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Half a Mill

Jasun Wardlaw[1] (April 6, 1973 – October 22, 2003) better known by his stage name Half a Mill, was a Brooklyn-based American rapper.

Half a Mill
Background information
Birth nameJasun Wardlaw
Born(1973-04-06)April 6, 1973
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedOctober 22, 2003(2003-10-22) (aged 30)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
GenresHip hop
Occupation(s)Rapper
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active1992–2003
LabelsPenalty
Warlock
Lo-Key

Career edit

Half a Mill was considered an underground rapper in the early 1990s. His mainstream breakthrough came in 1997 when he scored a guest spot on supergroup the Firm's only release, The Album.

Personal life and death edit

Wardlaw would commit suicide by shooting himself in the head in Brooklyn's Albany Projects on October 22, 2003. His body was found by police inside his apartment.[2][3] He left behind a son, Jasun Jabbar Wardlaw Jr., who is a rapper and actor.[4]

Half a Mill was the subject of the 2010 full-length documentary Player Hating: A Love Story by filmmaker Maggie Hadleigh-West.[5]

Discography edit

Album information
Half-A-Mill Demo Tape (with DJ Scratch)
  • Released: 1995
  • Singles: "Any Day Can Be Ya Last"/"Another Homicide Scene"
Milíon
  • Released: May 9, 2000
  • RIAA Certification: 40,000[1]
  • Billboard 200 chart position:
  • R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: 91[6]
  • Singles: "Some Ni*gaz", "Thug Onez", "Where BK At"
Da Hustle Don't Stop
  • Released: July 30, 2002
  • RIAA Certification:
  • Billboard 200 chart position:
  • R&B/Hip-Hop chart position:
  • Singles: "Still", "Soddom and Gomorrah", "Saprano Style"

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Birchmeier, Jason (May 20, 2008). "Half-A-Mill > Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
  2. ^ "New York Post - NYPD Daily Blotter". nypost.com. 24 October 2003. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  3. ^ "VannDigital - Bloodsport Claims Half A Mill Committed Suicide & No One From The Firm Came To His Funeral". vanndigital.com. 18 July 2017. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  4. ^ "BIO".
  5. ^ "Player Hating: A Love Story". YoMaggie.com. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
  6. ^ Charts & Awards - Milíon


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