Jonwayne is a rapper and producer from California. His earliest releases were his “From The Vault” series of mixtapes released between 2008-2009. These mixtapes were compilations of songs Jonwayne had created at different points in his life, holding back releasing all these tracks allowed him to release all four different volumes of the series in such a short period of time.

He continued dropping mixtapes up until 2012 where he released a full studio beat tape “Bowser” released under Alpha Pup Records. The beat tape was inspired by iconic Nintendo and Super Nintendo era of video game soundtracks, down to its name coming from the main boss of the Super Mario series and the albums name on the cover being stylized just like the Super Mario World logo. The tape was generally praised for its ability to replicate signature vibes and sounds from Early Nintendo music without relying on samples from those games.

Jonwayne hit a stride of notoriety with his 2013 Studio Album simply called Rap Album One. It was the first studio release to include both his own rapping, and production. A sequel to the album came out in 2017 called Rap Album Two

Altogether he has released eleven mixtapes, the most notable being his Cassette series, where he drew inspiration from vintage cassette/90’s style of hip hop. He also has five Studio Albums, and three EP’s total

He produces all of his own music, and has also produced for other artists such as Homeboy Sandman and Jeremiah Jae

A popular misconception is that Jonwayne came up with his name as an homage to famous western movie icon John Wayne. In reality Jonwayne’s birth name is actually Johnathan Wayne and he is a descendant of American Revolutionary War General Anthony Wayne. Western actor John Wayne, whose real name is Marion Morrison, was asked by Fox Executives to decide on a stage name, where he suggested ‘Anthony Wayne’ in homage to the General. Walsh, The Executive, compromised with the actor and thats where ‘John Wayne’ came from so instead John Wayne is named after Jonwayne’s great great great grandfather.