Jaguar Wright

Jacquelyn Suzette Wright-Johnson (born May 17, 1977) is a singer, songwriter, and actress. She has released five studio albums and has collaborated with artists such as Lauryn Hill, Common, and Jill Scott. Wright has also appeared in several films and television shows, including "Being Mary Jane" and "The Good Wife."

Jaguar Wright
Wright performing in January 2008
Wright performing in January 2008
Background information
Birth nameJacquelyn Suzette Wright
Born (1977-05-17) May 17, 1977
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • narrator
  • rapper
  • poet
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active1995–present

She is part of the Okayplayer collective. Wright has performed and collaborated alongside rap acts such as The Roots, Jay-Z, and Blackalicious. She was born and raised in New Jersey before moving to Philadelphia at around 12 years old.

Career

Wright was brought to the attention of hip-hop group The Roots in 1998, which eventually led to her going on tour with them. She later appeared on MTV Unplugged as a back-up singer for Jay-Z in 2001,[1] and was featured in a Coca-Cola advert as part of the brand's "Nu Soul" campaign.[2] She has released two solo albums to date: Denials Delusions and Decisions in 2002, and Divorcing Neo 2 Marry Soul in 2005.[3] Wright also recorded an album titled ...And Your Point Is? which was due for release in 2003 on MCA Records (who also distributed her debut), before the label folded. Many of the tracks recorded for that album later appeared on Divorcing Neo 2 Marry Soul, which debuted at number 62 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in July 2005.[4]

Wright has toured every year since her debut album was released.[5] In March 2008, she toured Europe with Bahamadia and Hezekiah for the "Philly Sounds" tour. Wright did not perform any new material on the tour, but did live cover versions of Cherrelle's "Saturday Love" and Crystal Waters' "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)". During the tour, Wright announced that she was in the process of writing a novel, and working on a third album. No release dates have been confirmed for either as of yet. In February 2010, Vibe reported that her third album, titled 3D, was slated for a summer release, and was the outgrowth of what she'd planned as a five-track digital EP.[6] The lead single, "Beautiful", was released in Fall 2009.[6]

In 2019, Wright released the 5-song EP titled "Lost" on Bandcamp.[7] In 2020, Wright made headlines via social media regarding issues such as the trajectory of her music career, her fallout with several members of the Roots, and her grievances with artists such as Jill Scott, Erykah Badu and Mary J. Blige, as well as a claim that her then boyfriend Common sexually assaulted her after performing a concert in the mid-2000s.[8][9] In 2022, Wright made headlines once again when she did an interview speaking on the dark side of the Hip-Hop music industry.

Discography

Studio albums
List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[10]		 US
R&B
/HH
[11]		 US
Indie
[12]
Denials Delusions and Decisions 5616—
Divorcing Neo 2 Marry Soul —5335

Unreleased albums
List of albums, with selected details
Title Album details
...And Your Point Is?

Singles
as lead artist
List of singles as a lead artist, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title[20] Year Chart positions Album
US
Adult
R&B
[21]
"Ain't Nobody Playin'"
(featuring Black Thought)		 2001 — Denials Delusions and Decisions
"I Can't Wait"
(featuring Bilal)		 —
"The What If's" 2002 24
"Free" 2005 — Divorcing Neo 2 Marry Soul
"Beautiful"[22] 2011 — Non-album single
"Switch (Make Change)"[23] — Non-album single
"YDKM"[24]
(Rokbottom, Tone Trump, Jaguar Wright & JJ Demon)		 2012 — Non-album single
"My Choice (It's You)"[25] 2014 — Non-album single
as featured artist
List of singles as a lead artist, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title[20] Year Chart positions Album
US
R&B
/HH
[26]		 US
Adult R&B
[21]		 US
Rap
[27]
"What You Want"
(The Roots featuring Jaguar Wright)		 1999 822432 Denials Delusions and Decisions
"Do You Know"
(Mike Watts featuring Jaguar Wright)		 2002 ——— Vol. 1
"Ghetto Love Story"[28]
(Deucez Wyled featuring Jaguar Wright)		 2016 ——— Non-album single
"All In My Head"[29]
(The Boom Room Church Music featuring Jaguar Wright)		 ——— Non-album single

Album appearances
Title Year Artist(s) Album
"What You Want"[30] 1999 The Roots
(featuring Jaguar Wright)		 The Roots Come Alive
"We Got You"[30]
"The Lesson, Pt. 3 (It's Over Now)"[30]
"Raw Sex"[31] 2000 Dice Raw Reclaiming The Dead
"You Not The One"[31]
"Izzo (H.O.V.A.)"[32][33] 2001 Jay-Z MTV Unplugged
"Takeover"[32][33]
"Girls, Girls, Girls"[32][33]
"Jigga What, Jigga Who"[32][33]
"Big Pimpin'"[32][33]
"Heart Of The City (Ain't No Love)"[32][33]
"Can I Get A ..."[32][33]
"Hard Knock Life (The Ghetto Anthem)"[32][33]
"Ain't No"[32][33]
"Can't Knock The Hustle / Family Affair"[32][33] Jay-Z
(featuring Mary J Blige)
"Song Cry"[32][33] Jay-Z
"I Just Wanna Love U (Give It To Me)"[32][33] Jay-Z
(featuring Pharrell)
"Jigga That N****"[32][33] Jay-Z
"Fight To Win"[34] Femi Kuti
(featuring Jaguar Wright)		 Fight to Win
"Aural Pleasure"[35] 2002 Blackalicious
(featuring Jaguar Wright)		 Blazing Arrow
"Nothin'"[36] 2003 Larry Gold
(featuring Jaguar Wright)		 Presents Don Cello and Friends
"Let's Do It Again"[37][38] Gerald Veasley
(featuring Jaguar Wright)		 Velvet
"Talk To Me"[39] 2005 Guru
(featuring Jaguar Wright)		 Version 7.0: The Street Scriptures
"Do U Know?"[40] 2006 Mike Watts
(featuring Jaguar Wright)		 Pandora's Box
"I see yaw"[41] 2007 Hezekiah
(featuring Jaguar Wright)		 I predict a riot
"Lila"[42] 2008 Curse
(featuring Jaguar Wright)		 Freiheit
"How Ya Doing?"[43] 2010 Ground Up
(featuring Jaguar Wright)		 Girls Who Smoke Cigarettes
"Skit 2"[44] 2013 Sizzle Pop and Jaguar Wright Full Circle - Return of the Underground
"One More Drink - Neal Conway Re-Werk"[45] Jaguar Wright Neal Conway Classics Revisited, Vol. 2
"So Good (Amazing)"[46] 2015 Terri Lyne Carrington
(featuring Jaguar Wright)		 The Mosaic Project: Love and Soul
"Inspired"[47] ill Clinton
(featuring Jaguar Wright and Moses West)		 Presents: Vol. 2
"All Night Long"[48] David P Stevens
(featuring Jaguar Wright)		 Mr. Guitar
"Switch (Make Change)"[49] 2017 Jaguar Wright
(featuring Peedi Crakk)		 Volume 1
"KOS"[50] 2019 Rakim Al-Jabbaar
(featuring Rikki Blu and Jaguar Wright)		 Underground GOD
"Trill God"[50] Rakim Al-Jabbaar
(featuring Jaguar Wright)

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