Kokane, also known as Jerry B. Long, Jr. (born 1969), is a rapper

Rapping

Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...

 from Pomona, California

Pomona, California

-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Pomona had a population of 149,058, a slight decline from the 2000 census population. The population density was 6,491.2 people per square mile...

 best known for his co-appearances on Dr. Dre's

Dr. Dre

Andre Romelle Young , primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records...

 album 2001 and the work on G-funk

G-funk

G-funk, or Gangsta-funk, is a sub-genre of hip hop music that emerged from Westcoast gangsta rap in the early 1990s. G-funk incorporates multi-layered and melodic synthesizers, slow hypnotic grooves, a deep bass, background female vocals, the extensive sampling of P-funk tunes, and a high-pitched...

 album Funk Upon A Rhyme

Funk Upon A Rhyme

Funk Upon a Rhyme is a G-funk-based album from 1994 by rapper Kokane. The album is now out of production and very rare.-Track listing:#Ridin' on the Funk#From the Funk to the Back#Mo' Water#Slow Burnin' 22.5 Degrees Fahrenheit#I Need Representation...

and his backup work with Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg

Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school...

 in Tha Last Meal

Tha Last Meal

Contrary to his other work on No Limit/Priority Records, this album has a more laid-back feel. It has a very smooth sound which may be due to a larger production budget...

 album, who signed him to Dogghouse Records, bringing a renewed sense of promise to Kokane's long-running career. He is the son of Motown composer "Jerry Long, Sr.". He started his career at Eazy-E

Eazy-E

Eric Lynn Wright , better known by his stage name Eazy-E, was an American rapper who performed solo and in the hip hop group N.W.A. Wright was born to Richard and Kathie Wright in Compton, California...

's Ruthless Records, co-writing songs for N.W.A and Above the Law

Above the Law (band)

Above the Law is a rap group from Pomona, California, founded in 1989 by Cold 187um, KMG the Illustrator, Go Mack, and DJ Total K-Oss.In 1989, the group signed to the late Eazy-E's Ruthless Records. There they became close associates of the pioneering gangsta rap group N.W.A.. Their first album on...

. He released his first solo album under the name "Who Am I?". He signed with Koch Records

Koch Records

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, forming a new group, The Hood Mob, led by him, joined by Cricet and Contraband. They released an album on July 3, 2006.

Career

His first release, Addictive Hip Hop Muzick in 1991 was credited as "Who Am I?". Though Kokane had been involved with the West Coast rap scene since the dawn of gangsta rap, Kokane's life has always included music, though it is the old school funk of the '70s that most influences his style. His eccentric vocal approach is half fluid rapping and half weird P-funk-influenced singing. He began his career as a vocalist in the mid-'80s as rap was first appearing in his native Los Angeles before eventually signing to Eazy-E's Ruthless Records label in 1991. In his second album, Funk Upon a Rhyme

Funk Upon A Rhyme

Funk Upon a Rhyme is a G-funk-based album from 1994 by rapper Kokane. The album is now out of production and very rare.-Track listing:#Ridin' on the Funk#From the Funk to the Back#Mo' Water#Slow Burnin' 22.5 Degrees Fahrenheit#I Need Representation...

, he completely changed his style, incorporating a great deal of singing and packin' it with G Funk. Two years later, Kokane was a free agent. He left Ruthless right after Eazy-E death. He has worked with artists such as Above The Law

Above the Law

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, N.W.A.

N.W.A.

N.W.A was an American hip hop group from Compton, California, widely considered one of the seminal acts of the gangsta rap sub-genre....

, Eazy-E

Eazy-E

Eric Lynn Wright , better known by his stage name Eazy-E, was an American rapper who performed solo and in the hip hop group N.W.A. Wright was born to Richard and Kathie Wright in Compton, California...

, Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg

Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school...

, Dr. Dre

Dr. Dre

Andre Romelle Young , primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records...

, Tha Eastsidaz

Tha Eastsidaz

Tha Eastsidaz, originally spelled as the Eastsiders, was a hip hop group of somewhat reforming the LBC Crew with Snoop Dogg, Lil' C-Style and Techniec. Their first appearance was in the Tommy Boy Records' Ride:Music from the Dimension Motion Picture with Crooked Eye Q on a Battlecat-produced song...

, Cypress Hill

Cypress Hill

Cypress Hill is an American hip hop group from South Gate, California. Cypress Hill was the first Latino hip-hop group to have platinum and multi-platinum albums, selling over 18 million albums worldwide...

, E-40

E-40

Earl Stevens , better known by his stage name E-40, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, and investor from Vallejo, California. He is also part of the rap group The Click and the founder of Sick Wid It Records. His solo debut album, Federal, was released in November 1992, after The Click's debut...

, Nipsey Hussle

Nipsey Hussle

Ermias Asghedome , better known by his stage name Nipsey Hussle. He is a Westcoast rapper from Los Angeles, California.-Music career:...

, among others. He continues to make music today and still contributes to the West Coast rap scene.

Discography

Year	Album	Notes
1991	Addictive Hip Hop Muzick Addictive Hip Hop Muzick Addictive Hip Hop Muzick is the debut album by Kokane on Epic Records, though on the album the artist is credited as Who Am I?. It is produced by Above The Law and Cold 187um.-Tracklisting:#Would U Die 4 Me#Action#Inner City Hoodlum...
1994	Funk Upon a Rhyme Funk Upon A Rhyme Funk Upon a Rhyme is a G-funk-based album from 1994 by rapper Kokane. The album is now out of production and very rare.-Track listing:#Ridin' on the Funk#From the Funk to the Back#Mo' Water#Slow Burnin' 22.5 Degrees Fahrenheit#I Need Representation...
1999	They Call Me Mr. Kane They Call Me Mr. Kane They Call Me Mr. Kane is the third studio album by American rapper Kokane, released November 16, 1999 on Eureka Records.- Track listing :#"1999" They Call Me Mr. Kane is the third studio album by American rapper Kokane, released November 16, 1999 on Eureka Records.- Track listing :#"1999" They Call...
2002	Gangstarock	with Gentry
2004	Don't Bite The Funk Vol. 1 Don't Bite The Funk Vol. 1 Don't Bite The Funk Volume One is a West Coast Hip Hop compilation album from 2004 by rapper Kokane. It was released only in Germany by Black Claw Record. It's a compilation of West Coast Hip Hop songs in whom Kokane was featured....
2005	Mr. Kane, Pt. 2 Mr. Kane, Pt. 2 -Tracklisting:#Intro#Pinky Ring Hook Up feat. Down#Step It Up#Tell It Like It Is feat. Bad Azz#I Spit Policies#Do You Know Jesus#I Like the Way She Put It on Me#Nasty#Give a Dawg a Bone feat. Roscoe#Wonderful Day#Kill Game feat. W.C....
2006	Back 2 tha Clap Back 2 tha Clap - Track listing :# Intro# Back 2 Tha Clap# The Streets are Callin' # Straight Coats# Sucka Sandwiches# Gangsta'd Up # If It's All the Same # Baby Boo # Hard Timin'...
2006	Pain Killer'z
2006	The Hood Mob The Hood Mob -Tracklisting:#"Intro"#"Invasion of the Body Snatchers"#"Killa Cali" feat. Complex#"From da Hood" feat. Bay Loc, Cutthroat#"Skit"#"It's On, on Sight"#"Mission Impossible Skit"#"Get At You"#"The Robbery"#"Momma" feat. Mitchy Slick...	with The Hood Mob
2008	The Album	with Raine N Lane
2010	Gimme All Mine
2011	Jerry B Long

2011 "Blue Laces" Nipsey Hussle ft Kokane

2011 "Mr Untouchable" Nipsey Hussle ft Kokane