Jones had everything a young man could want – freedom, cool homies (or N-words if you copped the album version), a nice whip and an ample amount of money. The tune melded Jones’ buttery voice that had the right mix of exuberance and mischief to tell the story of youth at the height of its powers. The track from the album Where I Wanna Be sports a bass line that invites listeners to roll the windows down and turn the volume up. That song, “U Know What’s Up,” was Jones’ first big hit and deservedly so. In 1999, the then 26-year old Chicago native penned one of those songs that goes on to become a summer anthem and continues to be remembered fondly to this day by the people in Jones’ age group cohort. ![]() It’s hard to believe that Donell Jones is 40.
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