Who is Mike Jones? Turns 20 Years Old Today

In the mid-2000s, the Texas sound was as good as it gets. Chamillionaire, Slim Thug, and Paul Wall was killing the game with their hits. Mike Jones was another rapper from Texas that put his footprint with his style. Jones dropped his debut album, Who is Mike Jones? and it turns 20 years old today. The album was a commercial success for the rapper, debuting at number 3 on the Billboard 200. Who is Mike Jones? sold over 181,000 copies in the first week. The album would go platinum within the first couple of months. To build anticipation for the album, Mike Jones dropped Still Tippin as the first single from the project. Still Tippin featured Slim Thug and Paul Wall and it’s one of the signature tracks out of Houston. It was released in 2004, but also appeared on a Swishahouse compilation, The Day Hell Broke Loose in 2003.

The last verse was given to rapper Paul Wall after fellow artist Chamillionaire was dropped to a dispute. The dispute with Paul Wall and Mike Jones lead to the departure from Swishahouse by Chamillionaire. The platinum selling single is still one of the greatest tracks from Houston and in hip hop too. Back Then was the second and final single from the Who is Mike Jones? album. Back Then also went platinum and was another banger from the project. It was Mike Jones most successful single and it peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100. Who is Mike Jones? is an amazing album and one that grown on me. This is one of the premier Texas projects from that era. Below are my top 5 tracks from the album. The Who is Mike Jones? track listing and stream link to the album is after that.