Jason Christopher Watson (born June 22, 1981), who goes by the stage name Json, is an American Christian hip hop musician. He was a member of Christian hip hop collective, 116 Clique.
Early life Json was born Jason Christopher Watson, in St. Louis, Missouri on June 22, 1981. When he was three years old his father died. His mother Barbara moved the family to Los Angeles, California, where she became a crack-cocaine addict and was arrested, separating herself from her son because she was forced to move back to St. Louis. Json would soon follow her back to the Midwest city, became a drug abuser, and was incarcerated.
Personal life Json married his longtime girlfriend Lawanda Nicole "Nikki" Watson (née, Childress), after they both stopped abusing drugs, and converted to Christianity. They reside with their children in Iowa City, Iowa. They are the co-directors of The Spot Outreach Ministry of Parkview Church.
Music career Json was a member in the Christian hip hop collective 116 Clique. He released The Seasoning in 2005, Life on Life in 2008, City Lights in 2010, Growing Pains in 2012, and Braille in 2013. The last three of those albums charted on various Billboard charts. The rapper planned to release his sixth studio album, No Filter, on March 10, 2015, through Lamp Mode Recordings.
Discography
Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positionsUSChrUSGosUSRapThe Seasoning Released: 2005
CD, digital download — — —Life on Life Released: 2008
CD, digital download — — —City Lights Released: July 20, 2010
CD, digital download 46 11 —Growing Pains Released: February 21, 2012
CD, digital download 16 11 20Braille Released: June 18, 2013
CD, digital download 11 5 23No Filter Released: March 10, 2015
CD, digital download 17 — 24Foreign, Vol. 1 Released: July 8, 2016
CD, digital download 39 — —
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