N.O. Joe
| N.O. Joe | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Joseph Johnson |
| Also known as | Joe Kool, N.O. Joe |
| Born | March 31, 1975 |
| Origin | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop, R&B, Pop, Electro, rock |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, film/tv scoring, songwriter/arranger, singer, musician, rapper |
| Instruments | Guitar, bass guitar, mandolin, keyboards, rapper, vocals, beatboxing, vocoder, drums/percussions |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Labels | Gumbo Funk/M-PULSE GLOBAL |
| Website | [1] |
Joseph Johnson, known by his stage name N.O. Joe, is a musician, multi platinum Grammy/Emmy Nominated producer, songwriter, and artist. N.O. Joe was a pioneer of the Southern Hip Hop sound during the 1990s. He operates a production company named Gumbo Funk, which is also a name given to his melange of musical styles
Johnson was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on March 31, 1975. While in high school (in New Orleans), he began providing beats to local performers. He was later encouraged to move to New York, where he began an affiliation with Universal Music Group as a producer.
Then known as Joe Kool, Johnson collaborated with Devante Swing, and the production group Da Bassment with that he contributed to Jodeci's first album, Forever My Lady. Johnson went on to work with Brian McKnight, R&B artist Joe and D'Angelo before moving into the rap genre.
N.O. Joe contributed to the following albums (All Album Contributions not Listed):
N.O. Joe has also contributed as producer to various labels such as Universal Music Group (1990–2003), and Rap-A-Lot as an independent production entity. N.O. Joe has worked on several platinum songs and albums, including a number 1 single "Pushin Weight", to Ice Cube's album War & Peace Vol. 1, LL Cool J's Grammy-nominated The DEFinition and has worked with:
"I confess" and "Biggest part of me"
N.O. Joe's music has also been featured on the following soundtracks:
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