We were lucky to catch up with Jking The Hybrid recently and have shared our conversation below.
Hi Jking, thanks for joining us today. Looking back on your career, have you ever worked with a great leader or boss? We’d love to hear about the experience and what you think made them such a great leader.
The best boss I ever had? I would have to say my self. I’ve literally been in the workforce since I was a kid doing construction. I learned to work smart not hard. To do the research and make yourself rich instead of working for another man and lining his pockets. I’ve been independent for a while. I have landed deals in movies, Tv shows, and distributions etc. At the end of the day not everyone in this entertainment industry had your best interest at heart. You got to look out for yourself as you are your primary investment as an independent artist.
Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.
Born in Queens New York now residing in Austin TX. Studied in hip hop,
break dancing and various Arts.
Singer/rap experimental artist. Has
performed at many major events
including: Sxsw, Texas heat wave tour, lost in love tour, jump on it, beverly hills film festival,
Fiesta, SpringBreak south padre, Texas
Relays, Circuit Of The Americas, Tower
of the Americas, miss America Latina
pageants, Miss Texas, Miss USA, Miss
Universe Pageants, various fashion
shows and much more. Jking is growing rapidly
in popularity. ( His tours are playing major
city’s around Texas at big event centers
and arenas… also including and not
limited to night clubs and special events )
selected states around the us.
A LOOK INTO JKING’S CAREER
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JKING has appeared on major networks including:
Vh1, Telemundo, univision, Fox, abc, cnbc, San Antonio Living, Day Time at 9, SA Express
News, news 4 and much more…
He has given back to the community and hosted many charity events.
( Benefiting the battered women’s shelter, haven for hope, Austin’s angels, Dells
children’s hospital, San Antonio food bank, houston toy drive, SAFE.)
he has received a proclamation from the mayor of Austin TX announcing an official holiday in his name “jkings hybird nation day” March 28th celebrating his musical accomplishments, events and charitable services.
currently sponsored by:
Rent a tire, Treasures Jewelry, J and G luxury transport
services, Chilli Willy, Toro de lidia tequila & Bein Xposed Modeling Team.
He has opened shows and done events with:
yung bleu, fredo bang, rich homie quan, Ti, Cardi B, snoop dogg, Migos, Yo Goti, NBA Young Boy, Kumbia Kings, ying yang twins, jholiday, adrian marcell, Kirko Bangz, Mike jones, Trae, Twista, Baby bash,Bone Thugs, Gemini, Bushwick Bill, Juvinile, Wu tang, lil flip, boaz from queen of the south, coolio, naughty by nature, kapg, gt Garza, Ace Hood, Nippsey Hustle,
RiffRaff, Paulwall, Goyayo, Yogotti, KidFrost, Mc Magic, Lilrob, Bone, RobG,
Spice1, nuflavor, Spanish fly, Sauce Twinz, Kstylis, Prince Rick, Bone, Swisha House, Universal records and much more…
(Jking is the founder of Hybird Nation / Hybrid Modeling in Austin TX & has been
published in a few Local & international magazines, )
THE SOUND OF JKING:
Jking has many different sounds, mostly known for his smooth R&B and
Upbeat pop music. He does pride himself in being an experimental artist,
so you can find trap, Latin, spoken word in amongst many songs in his
catalog. You can find him on many major streaming platforms (including
but not limited to) Spotify. Apple Music. Google play and many more online
stores.
currently he has a distribution deal through empire records and gt digital
Let’s talk about resilience next – do you have a story you can share with us?
I had an agent for a few years. and i dedicated a lot of energy and time into creating music for what he wanted for different types of music submissions. I ended up finding out this agent was pocketing a lot of money from me. I found out while i was signing a deal for a tv series on BET. keep in mind i had already signed 5 other deals through this guy. lesson learned make sure your paper work is right and handle all your own finances. after this situation i have kept pushing and now i just received my invitation to the Grammy award with 3 songs up for voting. my nomination category falls under best melodic rap performance.
Is there mission driving your creative journey?
The goal for me in this industry is to create more residual income. To pass down the knowledge to my children and to build a legacy / business that will last forever.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://linktr.ee/JKING718
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jking_the_hybrid/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/j.king718
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Jking348
Image Credits
Photos by: Thefotoshot, 360 photographer, Jking