Kent Jones

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Kent Jones (born April 14, 1993 in Tallahassee , Florida ) is an American rapper .

Career

Kent Jones began to work with the producer duo Cool & Dre and signed a record deal with their label Epidemic Records . During this time he worked with artists such as Fat Joe and Busta Rhymes . In 2015 DJ Khaled signed him to his label We The Best Music Group . In July, the rapper's first mixtape was finally released with Tours , and Don't Mind was released as the first single . The song rose to number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was also able to place itself in the German-language charts.

Discography

Mix tapes

  • 2015: Tours
  • 2016: Too Much Too Soon
  • 2017: The LUH Tape

Singles

year Title
album
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
2016 Don't Mind
Tours
DE36
gold
gold

(13 weeks)DE
AT52 (11 weeks)
AT
CH46
gold
gold

(15 weeks)CH
UK9
platinum
platinum

(21 weeks)UK
US8th
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum

(20 weeks)US
First published: June 26, 2016

more publishments

As a guest musician

year Title
album
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
2017 Not in love - - - UK42 (6 weeks)
UK
-
First published: January 13, 2017
(MO feat. Kent Jones)
2018 Feels Like Home
Brighter Days
- - - UK71 (6 weeks)
UK
-
First published: June 13, 2018
( Sigala , Fuse ODG & Sean Paul feat. Kent Jones)

Further guest contributions

  • 2016: One Thing (ThatBoyEric feat. Kent Jones)
  • 2017: Sooner Or Later ( Mia Martina feat. Kent Jones)

Awards for music sales

Golden record

  • BelgiumBelgium Belgium
    • 2016: for the single Don't Mind
  • DenmarkDenmark Denmark
    • 2016: for the single Don't Mind
  • ItalyItaly Italy
    • 2016: for the single Don't Mind
  • CanadaCanada Canada
    • 2016: for the single Don't Mind
  • New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand
    • 2016: for the single Don't Mind
  • PolandPoland Poland
    • 2017: for the single Don't Mind

Platinum record

  • AustraliaAustralia Australia
    • 2016: for the single Don't Mind
  • SwedenSweden Sweden
    • 2016: for the single Don't Mind

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region Gold record icon.svg gold Platinum record icon.svg platinum Sales swell
Awards for music sales
(country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Australia (ARIA) Australia (ARIA) 0! G- Platinum record icon.svg platinum1 70,000 aria.com.au
Belgium (BEA) Belgium (BEA) Gold record icon.svg gold1 0! P- 15,000 ultratop.be
Denmark (IFPI) Denmark (IFPI) Gold record icon.svg gold1 0! P- 30,000 ifpi.dk
Germany (BVMI) Germany (BVMI) Gold record icon.svg gold1 0! P- 200,000 musikindustrie.de
Italy (FIMI) Italy (FIMI) Gold record icon.svg gold1 0! P- 25,000 fimi.it
Canada (MC) Canada (MC) Gold record icon.svg gold1 0! P- 40,000 musiccanada.com
New Zealand (RMNZ) New Zealand (RMNZ) Gold record icon.svg gold1 0! P- 15,000 nztop40.co.nz
Poland (ZPAV) Poland (ZPAV) Gold record icon.svg gold1 0! P- 10,000 bestsellery.zpav.pl
Sweden (IFPI) Sweden (IFPI) 0! G- Platinum record icon.svg platinum1 40,000 sverigetopplistan.se
Switzerland (IFPI) Switzerland (IFPI) Gold record icon.svg gold1 0! P- 10,000 hitparade.ch
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) 0! G- Platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum2 2,000,000 riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI) United Kingdom (BPI) 0! G- Platinum record icon.svg platinum1 600,000 bpi.co.uk
All in all Gold record icon.svg 8 × gold8th Platinum record icon.svg 5 × platinum5

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  1. Kent Jones Biography
  2. Meet Kent Jones, The DJ Khaled Protégé Whose Hit Single Will Soundtrack The Summer
  3. Kent Jones makes his HNHH debut with "Don't Mind."
  4. Kent Jones - Too Much Too Soon (New Mixtape)
  5. a b Chart sources: DE - AT - CH - UK - US
  6. a b Music Sales Awards: CH UK US