Jon B Tells ALL: 2Pac, Suge Knight, Michael Jackson, Babyface & 30 Years of R&B

Jon B sits down for a powerful and revealing conversation about 30 years of R&B, the making of classic records, 2Pac, Babyface, Michael Jackson, the music industry, and the stories behind some of his biggest moments.

From growing up on the East and West Coast to discovering his voice through gospel, building his own demos, and eventually meeting Babyface and Motown, Jon B. takes us through the journey that turned him into one of the most recognizable R&B voices of the 1990s.

He opens up about being a white artist making R&B at a time when that came with serious challenges, his collaborations with Toni Braxton, Color Me Badd, After 7 and TLC, and the pressure that came with becoming a Grammy-nominated artist.

But the conversation goes even deeper.

Jon B. tells the story of meeting 2Pac, getting into the studio with him, and making “Are U Still Down?” He discusses the complications surrounding the record, Suge Knight, his relationship with Afeni Shakur and Mopreme Shakur, and what it was really like working with 2Pac.

CHAPTERS:

0:00 Intro

1:31 Oi Oi out now! SHIZZIO x SPECIAL MC

1:56 Welcome Jon B / Thank you

3:37 London

4:19 Born & raised / East & West Coast

6:26 Outside as a kid / Rough area?