1. Jarren Benton signed with California rapper Hopsin's independent record label Funk Volume in 2012, and released his third mixtape, Freebasing with Kevin Bacon in June of that year.
11 Facts About Jarren Benton
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From his early youth, Jarren Benton aspired to be a rapper.
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On January 25,2011, Jarren Benton released a collaboration mixtape with producer SMKA.
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Jarren Benton soon begun to gain attention after the release of his song "Skitzo".
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Jarren Benton had previously been courted by industry heavyweights such as Erick Sermon and No ID for major label record deals, with labels such as Def Jam Recordings and Interscope Records, however he chose to sign with the independent record label Funk Volume.
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Jarren Benton featured on Hopsin's third studio album Knock Madness, on the song "Who's There" with Funk Volume label mate Dizzy Wright.
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Jarren Benton received the most fan-votes votes, earning a spot on the 2014 XXL freshman class and was named the "People's Champ".
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Jarren Benton was the oldest rapper that had ever been selected to the list at 32.
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From April 9 to June 28,2014, Jarren Benton was touring with Tech N9ne, Freddie Gibbs and Krizz Kaliko on the Independent Grind Tour 2014.
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On January 27,2015, Jarren Benton released his debut extended play, "Slow Motion" named after an old friend and fellow rapper who had recently died at the time.
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On July 22,2016, Jarren Benton released his second studio album, and his first one under his newfound independent record label Jarren Benton Enterprises, Slow Motion, Vol.