Krondon
Krondon | |
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Born | Marvin Jones III July 9, 1976 |
Occupations |
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Years active | 2003–present |
Musical career | |
Genres | Hip hop |
Labels | Blacksmith Records |
Marvin Jones III (born July 9, 1976), also known as Krondon, is an American rapper and actor from
Tombstone in the superhero film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
.
Early life
Jones grew up in South Central, Los Angeles.[1] He is an African American with albinism.[2]
Career
Music career
Strong Arm Steady formed in 2003,[3] and released its debut album Deep Hearted in 2007 followed by the mixtape Gang Mentality, the conceptual album In Search of Stoney Jackson and their most recent installment, Arms & Hammers.[3]
Krondon's debut album, Everything’s Nothing, came out in 2013.[4][5]
Krondon collaborated with Shafiq Husayn (Sa-Ra Creative Partners) under the group name White Boiz, releasing the 2015 album Neighborhood Wonderful on Stones Throw Records.[6][7]
Krondon also
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2013 | Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records | Himself | Documentary film | |
2018 | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Tombstone (voice)
|
Feature film | [8] |
TBA | Shadow Force | TBA | Post-production | [9] |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2011 | Harry's Law | Castor Mukasa | Episode: "American Dreams" | [4] |
2018–21 | Black Lightning | Tobias Whale | Series regular | [4][10][1][3][5][11] |
2020 | Into the Dark | Orderly | Episode: "The Current Occupant" | |
2024 | Halo | Louis-036 | Recurring role | [12] |
2024 | The Equalizer | Clay | Episode: "Bind Justice" |
Discography
With Strong Arm Steady
- 2007: Deep Hearted
- 2010: In Search of Stoney Jackson
- 2011: Arms & Hammers
- 2012: Members Only EP
- 2012: Stereo Type (EP) (with Statik Selektah)[13]
- 2012: Stereo Jr (EP) (with Oh No)[14]
Solo Discography
- 2003: Strong Arm Steady Presents... Krondon – Black Goldmember Vol. 1
- 2003: Black Goldmember Vol. 2
- 2010: Let 'Em Live
- 2013: Everything's Nothing
With Shafiq Husayn (White Boiz)
- 2015: Neighborhood Wonderful
References
- ^ a b c "5 Things You Didn't Know About Marvin Krondon Jones III". 18 August 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ Nat (2017-08-18). "5 Things You Didn't Know About Marvin Krondon Jones III". TVOvermind. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
- ^ a b c d "Strong Arm Steady". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d "'Black Lighting' Casts L.A. Rapper Krondon as Big Bad Tobias Whale". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "'Black Lightning' Taps Rapper Krondon as Key Villain". The Hollywood Reporter. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "White Boiz | Discography | Discogs". Discogs.com. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "Krondon And Shafiq Husayn Are WHITE BOIZ | Stones Throw Records". Stones Throw Records. 2 October 2015.
- ^ Zachary, Brandon (December 1, 2018). "Black Lightning Star Is a Marvel Crime Boss in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on December 2, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (August 30, 2022). "'Shadow Force': Mark Strong, Jahleel Kamara, Marvin "Krondon" Jones III, Natalia Reyes, Yoson An & Ed Quinn Board Lionsgate Action-Thriller". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 2023-03-10. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
- ^ Chavez, Danette (15 January 2018). "Don't worry about the crossovers—Black Lightning doesn't need any other heroes". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ Bryant, Jacob (10 August 2017). "'Black Lightning': Marvin 'Krondon' Jones III Joins Cast as Tobias Whale". Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ Rice, Lynette (May 10, 2023). "Buchwald Promotes Angelo Padilla, Marion Campbell Kammer to Leadership Roles". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ Strong Arm Steady & Statik Selektah "Stereotype" Tracklist & Cover Art
- ^ Strong Arm Steady & Oh No: Stereo Jr | Stones Throw Records
External links
- Krondon at IMDb