Quincy Delight Jones III (aka QD3 aka Snoopy) is a Swedish-American composer, music producer, film producer and author. A composer is a person who writes music. ... Hip hop production is the creation of hip hop music. ... An author is the person who creates a written work, such as a book, story, article or the like. ...

Personal life

Born in 1968 to American music legend Quincy Jones and Swedish top model Ulla Andersson, Quincy III moved to Sweden at the age of 4 with his mother and older sister Martina Jones. 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Quincy Jones on the cover of Back on the Block (1989). ... Ulla Andersson a. ...

Quincy first lived in Kungsholmen before moving to a public housing area located in the south of Stockholm. He has described his upbringing as difficult. The break up of his parents' marriage and poor financial investments on the part of his mother were causes of instability. He rarely saw his father and witnessed his mother's struggle with substance abuse. Kungsholmen is an islet in lake Mälaren in midth Sweden, part of Stockholm City. ...   (IPA: ; UN/LOCODE: SE STO) is the capital of Sweden, and consequently the site of its Government and Parliament as well as the residence of the Swedish head of state, King Carl XVI Gustaf. ... Substance abuse refers to the overindulgence in and dependence on a stimulant, depressant, chemical substance, herb (plant) or fungus leading to effects that are detrimental to the individuals physical health or mental health, or the welfare of others. ...

Career

While in his early teens, Quincy discovered breakdancing. Quincy is regarded as one of the pioneers of the Swedish hip hop scene. He took the pseudonym Snoopy and had, together with Karl Dyall, a hit in 1986 with the rap song "Next Time". The song was from the soundtrack to the extremely popular movie Stockholmsnatt in which Quincy played the one of the lead characters. By the age of 16, he had earned his first gold record. A breakdancer performing a one-handed freeze (also known as a pike) in the streets of Paris. ... Emerging in the first half of the 1980s, Swedish hip hop was first heard from the cities of Stockholm and Malmö. In the early days, most rappers in Sweden rapped in English. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

When he was seventeen-years old, Quincy decided to relocate to the United States. There, he briefly attended his father's alma mater, the Berklee School of Music. However, as the school did not offer what Quincy was looking for musically so he dropped out. He moved to the Bronx, where he lived with his friend T La Rock. Quincy practiced and perfected his craft at Power Play Studios with some of hip hop's future legends: Rakim and KRS-One. Berklee College of Music, founded in 1945, is an independent music college in Boston, Massachusetts with many prominent faculty, staff, alumni, and visiting artists. ... The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of New York City. ... Rakim (full name Rakim Allah, born William Michael Griffin on January 28, 1968 in Wyandanch, Long Island, New York) is an African-American rapper. ... KRS-One (born Lawrence Krisna Parker on August 20, 1965 in Brooklyn, New York. ...

Within 7 years he had established himself as a respected producer and switched pseudonym to QD3. He created tracks for many artists, including LL Cool J, Too Short, Ice Cube and Tupac Shakur. He has also scored films and television shows, including The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Menace II Society. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Too Short, or Too $hort, (born Todd Anthony Shaw on April 28, 1966) is a rapper who started his career in his hometown of Oakland, California. ... Ice Cube (born OShea Jackson on June 15, 1969 in Los Angeles, California) is an American rapper, actor and film director. ... Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rap artist, actor, and poet. ... A film score is the music in a film, generally written for the film and often used to heighten emotions provoked by the imagery on the screen or by the dialogue. ... The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is a popular American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 10, 1990 to May 20, 1996, featuring Will Smith in a fish-out-of-water tale of a streetwise Philadelphia teenager sent to live with rich relatives in a Bel-Air (Los Angeles... Menace II Society is the directorial debut of twin brothers, Allen and Albert Hughes. ...

QD3 has also produced a number of successful hip-hop documentary films such as Thug Angel, The Freshest Kids, Beef and Beef II.

Trivia

• QD3 produced the 2002 documentary film Thug Angel about Tupac Shakur.
• The first letter his parents received after he was born came with a $5000.00 bond from family friend Frank Sinatra. The letter read; "Dear Quincy Delight Jones III, WELCOME! And let Uncle Frank start your college fund with the hope that you will find friendship, knowledge, and happiness in what will no doubt be a far better world. Love, Francis."
• Received his first Emmy nomination in 1999 for the Eddie Murphy show The PJ's.
• One of his younger sisters is actress and recording artist Rashida Jones.
• QD3 recorded and co-produced the Grammy winning album Back on the Block with his father.

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See also

• Swedish hip hop

Emerging in the first half of the 1980s, Swedish hip hop was first heard from the cities of Stockholm and Malmö. In the early days, most rappers in Sweden rapped in English. ...

External links

• QD3 Entertainment - Official website.

Bibliography

• Q, The Autobiography Of Quincy Jones;
  • Chapter 23: "Helter Skelter".
  • Chapter 30: "Normal", by Quincy Jones III.