Miss Jones (radio personality)
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Miss Jones | |
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Birth name | Tarsha Jones |
Born |
Tarsha Jones, better known as Miss Jones, is an American
Career
Radio
Jones played a role in the Star and Buc Wild morning show on Hot 97.[1][clarification needed] She wrote a best-selling autobiography, Have You Met Miss Jones?: The Life and Loves of Radio's Most Controversial Diva, in 2007, published by Random House.[2]
In August 2022, Jones began hosting mornings at classic
Controversy
In 2005, Jones faced a two-week suspension due to contentious remarks she made on the air. The source of the controversy was a parody song called "Tsunami Song," penned by Rick Delgado, which targeted Asians following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. The fallout resulted in the dismissal of Delgado from the radio station, as well as Todd Lynn, who had made "offensive racial comments" during the broadcast. Jones herself was suspended following her impassioned on-air reaction to Miss Info, a Korean-American, who expressed her disapproval of the song.[4][dead link]
Bibliography
- Jones, Tarsha. Have You Met Miss Jones?: The Life and Loves of Radio's Most Controversial Diva. New York: Random House: 2007. ISBN 0-345-49748-1.
Discography
Albums
Year | Title | Chart positions | |
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U.S. R&B |
U.S.
Heat | ||
1998 | The Other Woman
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51 | 40 |
Singles
Year | Title | Peak chart positions[5] | Album | |
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U.S. | U.S. R&B | |||
1994 | "Where I Wanna Be Boy" | 79 | 21 | Non-album single |
"Don't Front" | — | 73 | ||
1998 | "2 Way Street" | 62 | 27 | The Other Woman |
2023 | "Calling All Ladies" | — | — | TBA |
As featured artist
Year | Title | Peak chart positions[5] | Album | |
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U.S. | U.S. R&B | |||
1992 | Common Sense – "Puppy Chow" ft. Miss Jones | - | - | Can I Borrow a Dollar? |
1995 | Big L – "M.V.P." ft. Miss Jones | - | 56 | Lifestylez ov da Poor and Dangerous
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1995 | AZ – "Sugar Hill" ft. Miss Jones | 25 | 12 | Doe or Die |
1998 | Big Pun – "Punish Me" ft. Miss Jones | - | 56 | Capital Punishment |
2000 | Big L – "Holdin' it down" ft. A.G., Miss Jones & Stan Spit | - | - | The Big Picture |
References
- ^ Century, Douglas (June 11, 2000). "Hip-Hop Meets Its Match". The New York Times. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
- ^ Hinckley, David (July 16, 2007). "Miss Jones dishes on men and the radio game". New York Daily News. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
- ^ "Miss Jones Joins 94.7 the Block as Morning Host". August 8, 2022.
- ^ All Hiphop https://allhiphop.com/news/key-hot-97-morning-staff-fired-over-tsunami-song-pmUp6v1VlEieOX27T_1PVA/. Retrieved February 3, 2005.
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(help) - ^ a b "Miss Jones > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". allmusic. Retrieved June 28, 2009.