4th Avenue Jones was a group that fused rapping (by leader Ahmad Jones of “Back In The Day” fame), with gospel-inflected soul vocals, and blistering rock guitar solos. They called their unique genre “hiprocksoul.”

Though they parlayed their underground buzz and charismatic stage show into a deal with Interscope Records, the release of their debut album No Plan B was shelved despite the radio-ready single “Move On.” They would eventually release it and a number of other projects independently on their Lookalive label.

They made a proper commercial debut with
the album Stereo: The Evolution of HipRockSoul in 2005 on Christian label Gotee Records, although their music remained decidedly mainstream.

The group disbanded officially after Ahmad’s divorce from his wife Tena Jones who also functioned as one of the group’s primary vocalists. Tena Jones along with 4th Avenue Jones member Tim Stewart formed the group Black Tokyo. Apart from recording the solo album The Death Of Me in 2010, Ahmad turned his attention to education where he received a PhD from Stanford University.