Lynchburg,  Virginia  is where this story starts. Jonathan J.Stone Franklin was born with a heart problem,  which hendered him from playing any kind of sports at an early age.  This is the time that his dad got him into music.  The power and influence a song can have and also the amount of lives a song can touch is what sparked his initial interest and attention.  He was introduced to the industry at a very young age , and dropped his first single while he was still high school.  " Just me was his first single followed by the shakedown which featured LSG.. And was heavily distributed by Univeral Records in 2010. His first Mixtape was dropped in 2003. Which not only makes J. Stone and emninent threat , but a well seasoned vet as well ,that seems not to even hit the tip of the iceberg of this young multitalented mogul . His list of inspirations varies from LL COOL J, David Ruffin, J.Cole, to Fabulous and New Edition.  This gives you a more define picture of what the kinda soulful punch  J. Stone bring to the table. He is not your ordinary  rapper/singer hes at the point where hes perfected both crafts .  Already performing in places like, Atlanta( GEORGIA), Greensboro ( North Carolina), Richmond,  Lynchburg, and D.C., the skys the limit for J.STONE.  Who's also a regular headliner for One of North Carolina's biggest annual concerts called hoodstock.  Hes opened up for Brick Squad,  Maino, Yung LA, Lil Ru, and the late great Slim Dunkin. Hes won  a YouTube Award in 2018 ,Hes been nominated for THE BEST MALE RNB AWARD  for his album Grown  by the SEI AWARDS out of Atlanta,  Georgia,. He won the Building In the Streets DVD Extravaganza showcase. And  one of his most recent Singles featuring Cash Money Records Recording  Artist Jacques called Sunday Sex has already been streamed over a million times on Spotify. This is what we call a big deal. With all these accolades and accomplishments he is still to determined to finish this journey to greatness and never slow roll to success.  Hes currently in the studio finishing up his next project  called Still Care 3. And has a blazing new single out called Day to Day featuring Q Dog and PRODUCED by Legion Beats. Whether you like hip hop or rnb J Stone delivers on both sides of the fence.  But in this instance the grass is greener on both sides of this fence,  and there's a beautiful picket fence to welcome you right on in...

Music with an emphasis on social relevance, skillful and catchy songwriting, and musicianship.

Followers of aknell