Oran 'Juice' Jones

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Oran "Juice" Jones (born March 28, 1957) is a retired American R&B; singer.Early life Jones was born in Houston, Texas and raised in Harlem, New York.Music Industry Career Jones was the first musician signed to OBR Records, a subsidiary of Def Jam, [citation needed] and thus the very first R&B; artist ever to sign to, much more record, for a record label oriented towards rap and/or hip hop at a time when rap and R&B; were two so completely separate entities that it was then considered practically an insult to associate any rap artists with any genre remotely resembling R&B;, whose "soothing" sounds clashed with hip hop's rebellious edge. Jones's signing with Def Jam's OBR subsidiary signaled a partnership between the two genres that continued as of early December 2016.His song "The Rain" became a hit in 1986, peaking at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100. He followed it with "How to Love Again, " a duet with labelmate Alyson Williams.Jones earned two Grammy nominations for "The Rain" and released two more albums, but failed to have significant follow-up success. Two of his children, his son Oran II, who has also gone by Mookie, and his daughter Perri, have followed their father into the music business.Oran 'Juice' Jones is an actor, known for Malcolm X (1992), Juice (1992) and Less Than Zero (1987).Trivia (4)One of the 1st to sign for Def Jam' R&B; subsiduary label OBRGrew up in Harlem and Bronx, New YorkBorn in Houston, TexasKnown for 1986 R&B; single The Rain