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DeFord grew up in Nashville, particularly the Southside community of Antioch. He received the nickname "JellyRoll" from his mother and kept it to honor an incarcerated friend.
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He gained national and international attention after a legal dispute with Waffle House. DeFord was incarcerated himself at age 14, which precipitated an ongoing cycle of incarceration until 2009 which included a drug possession conviction. Following the styles of UGK, 8Ball & MJG, Three 6 Mafia, Chamillionare and Paul Wall JellyRoll began crafting his own rhymes as a "therapeutic means" to deal with difficult situations.
Jelly Roll has released numerous mixtapes including the Gamblin" on a Whiteboy series and the Therapeuitic series.
