John Givez

John Givez
Birth nameJohn Lawrence Givens
Also known asJuan Dando
BornOceanside, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • rapper
  • poet
  • producer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2012–present
LabelsInterscope

John Lawrence Givens (born August 29), known professionally as John Givez and sometimes Juan Dando, is an American musician,[2] who plays hip hop, R&B, soul, funk and neo soul music. He is cousins with fellow rapper JGivens. John has released two studio albums, Four Seasons in 2013, Soul Rebel in 2015, while both releases charted on the Billboard magazine charts.

Early life

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Givens was born, John Lawrence Givens, on August 29, 1992, in Oceanside, California, where he grew up, the son of John Sr., and Ann Givens, while his parents are originally from Columbia, South Carolina.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Music career

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John Givez music career started in 2013, with the studio album, Four Seasons, that was released on November 12, 2013,[8] with Kings Dream Entertainment.[9] The album was his breakthrough release upon the Billboard magazine charts, where it placed at No. 46 on the Gospel Albums chart.[10] His subsequent studio album, Soul Rebel, was released on August 28, 2015,[11][12][13] from Kings Dream Entertainment.[14][15][16] This album charted on three Billboard magazine charts,[17] where it placed on the Christian Albums chart at No. 7,[18] Independent Albums chart at No. 19,[19] and Rap Albums at No. 10.[20]

He was also a member of the groups Cousin Neighbor (with JGivens) and Dream Junkies (with Beleaf and Ruslan). He was also featured on several songs on Asaiah Ziv's EP, Hipsavvy: The Introduction, which were Hipsavvy Cypher, Versace Dreams and Jumpman [After The Rain]. In 2016, John was featured on Lecrae's Church Clothes 3 track Misconceptions 3, in which he traded bars with Lecrae.[21] In April 2016, John collaborated with the hardcore Christian rap group Hostyle Gospel to release a single titled Skittles & Iced Tea about the Trayvon Martin/George Zimmerman legal case.[22]

In late 2016, Givez announced he had parted ways with his previous label, King's Dream Entertainment. In 2017, has since released the singles "2 dolla mic" and "Johnny's Cookout" as well as music videos for songs "a selfish demo" and "After hours". On April 27, 2017, John announced he would be releasing a new mixtape during the summer titled "Side A". On February 1, 2019, John released the EP titled "...To Jalisa".

Discography

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Albums
List of Albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details[17] Peak chart positions
US
CHR[18] 		US
IND[19] 		US
RAP[20] 		US
GOS
Four Seasons – – – 46[10]
Soul Rebel 7 19 10
Tha Collection Tape, Vol.1 – – – –
Mixtapes
List of mixtapes with selected details
Title Details
The Little Engine That Could
Mind Over Matter
...To Jalisa

References

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  1. ^ Dawal, Marcus (15 April 2020). "Album Review: John Givez enters a new season in "Tha Collection Tape Vol. 1"". zunews.com. ZU Media. Retrieved 9 September 2022. In the love song "Keep Up," Givez's vocals are on full display. The verse proclaiming "Girl you're so special/ Make me wanna/ clear my schedule/Make me wanna /turn my phone off" delivers to listeners another great R&B track.
  2. ^ a b Kellman, Andy. "John Givez : Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  3. ^ John Dando (JohnGivez) (December 20, 2012). "#tbt tha first john lawrence givens to ever do it." Twitter. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  4. ^ John Dando (JohnGivez) (August 29, 2015). "happy birthday @michaeljackson. Oh & happy birthday to me, too!". Twitter. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  5. ^ California Birth Index. "John Lawrence Givens, Born 08/29/1992 in California". California Birth Index. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  6. ^ John Dando (JohnGivez) (April 18, 2015). "can't let tha night end without shouting out tha queen that gave me birth. happy birthday Ann Givens. I love you so much". Twitter. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  7. ^ NRTTeamAdmin (November 13, 2015). "John Givez Artist Profile". New Release Today. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  8. ^ McKay, Aubrey (December 5, 2013). "Album Review: John Givez – IV Seasons". Wade-O Radio. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  9. ^ Solis, Steven (October 16, 2013). "John Givez '4 Seasons' Cover, Tracklisting & Production Credits Revealed". Rapzilla. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  10. ^ a b Chart search for Four Seasons on Gospel Albums at billboard.com/biz
  11. ^ Lacy, Dwayne (November 13, 2015). "Keeping It Real". New Release Today. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  12. ^ Borquaye, Isaac (September 5, 2015). "John Givez - Soul Rebel Album Review". Premier Gospel. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  13. ^ McKay, Aubrey (September 10, 2015). "Album Review: John Givez – Soul Rebel". Wade-O Radio. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  14. ^ Daniels, David (August 24, 2015). "John Givez reveals 'Soul Rebel' release date, tracklist and cover art". Rapzilla. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  15. ^ Hernandez, Victoria (July 30, 2015). "John Givez Says "Soul Rebel" Album Will Challenge Listeners". HipHopDX. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  16. ^ Meara, Paul (September 30, 2015). "John Givez Details Meaning Of "Soul Rebel" Album". HipHopDX. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  17. ^ a b Billboard. "John Givez : Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  18. ^ a b "John Givez Album & Song Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  19. ^ a b "John Givez Album & Song Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  20. ^ a b "John Givez Album & Song Chart History (Rap Albums)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  21. ^ McKay, Aubrey. "Mixtape Review: Lecrae – 'Church Clothes 3′". the wade o radio show. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  22. ^ "John Givez features on single by Hostyle Gospel". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
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