As the newest soldier on Akon's Konvict Music label, Money Jay is more than equipped to declare war on anybody standing in his path to rap dominance.
Born in the Bronx, New York, Money Jay moved to Decatur, Georgia at the age of two. His stay-at-home mother and truck driver father sought solace in the South, hoping to raise their family in a safer and slower environment; but trouble knows no borders.
“My folks had three other kids so there wasn't a lot of money to go around," a
(more...)dmits Jay. "Folks used to roast me on my clothes so I wound up getting in a lot of fights. I knew I had to get my own if I wanted to be somebody. So after that, I started hustling." Whether it was candy or weed, the young Money Jay was already building a reputation as a hustler by the time he hit 7th grade.
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