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{{Short description|American song writer and singer}}
{{Short description|American singer and songwriter}}
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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians -->
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|name = Jaguar Wright
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|background = solo_singer
|background = solo_singer
|birth_name = Jacquelyn Suzette Wright
|birth_name = Jacquelyn Suzette Wright
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|5|17}}
|birth_date =
|birth_place =
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|instrument = Vocals
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|occupation = {{flatlist|
|occupation = {{flatlist|
*Singer
*Singer
*songwriter
}}
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|years_active = 1995&ndash;present
|years_active = 1995–present
|associated_acts = {{flatlist|
*[[Al Green]]
*[[Bahamadia]]
*[[The Roots]]
*[[Jay Z]]
*[[Blackalicious]]
}}
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'''Jacquelyn Suzette Wright-Johnson''' is an American singer and songwriter. She has released five studio albums and is part of the [[Okayplayer]] collective. Wright has performed and collaborated alongside rap acts such as [[the Roots]], [[Jay-Z]], and [[Blackalicious]].
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'''Jacquelyn Suzette Wright-Johnson''' (born May 17, 1977) is an American singer. She has released five studio albums and is part of the [[Okayplayer]] collective. Wright has performed and collaborated alongside rap acts such as [[The Roots]], [[Jay-Z]], and [[Blackalicious]]. She was born and raised in New Jersey before moving to Philadelphia at around 12 years old.


==Career==
==Career==
Wright was brought to the attention of hip-hop group [[The Roots]] in 1998, which eventually led to her going on tour with them. She later appeared on [[MTV Unplugged]] as a back-up singer for [[Jay-Z]] in 2001,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/neo-soul-singer-jaguar-wr_b_6859162|title=Neo Soul Singer Jaguar Wright: Homophobia Was Shaken Out of Me When I Was 12|publisher=[[HuffPost]]}}</ref> and was featured in a [[Coca-Cola]] advert as part of the brand's "Nu Soul" campaign.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pilotonline.com/entertainment/columns/article_789809de-d5d1-5fb0-9716-dfbea7f1c454.html|title=Ain't Nobody Playing: Jaguar Wright Stalks Her Prey|last=Ollison|first=Rashod|website=pilotonline.com|access-date=2020-04-09}}</ref> She has released two solo albums to date: ''[[Denials Delusions and Decisions]]'' in 2002, and ''[[Divorcing Neo 2 Marry Soul]]'' in 2005.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/jaguar-wright|title=Jaguar Wright|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2020-04-09}}</ref> Wright also recorded an album titled ''...And Your Point Is?'' which was due for release in 2003 on MCA Records (who also distributed her debut), before the label folded. Many of the tracks recorded for that album later appeared on ''Divorcing Neo 2 Marry Soul'', which debuted at number 62 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in July 2005.<ref name="Neo Debut">{{cite magazine |title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums |magazine=Billboard |date=July 30, 2005 |volume=117 |issue=31 |page=49 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oRQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA49 |access-date=April 21, 2023}}</ref>
Wright was brought to the attention of hip-hop group [[the Roots]] in 1998, which eventually led to her going on tour with them. She later appeared on [[MTV Unplugged]] as a back-up singer for [[Jay-Z]] in 2001,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/neo-soul-singer-jaguar-wr_b_6859162|title=Neo Soul Singer Jaguar Wright: Homophobia Was Shaken Out of Me When I Was 12|publisher=[[HuffPost]]}}</ref> and was featured in a [[Coca-Cola]] advert as part of the brand's "Nu Soul" campaign.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pilotonline.com/entertainment/columns/article_789809de-d5d1-5fb0-9716-dfbea7f1c454.html|title=Ain't Nobody Playing: Jaguar Wright Stalks Her Prey|last=Ollison|first=Rashod|website=pilotonline.com|access-date=2020-04-09}}</ref> She has released two solo albums to date: ''[[Denials Delusions and Decisions]]'' in 2002, and ''[[Divorcing Neo 2 Marry Soul]]'' in 2005.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/jaguar-wright|title=Jaguar Wright|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2020-04-09}}</ref> Wright also recorded an album titled ''...And Your Point Is?'' which was due for release in 2003 on MCA Records (who also distributed her debut), before the label folded. Many of the tracks recorded for that album later appeared on ''Divorcing Neo 2 Marry Soul'', which debuted at number 62 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in July 2005.<ref name="Neo Debut">{{cite magazine |title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums |magazine=Billboard |date=July 30, 2005 |volume=117 |issue=31 |page=49 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oRQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA49 |access-date=April 21, 2023}}</ref>


In March 2008, she toured Europe with [[Bahamadia]] and Hezekiah for the "Philly Sounds" tour. Wright did not perform any new material on the tour, but did live cover versions of [[Cherrelle]]'s "[[Saturday Love]]" and [[Crystal Waters]]' "[[Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)]]". During the tour, Wright announced that she was in the process of writing a novel, and working on a third album. No release dates have been confirmed for either as of yet. In February 2010, ''[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]'' reported that her third album, titled ''3D'', was slated for a summer release, and was the outgrowth of what she'd planned as a five-track digital EP.<ref name="3D Album">{{cite web |last1=Hope |first1=Clover |title=Jaguar Wright 'Very Turned On' By Ryan Leslie, Drake |url=https://www.vibe.com/news/entertainment/jaguar-wright-very-turned-on-ryan-leslie-drake-51023/ |website=Vibe |access-date=April 22, 2023 |date=February 26, 2010}}</ref> The lead single, "Beautiful", was released in Fall 2009.<ref name="3D Album" />
In March 2008, she toured Europe with [[Bahamadia]] and Hezekiah for the "Philly Sounds" tour. Wright did not perform any new material on the tour, but did live cover versions of [[Cherrelle]]'s "[[Saturday Love]]" and [[Crystal Waters]]' "[[Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)]]". During the tour, Wright announced that she was in the process of writing a novel, and working on a third album. No release dates have been confirmed for either as of yet. In February 2010, ''[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]'' reported that her third album, titled ''3D'', was slated for a summer release, and was the outgrowth of what she'd planned as a five-track digital EP.<ref name="3D Album">{{cite web |last1=Hope |first1=Clover |title=Jaguar Wright 'Very Turned On' By Ryan Leslie, Drake |url=https://www.vibe.com/news/entertainment/jaguar-wright-very-turned-on-ryan-leslie-drake-51023/ |website=Vibe |access-date=April 22, 2023 |date=February 26, 2010}}</ref> The lead single, "Beautiful", was released in Fall 2009.<ref name="3D Album" />


In 2019, Wright released the 5-song [[Extended play|EP]] titled "Lost" on [[Bandcamp]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jaguarwright.bandcamp.com/|title=Lost EP, by Jaguar Wright|website=Jaguar Wright|access-date=2020-04-09}}</ref> In 2020, Wright made headlines via social media regarding issues such as the trajectory of her music career, her fallout with several members of the Roots, and her grievances with artists such as [[Jill Scott (singer)|Jill Scott]], [[Erykah Badu]] and [[Mary J. Blige]], as well as a claim that her then boyfriend [[Common (rapper)|Common]] sexually assaulted her after performing a concert in the mid-2000s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thesource.com/2020/08/04/watch-philly-singer-jaguar-wright-calls-out-the-roots-for-mistreatment-of-founding-member-malik-b-alleges-common-sexually-assaulted-her/|title=Jaguar Wright Calls Out the Roots, Alleges Common Sexually Assaulted Her|date=5 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRp7TJZIAbQ|title = Jaguar Wright on Mary J Blige "Your a HOODRAT That Got in the Way of People Better Than You!"|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref>
In 2019, Wright released the 5-song [[Extended play|EP]] titled "Lost" on [[Bandcamp]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jaguarwright.bandcamp.com/|title=Lost EP, by Jaguar Wright|website=Jaguar Wright|access-date=2020-04-09}}</ref> In 2020, Wright made headlines via social media regarding issues such as the trajectory of her music career, her fallout with several members of the Roots, and her grievances with artists such as [[Jill Scott (singer)|Jill Scott]], [[Erykah Badu]] and [[Mary J. Blige]], as well as a claim that her then boyfriend [[Common (rapper)|Common]] sexually assaulted her after performing a concert in the mid-2000s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thesource.com/2020/08/04/watch-philly-singer-jaguar-wright-calls-out-the-roots-for-mistreatment-of-founding-member-malik-b-alleges-common-sexually-assaulted-her/|title=Jaguar Wright Calls Out the Roots, Alleges Common Sexually Assaulted Her|date=5 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRp7TJZIAbQ|title = Jaguar Wright on Mary J Blige "Your a HOODRAT That Got in the Way of People Better Than You!"|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref> Jaguar Wright has since then in 2020 apologised to [[Tiffany Haddish]], who was dating Common at the time for wrongly accusing Common of sexual assault.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/330645-tiffany-haddish-receives-apology-from-jaguar-wright-after-singer-accuses-common-of-assault-news|title=Tiffany Haddish Gets Apology From Jaguar Wright Over Common Allegations|website=[[HotNewHipHop|hotnewhiphop.com]]|first=Erika|last=Marie|date=September 26, 2022|access-date=2024-12-12}}</ref><ref><{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/jaguarwright/p/CFaRHSrHZHP/ |first=Jaguar|last=Wright|title=My most humble and sincerest apologies go out to the incomparable @tiffanyhaddish .. I began to look through your page and I just wanted to say I'm sorry if anything that I've done caused you distress ... and you look fabulous in that suit ... rockin it .. keep on being amazing be well God-bless you #sheready💋|website=[[Instagram|instagram.com]]|date=September 21, 2020|access-date=2024-12-12}}</ref>


== Discography ==
== Discography ==
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|-
|-
! scope="row"|''[[Denials Delusions and Decisions]]''
! scope="row"|''[[Denials Delusions and Decisions]]''
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|style="font-size:12px;"|
* Released: January 29, 2002<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/wrightjaguar-delusions-2496108482.html|title=Jaguar Wright: Denials, Delusions, and Decisions|work=[[PopMatters]]|first=Mark Anthony|last=Neal|date=28 January 2002|accessdate=October 17, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/denials-delusions-and-decisions-mw0000213414|title=Denials Delusions and Decisions - Jaguar Wright |work=[[Allmusic]]|accessdate=October 17, 2020}}</ref>
* Released: January 29, 2002<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/wrightjaguar-delusions-2496108482.html|title=Jaguar Wright: Denials, Delusions, and Decisions|work=[[PopMatters]]|first=Mark Anthony|last=Neal|date=28 January 2002|accessdate=October 17, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/denials-delusions-and-decisions-mw0000213414|title=Denials Delusions and Decisions - Jaguar Wright |work=[[Allmusic]]|accessdate=October 17, 2020}}</ref>
* Label: [[MCA Records]] <small>(#MCAF-25571-2)(#088 112 683-1)</small>
* Label: [[MCA Records|MCA]] <small>(#MCAF-25571-2)(#088 112 683-1)</small>
* Formats: [[Compact disc|CD]], [[Phonograph record|vinyl]], [[Music download|digital download]]
* Formats: [[Compact disc|CD]], [[Phonograph record|vinyl]], [[Music download|digital download]]
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|-
|-
! scope="row"|''[[Divorcing Neo 2 Marry Soul]]''
! scope="row"|''[[Divorcing Neo 2 Marry Soul]]''
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|style="font-size:12px;"|
* Released: July 12, 2005<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/divorcing-neo-2-marry-soul-mw0000212698|title=Divorcing Neo 2 Marry Soul - Jaguar Wright |work=[[Allmusic]]|accessdate=October 17, 2020}}</ref>
* Released: July 12, 2005<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/divorcing-neo-2-marry-soul-mw0000212698|title=Divorcing Neo 2 Marry Soul - Jaguar Wright |work=[[Allmusic]]|accessdate=October 17, 2020}}</ref>
* Labels: [[Rykodisc]] <small>(#RCD 17312)</small>, [[Artemis Records]] <small>(#ATM-CD-51611)</small>, Song Records
* Labels: [[Rykodisc]] <small>(#RCD 17312)</small>, [[Artemis Records|Artemis]] <small>(#ATM-CD-51611)</small>, Song
* Formats: CD, digital download
* Formats: CD, digital download
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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ List of albums, with selected details
|+ List of albums, with selected details
! scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Title
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Album details
! scope="col" | Album details
|-
|-
! scope="row"|''...And Your Point Is?''
! scope="row"|''...And Your Point Is?''
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|
|style="font-size:12px;"|
* Release scheduled: 2003<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wbssmedia.com/artists/detail/975|title=WBSS Media-Jaguar Wright|work=WBSS Media|accessdate=October 17, 2020}}</ref>
* Release scheduled: 2003<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wbssmedia.com/artists/detail/975|title=WBSS Media-Jaguar Wright|work=WBSS Media|accessdate=October 17, 2020}}</ref>
* Label: [[MCA Records]]
* Label: [[MCA Records|MCA]]
|}
|}


=== Singles ===
=== Singles ===
;as lead artist
==== As lead artist ====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ List of singles as a lead artist, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
|+ List of singles as a lead artist, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
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! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year
! scope="col" colspan="1"| Chart positions
! scope="col" colspan="1"| Chart positions
! rowspan="2" style="width:13em;"| Album
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:13em;"| Album
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|-
|-
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Adult R&B Airplay|US<br />Adult<br />R&B]]<br /><ref name="Billboard - Adult R&B">{{cite web |url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Jaguar Wright|chart=Adult R&B Songs}}|title=Jaguar Wright Chart History (Adult R&B)|publisher=[[Billboard.com]]|accessdate=21 October 2020}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Adult R&B Airplay|US<br />Adult<br />R&B]]<br /><ref name="Billboard - Adult R&B">{{cite web |url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Jaguar Wright|chart=Adult R&B Songs}}|title=Jaguar Wright Chart History (Adult R&B)|publisher=[[Billboard.com]]|accessdate=21 October 2020}}</ref>
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|-
|-
! scope="row"| "The What If's"
! scope="row"| "The What If's"
| rowspan="1"|2002
| 2002
| 24
| 24
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "Free"
! scope="row"| "Free"
| rowspan="1"|2005
| 2005
| —
| —
| rowspan="1"| ''Divorcing Neo 2 Marry Soul''
| ''Divorcing Neo 2 Marry Soul''
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "Beautiful"
! scope="row"| "Beautiful"
| rowspan="2"|2011
| rowspan="2"|2011
| —
| —
| rowspan="4" {{n/a|Non-album singles}}
| rowspan="4" {{Non-album singles}}
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "Switch (Make Change)"
! scope="row"| "Switch (Make Change)"
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|-
|-
! scope="row"| "YDKM"<br /><small>(Rokbottom, Tone Trump, Jaguar Wright & JJ Demon)</small>
! scope="row"| "YDKM"<br /><small>(Rokbottom, Tone Trump, Jaguar Wright & JJ Demon)</small>
| rowspan="1"|2012
| 2012
| —
| —
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "My Choice (It's You)"
! scope="row"| "My Choice (It's You)"
| rowspan="1"|2014
| 2014
| —
| —
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|-
|}
|}


;as featured artist
==== As featured artist ====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ List of singles as a lead artist, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
|+ List of singles as a featured artist, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year
! scope="col" colspan="3"| Chart positions
! scope="col" colspan="3"| Chart positions
! rowspan="2" style="width:13em;"| Album
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:13em;"| Album
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|-
|-
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US<br />R&B<br />/HH]]<br /><ref name="Billboard - R&B">{{cite web |url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Jaguar Wright|chart=R&B/Hip-Hop Songs}}|title=Jaguar Wright Chart History (R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)|publisher=[[Billboard.com]]|accessdate=21 October 2020}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US<br />R&B<br />/HH]]<br /><ref name="Billboard - R&B">{{cite web |url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Jaguar Wright|chart=R&B/Hip-Hop Songs}}|title=Jaguar Wright Chart History (R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)|publisher=[[Billboard.com]]|accessdate=21 October 2020}}</ref>
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|-
|-
! scope="row"| "What You Want"<br /><small>([[The Roots]] featuring Jaguar Wright)</small>
! scope="row"| "What You Want"<br /><small>([[The Roots]] featuring Jaguar Wright)</small>
| rowspan="1"|1999
| 1999
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| rowspan="1"| ''Denials Delusions and Decisions''
| ''Denials Delusions and Decisions''
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "Do You Know"<br /><small>([[Mike Watts (record producer)|Mike Watts]] featuring Jaguar Wright)</small>
! scope="row"| "Do You Know"<br /><small>(Mike Watts featuring Jaguar Wright)</small>
| rowspan="1"|2002
| 2002
| — || — || —
| — || — || —
| rowspan="1"| ''Vol. 1''
| ''Vol. 1''
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "Ghetto Love Story"<br /><small>(Deucez Wyled featuring Jaguar Wright)</small>
! scope="row"| "Ghetto Love Story"<br /><small>(Deucez Wyled featuring Jaguar Wright)</small>
| rowspan="2"|2016
| rowspan="2"|2016
| — || — || —
| — || — || —
| rowspan="2" {{n/a|Non-album singles}}
| rowspan="2" {{Non-album singles}}
|-
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! scope="row"| "All In My Head"<br /><small>(The Boom Room Church Music featuring Jaguar Wright)</small>
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| — || — || —
|-
|-
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! scope="row"| "All in My Head"<br /><small>(The Boom Room Church Music featuring Jaguar Wright)</small>
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| — || — || —
|}
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| rowspan="2"| 2000
| rowspan="2"| 2000
| rowspan="2"| [[Dice Raw]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Dice Raw]]
| rowspan="2"| ''Reclaiming The Dead''
| rowspan="2"| ''Reclaiming the Dead''
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "You Not The One"
! scope="row"| "You Not the One"
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)"<ref name="MTV">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1452045/jaguar-wright-not-just-jay-zs-backup-singer/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025003818/http://www.mtv.com/news/1452045/jaguar-wright-not-just-jay-zs-backup-singer/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 25, 2020|title=Jaguar Wright Not Just Jay-Z's Backup Singer - MTV|website=[[MTV]]|first=Shaheem|last=Reid|date=30 January 2002|accessdate=21 October 2020}}</ref>
! scope="row"| "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)"<ref name="MTV">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1452045/jaguar-wright-not-just-jay-zs-backup-singer/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025003818/http://www.mtv.com/news/1452045/jaguar-wright-not-just-jay-zs-backup-singer/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 25, 2020|title=Jaguar Wright Not Just Jay-Z's Backup Singer - MTV|website=[[MTV]]|first=Shaheem|last=Reid|date=30 January 2002|accessdate=21 October 2020}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| "Big Pimpin'"<ref name="MTV"/>
! scope="row"| "Big Pimpin'"<ref name="MTV"/>
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "Heart Of The City (Ain't No Love)"<ref name="MTV"/>
! scope="row"| "Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)"<ref name="MTV"/>
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "Can I Get A ..."<ref name="MTV"/>
! scope="row"| "Can I Get A ..."<ref name="MTV"/>
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! scope="row"| "Ain't No"<ref name="MTV"/>
! scope="row"| "Ain't No"<ref name="MTV"/>
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "Can't Knock The Hustle / Family Affair"<ref name="MTV"/>
! scope="row"| "Can't Knock the Hustle / Family Affair"<ref name="MTV"/>
| rowspan="1"| Jay-Z<br /><small>(featuring [[Mary J Blige]])</small>
| Jay-Z<br /><small>(featuring [[Mary J Blige]])</small>
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "Song Cry"<ref name="MTV"/>
! scope="row"| "Song Cry"<ref name="MTV"/>
| rowspan="1"| Jay-Z
| Jay-Z
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It To Me)"<ref name="MTV"/>
! scope="row"| "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It to Me)"<ref name="MTV"/>
| rowspan="1"| Jay-Z<br /><small>(featuring [[Pharrell]])</small>
| Jay-Z<br /><small>(featuring [[Pharrell]])</small>
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "Jigga That N****"<ref name="MTV"/>
! scope="row"| "Jigga That Nigga"<ref name="MTV"/>
| rowspan="1"| Jay-Z
| Jay-Z
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "Fight To Win"
! scope="row"| "Fight to Win"
| [[Femi Kuti]]<br /><small>(featuring Jaguar Wright)</small>
| [[Femi Kuti]]<br /><small>(featuring Jaguar Wright)</small>
| ''[[Fight to Win (album)|Fight to Win]]''
| ''[[Fight to Win (album)|Fight to Win]]''
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| ''Velvet''
| ''Velvet''
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "Talk To Me"
! scope="row"| "Talk to Me"
| 2005
| 2005
| [[Guru (rapper)|Guru]]<br /><small>(featuring Jaguar Wright)</small>
| [[Guru (rapper)|Guru]]<br /><small>(featuring Jaguar Wright)</small>
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| ''Pandora's Box''
| ''Pandora's Box''
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "I see yaw"
! scope="row"| "I See Yaw"
| 2007
| 2007
| [[Hezekiah (rapper)|Hezekiah]]<br /><small>(featuring Jaguar Wright)</small>
| [[Hezekiah (rapper)|Hezekiah]]<br /><small>(featuring Jaguar Wright)</small>
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<references />
<references />


==External links==
== External links ==
*{{Discogs artist}}
*{{Discogs artist}}
*{{YouTube|user=thewrightexperience|Jaguar Wright}}
*{{YouTube|user=thewrightexperience|Jaguar Wright}}
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:21st-century American women singers]]
[[Category:21st-century American women singers]]
[[Category:20th-century American singers]]
[[Category:20th-century American women singers]]
[[Category:20th-century African-American women singers]]
[[Category:21st-century African-American women singers]]

Latest revision as of 14:51, 14 December 2024

Jaguar Wright
Wright performing in January 2008
Wright performing in January 2008
Background information
Birth nameJacquelyn Suzette Wright
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Years active1995–present

Jacquelyn Suzette Wright-Johnson is an American singer and songwriter. She has released five studio albums and is part of the Okayplayer collective. Wright has performed and collaborated alongside rap acts such as the Roots, Jay-Z, and Blackalicious.

Career

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Wright was brought to the attention of hip-hop group the Roots in 1998, which eventually led to her going on tour with them. She later appeared on MTV Unplugged as a back-up singer for Jay-Z in 2001,[1] and was featured in a Coca-Cola advert as part of the brand's "Nu Soul" campaign.[2] She has released two solo albums to date: Denials Delusions and Decisions in 2002, and Divorcing Neo 2 Marry Soul in 2005.[3] Wright also recorded an album titled ...And Your Point Is? which was due for release in 2003 on MCA Records (who also distributed her debut), before the label folded. Many of the tracks recorded for that album later appeared on Divorcing Neo 2 Marry Soul, which debuted at number 62 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in July 2005.[4]

In March 2008, she toured Europe with Bahamadia and Hezekiah for the "Philly Sounds" tour. Wright did not perform any new material on the tour, but did live cover versions of Cherrelle's "Saturday Love" and Crystal Waters' "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)". During the tour, Wright announced that she was in the process of writing a novel, and working on a third album. No release dates have been confirmed for either as of yet. In February 2010, Vibe reported that her third album, titled 3D, was slated for a summer release, and was the outgrowth of what she'd planned as a five-track digital EP.[5] The lead single, "Beautiful", was released in Fall 2009.[5]

In 2019, Wright released the 5-song EP titled "Lost" on Bandcamp.[6] In 2020, Wright made headlines via social media regarding issues such as the trajectory of her music career, her fallout with several members of the Roots, and her grievances with artists such as Jill Scott, Erykah Badu and Mary J. Blige, as well as a claim that her then boyfriend Common sexually assaulted her after performing a concert in the mid-2000s.[7][8] Jaguar Wright has since then in 2020 apologised to Tiffany Haddish, who was dating Common at the time for wrongly accusing Common of sexual assault.[9][10]

Discography

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Studio albums

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List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[11] 		US
R&B
/HH
[12] 		US
Indie
[13]
Denials Delusions and Decisions 56 16 —
Divorcing Neo 2 Marry Soul
  • Released: July 12, 2005[16]
  • Labels: Rykodisc (#RCD 17312), Artemis (#ATM-CD-51611), Song
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 — 53 35

Unreleased albums

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List of albums, with selected details
Title Album details
...And Your Point Is?
  • Release scheduled: 2003[17]
  • Label: MCA

Singles

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As lead artist

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List of singles as a lead artist, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Year Chart positions Album
US
Adult
R&B
[18]
"Ain't Nobody Playin'"
(featuring Black Thought) 		2001 — Denials Delusions and Decisions
"I Can't Wait"
(featuring Bilal) 		—
"The What If's" 2002 24
"Free" 2005 — Divorcing Neo 2 Marry Soul
"Beautiful" 2011 — Non-album singles
"Switch (Make Change)" —
"YDKM"
(Rokbottom, Tone Trump, Jaguar Wright & JJ Demon) 		2012 —
"My Choice (It's You)" 2014 —
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List of singles as a featured artist, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Year Chart positions Album
US
R&B
/HH
[19] 		US
Adult R&B
[18] 		US
Rap
[20]
"What You Want"
(The Roots featuring Jaguar Wright) 		1999 82 24 32 Denials Delusions and Decisions
"Do You Know"
(Mike Watts featuring Jaguar Wright) 		2002 — — — Vol. 1
"Ghetto Love Story"
(Deucez Wyled featuring Jaguar Wright) 		2016 — — — Non-album singles
"All in My Head"
(The Boom Room Church Music featuring Jaguar Wright) 		— — —

Album appearances

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Title Year Artist(s) Album
"What You Want" 1999 The Roots
(featuring Jaguar Wright) 		The Roots Come Alive
"We Got You"
"The Lesson, Pt. 3 (It's Over Now)"
"Raw Sex" 2000 Dice Raw Reclaiming the Dead
"You Not the One"
"Izzo (H.O.V.A.)"[21] 2001 Jay-Z MTV Unplugged
"Takeover"[21]
"Girls, Girls, Girls"[21]
"Jigga What, Jigga Who"[21]
"Big Pimpin'"[21]
"Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)"[21]
"Can I Get A ..."[21]
"Hard Knock Life (The Ghetto Anthem)"[21]
"Ain't No"[21]
"Can't Knock the Hustle / Family Affair"[21] Jay-Z
(featuring Mary J Blige)
"Song Cry"[21] Jay-Z
"I Just Wanna Love U (Give It to Me)"[21] Jay-Z
(featuring Pharrell)
"Jigga That Nigga"[21] Jay-Z
"Fight to Win" Femi Kuti
(featuring Jaguar Wright) 		Fight to Win
"Aural Pleasure" 2002 Blackalicious
(featuring Jaguar Wright) 		Blazing Arrow
"Nothin'" 2003 Larry Gold
(featuring Jaguar Wright) 		Presents Don Cello and Friends
"Let's Do It Again"[22][23] Gerald Veasley
(featuring Jaguar Wright) 		Velvet
"Talk to Me" 2005 Guru
(featuring Jaguar Wright) 		Version 7.0: The Street Scriptures
"Do U Know?" 2006 Mike Watts
(featuring Jaguar Wright) 		Pandora's Box
"I See Yaw" 2007 Hezekiah
(featuring Jaguar Wright) 		I predict a riot
"Lila" 2008 Curse
(featuring Jaguar Wright) 		Freiheit
"How Ya Doing?" 2010 Ground Up
(featuring Jaguar Wright) 		Girls Who Smoke Cigarettes
"Skit 2" 2013 Sizzle Pop and Jaguar Wright Full Circle - Return of the Underground
"One More Drink - Neal Conway Re-Werk" Jaguar Wright Neal Conway Classics Revisited, Vol. 2
"So Good (Amazing)" 2015 Terri Lyne Carrington
(featuring Jaguar Wright) 		The Mosaic Project: Love and Soul
"Inspired" ill Clinton
(featuring Jaguar Wright and Moses West) 		Presents: Vol. 2
"All Night Long" David P Stevens
(featuring Jaguar Wright) 		Mr. Guitar
"Switch (Make Change)" 2017 Jaguar Wright
(featuring Peedi Crakk) 		Volume 1
"KOS" 2019 Rakim Al-Jabbaar
(featuring Rikki Blu and Jaguar Wright) 		Underground GOD
"Trill God" Rakim Al-Jabbaar
(featuring Jaguar Wright)

References

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  1. ^ "Neo Soul Singer Jaguar Wright: Homophobia Was Shaken Out of Me When I Was 12". HuffPost.
  2. ^ Ollison, Rashod. "Ain't Nobody Playing: Jaguar Wright Stalks Her Prey". pilotonline.com. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  3. ^ "Jaguar Wright". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  4. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 31. July 30, 2005. p. 49. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  5. ^ a b Hope, Clover (February 26, 2010). "Jaguar Wright 'Very Turned On' By Ryan Leslie, Drake". Vibe. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  6. ^ "Lost EP, by Jaguar Wright". Jaguar Wright. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  7. ^ "Jaguar Wright Calls Out the Roots, Alleges Common Sexually Assaulted Her". August 5, 2020.
  8. ^ "Jaguar Wright on Mary J Blige "Your a HOODRAT That Got in the Way of People Better Than You!"". YouTube.
  9. ^ Marie, Erika (September 26, 2022). "Tiffany Haddish Gets Apology From Jaguar Wright Over Common Allegations". hotnewhiphop.com. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
  10. ^ <Wright, Jaguar (September 21, 2020). "My most humble and sincerest apologies go out to the incomparable @tiffanyhaddish .. I began to look through your page and I just wanted to say I'm sorry if anything that I've done caused you distress ... and you look fabulous in that suit ... rockin it .. keep on being amazing be well God-bless you #sheready💋". instagram.com. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
  11. ^ "Jaguar Wright Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  12. ^ "Jaguar Wright Chart History: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  13. ^ "Jaguar Wright Chart History: Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  14. ^ Neal, Mark Anthony (January 28, 2002). "Jaguar Wright: Denials, Delusions, and Decisions". PopMatters. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  15. ^ "Denials Delusions and Decisions - Jaguar Wright". Allmusic. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  16. ^ "Divorcing Neo 2 Marry Soul - Jaguar Wright". Allmusic. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  17. ^ "WBSS Media-Jaguar Wright". WBSS Media. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  18. ^ a b "Jaguar Wright Chart History (Adult R&B)". Billboard.com. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  19. ^ "Jaguar Wright Chart History (R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.com. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  20. ^ "Jaguar Wright Chart History (R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.com. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  21. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Reid, Shaheem (January 30, 2002). "Jaguar Wright Not Just Jay-Z's Backup Singer - MTV". MTV. Archived from the original on October 25, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  22. ^ Tuss, Lucy (July 1, 2003). "Gerald Veasley: Velvet - JazzTimes". JazzTimes. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  23. ^ Bottomley, Maurice (November 11, 2003). "Gerald Veasley: Velvet - PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
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