1. Jon Connor has stated that he grew up listening to Genesee County acts such as Top Authority, The Dayton Family and MC Breed.
13 Facts About Jon Connor
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On January 1,2005, Jon Connor released his first official mixtape, The Calling, Pt.
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Jon Connor followed that with another mixtape Everybody Hates Connor in 2006.
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On July 12,2011, Jon Connor released Salvation, a collaboration album with producer Rob "Reef" Tewlow, who has produced for 50 Cent and Bad Meets Evil in the past.
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Jon Connor told MTV that he wrote the whole mixtape in four days.
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On July 26,2012, Jon Connor released his eighth mixtape, While You Were Sleeping, featuring guest appearances by Bun B, Mistah Fab, GLC, Kid Ink, and Killa Kyleon among others.
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Jon Connor called While You Were Sleeping his most introspective work to date.
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In early 2013, Jon Connor revealed that he was working on various projects including, first, his debut studio album Unconscious State, then Unsung Heroes LP, a collaboration album with rapper Chris Webby, his second studio album and a collaboration album with Ski Beatz.
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On July 2,2013, Jon Connor released Unconscious State under All Varsity Music.
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On July 20,2013, it was revealed that Jon Connor had recently been in the studio with Dr Dre.
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Jon Connor told MTV that the two immediately had chemistry in the studio, and after working with each other over the following months, Dre signed Jon Connor to his record label Aftermath Entertainment, which is distributed by Interscope Records.
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On March 18,2014, Jon Connor released another installment in his "Best in the World" series, the surprise mixtape The Late Registration of a College Dropout Who Had a Dark Twisted Fantasy of 808s and Heartbreak.
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In January 2016, Jon Connor released a song highlighting the Flint water crisis featuring singer Keke Palmer.