.[29]

In a 2008 interview with Hip Hop Weekly magazine, Jacki-O claimed that she was forced to have sex with a Poe Boy Entertainment executive to receive a $10,000 advance that she was previously promised. Although she received backlash for discussing her experience, she remained adamant that she was not glorifying having sex for money and that she was a victim of abused authority.[30]

Discography

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Albums

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List of studio albums, with selected chart positions[31]
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
 US
Ind.
 US
R&B
 Rap Albums
Poe Little Rich Girl 955126
Lil Red Riding Hood
  • Released: February 24, 2009
  • Label: JackMove / Gracie / EMI
  • Formats: CD, Digital download
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Mixtapes

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  • The Official Bootleg (2004)
  • Free Agent (2006)
  • Jack Tha Rippa (2007)
  • Grown & Gangsta (2008)
  • BBBP (Bad Bitches Bang Pink) (2009)
  • Griselda Blanco, La Madrina (2010)
  • Straight From The Underground (2011)

Charting singles

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List of charting singles, showing year released and album name[32]
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
R&B

/HH

 US
R&B

/HH

"Nookie (Real Good)" (featuring Rodney Kohn) 2003 6461 Poe Little Rich Girl
"Slow Down" 2004 6565
"Fine" (featuring Ying Yang Twins) 86 —

References

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  1. ↑ "Angela Gillispie". Fast People Search. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Jacki-O". Discogs. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Trina - Biography". iHeart. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Pressure Makes Diamonds". Slip-N-Slide Records. 2008. Archived from the original on March 31, 2009.
  5. ↑ Lopez, David (October 24, 2005). "Trina: Evolving". BallerStatus.net. Archived from the original on December 6, 2006. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Rapper Trina Talks About Being Latina; Katrina Taylor". Latina.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Exclusive Interview: Trina talks Beef, Break-ups, and Ballers!". Necole Bitchie. 2010. Archived from the original on October 21, 2010.
  8. ↑ Beverly, Julia (June 2004). Anybody Can Claim to be a "Gangsta Bitch." Jacki-O Can Prove It. p. 36. Retrieved September 2, 2022. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  9. ↑ Korten, Tristram (August 26, 1999). "Ghetto Glorious". Miami New Times. Archived from the original on January 6, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2009. ...another Liberty City native, 24-year-old Katrina Taylor, better known as Trina, will command the future.
  10. ↑ "Miami Northwestern Senior High School". mianor.enschool.org. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  11. ↑ Ollison, Rashod (November 18, 2004). "For rapping Jacki-O, XXX marks the spot". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  12. ↑ DI'Angelis [@Diangeliis] (December 23, 2019). "I'm 30 at midnight lmao https://t.co/ZZIA3NYi1k" (Tweet). Archived from the original on September 3, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022 – via Twitter.
  13. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10220785530841305&set=pb.1028948869.-2207520000..&type=3[permanent dead link]
  14. ↑ DI'Angelis [@Diangeliis] (June 30, 2022). "Di'angelis my middle name https://t.co/O3n4N4IUCx" (Tweet). Archived from the original on September 3, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022 – via Twitter.
  15. ↑ DI'Angelis [@Diangeliis] (December 31, 2020). "*jackio daughter* that lady name Angela https://t.co/At0tA5tTim" (Tweet). Archived from the original on September 3, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022 – via Twitter.
  16. 1 2 "Miami Rapper Jacki-O Readies First Autobiography", BallerStatus, March 15, 2010
  17. ↑ https://haitiopen.com/profile/jacki-o/?amp[permanent dead link]
  18. ↑ "Recording artist/author Jacki-O releases excerpts from RELENTLESS" Deprecated link archived March 24, 2012, at archive.today, Hip Hop Press, March 18, 2010
  19. ↑ "Jacki o & Foxy brown fight in studio". Off Topic. 305hiphop.com. April 25, 2005. Archived from the original on February 25, 2014. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  20. ↑ Reid, Shaheem (April 26, 2005). "Foxy Brown And Jacki-O Duke It Out At Miami Studio". MTV News. MTV.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  21. ↑ "1st Annual Ozone Magazine Awards". MemphisRap. June 27, 2006. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  22. ↑ "Beef IV: Trina vs. Jacki-O vs. Khia". Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  23. ↑ jacki o pop off khia diss. Erica80sBaby. June 1, 2009. Archived from the original on August 6, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022 – via YouTube.
  24. ↑ KHIA DISSES TRINA AND (WACKY O). ilubremyma. February 8, 2008. Archived from the original on August 6, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022 – via YouTube.
  25. ↑ Castillo (June 2, 2010). "Arielle". Miami New Times. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  26. ↑ Beverly, Julia (June 2004). Anybody Can Claim to be a "Gangsta Bitch." Jacki-O Can Prove It. p. 35. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  27. ↑ Tang (January 22, 2006). "Jacki-O Files for Bankruptcy". hiphopdx. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  28. ↑ "Jacki-O Arrested for Shoplifting". 24 Hour Hip Hop.
  29. ↑ "Jacki-O Busted ... Again". 24 Hour Hip Hop. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  30. ↑ "Jacki-O Claims She Was Blackmailed For Sex By Music Executive". Baller Status. August 5, 2008. Retrieved September 2, 2022.[permanent dead link]
  31. ↑ Jacki-O Billboard Chart History Billboard.com. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  32. ↑ "Jacki-O Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". www.musicvf.com. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
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