William Curtis Harness Jr. (born May 31, 1980), professionally known as Struggle Jennings, is an American rapper from Nashville, Tennessee.[2] Jennings was one of the original members of Yelawolf's Slumerican label roster along with Bubba Sparxxx.
Harness was born to William Harness Sr and Jennifer Eddy, the daughter of Duane Eddy and Jessi Colter. Harness Sr. was murdered in 1990. Harness Jr. spent much of his childhood in the company of his grandmother's second husband, Waylon Jennings, whose surname he took as his stage name.[3] Through Colter's marriage to Waylon Jennings, his uncle is country rock singer Shooter Jennings.
Harness was incarcerated on drug-related charges in 2011.[2] In 2013 he appeared on Yelawolf's mixtapeWyte Dawg and released his nine-track album I Am Struggle. After being released from prison in 2016, Harness released Return of the OutlawEP via Slumerican.[2] From 2017 to 2018, he collaborated with longtime friend and rapper JellyRoll on a trilogy of Waylon & Willie albums, the title of which pays homage to Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson. Struggle and his mother, Jenni Eddy Jennings, created their Spiritual Warfare EP towards the end of 2018. On January 15, 2019, Struggle and his oldest daughter, singer Brianna Harness, released a collaborative EP entitled Sunny Days which snagged the #3 spot on BillboardBlues Albums charts. In February 2019, he also released his first solo studio album since 2011 via his own label called "Angels & Outlaws" formed that same year.
On November 15, 2019, Jennings released the full-length album entitled Angels & Outlaws featuring 11 tracks in collaboration with his guitarist Trap DeVille and his daughter and music newcomer, Brianna Harness. The album peaked at #8 on iTunes Alternative charts.
In June 2020, Jennings teamed up with Adam Calhoun for the EP "Legends" and in December 2020, fans were surprised by the long anticipated release of "Waylon & Willie IV", the fourth record in the collaboration series between Struggle and his fellow Nashville native, Jelly Roll. On April 9, 2021, Jennings released a solo LP entitled "Troubadour of Troubled Souls" and on April 30, 2021, he released a second collaboration LP with Illinois rapper Adam Calhoun, entitled "Outlaw Shit" which gained notoriety through iTunes Rap Charts by claiming the #1 spot on release day. In 2021, Jennings can be found touring and working with artists Brianna Harness and Caitlynne Curtis to advance their independent careers via his label "Angels & Outlaws" based in Nashville.
In September 2021, Jennings and heavy metal vocalist Tommy Vext announced a co-headlining tour "The God Bless the Outlaws" across the United States. The tour was known as the first tour in the US to not require proof of COVID-19 vaccine or face mask requirements.
In 2022, Jennings collaborated with independent rapper Tom MacDonald and Nova Rockafeller for a feature on "In God We Trust", off of Tom Macdonald's "The Brave" album.
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from Nashville Tennessee 2 Jennings was one of the original members of Yelawolf s Slumerican label roster along with Bubba Sparxxx Struggle JenningsBirth nameWilliam Curtis Harness Jr 1 Also known asStruggleBorn 1980 05 31 May 31 1980 age 43 Nashville Tennessee U S GenresCountry rapYears active2013 presentLabelsMassbaumSlumericanAngels amp OutlawsWebsitestrugglejennings wbr com Contents 1 Career 2 Discography 2 1 Studio albums 2 2 Extended plays 2 3 Certified songs 2 4 Guest appearances 3 ReferencesCareer editHarness was born to William Harness Sr and Jennifer Eddy the daughter of Duane Eddy and Jessi Colter Harness Sr was murdered in 1990 Harness Jr spent much of his childhood in the company of his grandmother s second husband Waylon Jennings whose surname he took as his stage name 3 Through Colter s marriage to Waylon Jennings his uncle is country rock singer Shooter Jennings Harness was incarcerated on drug related charges in 2011 2 In 2013 he appeared on Yelawolf s mixtape Wyte Dawg and released his nine track album I Am Struggle After being released from prison in 2016 Harness released Return of the Outlaw EP via Slumerican 2 From 2017 to 2018 he collaborated with longtime friend and rapper JellyRoll on a trilogy of Waylon amp Willie albums the title of which pays homage to Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson Struggle and his mother Jenni Eddy Jennings created their Spiritual Warfare EP towards the end of 2018 On January 15 2019 Struggle and his oldest daughter singer Brianna Harness released a collaborative EP entitled Sunny Days which snagged the 3 spot on Billboard Blues Albums charts In February 2019 he also released his first solo studio album since 2011 via his own label called Angels amp Outlaws formed that same year The LP titled The Widow s Son included guest appearances by Bubba Sparxxx Jeremy Penick Julie Roberts Alexander King and Yelawolf On November 15 2019 Jennings released the full length album entitled Angels amp Outlaws featuring 11 tracks in collaboration with his guitarist Trap DeVille and his daughter and music newcomer Brianna Harness The album peaked at 8 on iTunes Alternative charts In June 2020 Jennings teamed up with Adam Calhoun for the EP Legends and in December 2020 fans were surprised by the long anticipated release of Waylon amp Willie IV the fourth record in the collaboration series between Struggle and his fellow Nashville native Jelly Roll On April 9 2021 Jennings released a solo LP entitled Troubadour of Troubled Souls and on April 30 2021 he released a second collaboration LP with Illinois rapper Adam Calhoun entitled Outlaw Shit which gained notoriety through iTunes Rap Charts by claiming the 1 spot on release day In 2021 Jennings can be found touring and working with artists Brianna Harness and Caitlynne Curtis to advance their independent careers via his label Angels amp Outlaws based in Nashville In September 2021 Jennings and heavy metal vocalist Tommy Vext announced a co headlining tour The God Bless the Outlaws across the United States The tour was known as the first tour in the US to not require proof of COVID 19 vaccine or face mask requirements In 2022 Jennings collaborated with independent rapper Tom MacDonald and Nova Rockafeller for a feature on In God We Trust off of Tom Macdonald s The Brave album Discography editStudio albums edit Title Album details Peak chart positionsUSIndie 4 USHeat 5 I Am Struggle Release date May 17 2013 Label Massbaum Waylon amp Willie with JellyRoll Release date November 3 2017 Label Jelly Roll 28 4Waylon amp Willie II with JellyRoll Release date April 23 2018 Label Jelly Roll 17 6Waylon amp Willie III with JellyRoll Release date November 16 2018 Label Jelly Roll 25 4The Widow s Son Release date February 15 2019 Label Angels amp Outlaws 43 20Legend with Adam Calhoun Release date June 9 2020 Label ACal Angels amp Outlaws 18Waylon amp Willie IV with JellyRoll Release date December 16 2020 Label Jelly Roll Struggle Troubadour of Troubled Souls Release date April 9 2021 Label Angels amp Outlaws Outlaw Shxt with Adam Calhoun Release date April 30 2021 Label ACal Angels amp Outlaws Monte Carlo Release date May 26 2023 Label Angels amp Outlaws denotes releases that did not chartExtended plays edit Title Album details Peak chart positionsUSBlues 6 USHeat 5 Return of the Outlaw Release date November 11 2016 Label Slumerican 18Spiritual Warfare with Jenni Eddy Jennings Release date December 21 2018 Label Angels amp Outlaws Sunny Days with Brianna Harness Release date January 18 2019 Label Angels amp Outlaws 3 denotes releases that did not chartCertified songs edit List of certified song showing year released and album name Title Year Certification Album Fall In The Fall with Jelly Roll 2017 RIAA Gold 7 Waylon amp Willie IIGuest appearances edit List of non single guest appearances with other performing artists showing year released and album name Title Year Other artist s Album Far Froma Bitch 2013 Yelawolf Rittz Big Hud Wyte Dawg Hourglass 2016 Ryan Upchurch Heart of America Left Behind Lil Wyte JellyRoll No Filter 2 Born in Fire 2017 Boondox Jamie Madrox Bubba Sparxxx The Murder Struggle Speaks Yelawolf Trial by Fire The Tennessean 2018 Ryan Upchurch Supernatural West Side 2019 Parachute Staring at a Stranger 2020 JellyRoll A Beautiful Disaster Afraid of Me Self Medicated Forest Bondurant BRODNAX Brodnax Alcohol amp Weed 2021 Riff Raff Yelawolf Turquoise Turnado Harvest Yelawolf DJ Muggs Mile Zero Money Yelawolf JellyRoll Mud Mouth In God We Trust 2022 Tom MacDonald Adam Calhoun Nova Rockafeller The Brave Behind Bars 2023 JellyRoll Brantley Gilbert Whitsitt ChapelReferences edit BATTLEFIELD ASCAP American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers Retrieved April 27 2023 a b c Thomas Fred Struggle Jennings Biography amp History AllMusic Retrieved April 17 2019 Struggle Jennings on purpose over popularity growth in hip hop inspired country music The Tennessean Retrieved January 11 2024 Struggle Jennings Chart History Independent Albums Archived from the original on April 26 2019 Retrieved April 17 2019 a b Struggle Jennings Chart History Heatseekers Albums Archived from the original on April 25 2019 Retrieved April 17 2019 Struggle Jennings Chart History Blues Albums Archived from the original on April 27 2019 Retrieved April 17 2019 American certifications Struggle Jennings Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved April 8 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Struggle Jennings amp oldid 1203576265, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
