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Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
James Clay Jones III (born August 9, 1982), better known by his stage name Boldy James, is an American rapper from Detroit, Michigan.A member of the Griselda collective, his debut album, My 1st Chemistry Set, was released on October 15, 2013.
Boldy James was born James Clay Jones III on August 9, 1982, in Atlanta, Georgia to James Clay Jones Jr. and Toni K. Broadus. In 1983, Jones and Broadus returned to their original home of Detroit, Michigan with their son after Jones was wounded in the line of duty serving as a police officer.
They resided on the Eastside of Detroit with James' grandmother.In 1989, James' parents separated and his mother sent him and his younger sister to live with their father on Detroit's westside on Stahelin Hell Block near McNichols Road and the Southfield Freeway.James' love for music came to the forefront at the age of 12, when he performed in a middle school talent show and began writing his first raps shortly after. He attended high school at Detroit Cooley, and dropped out after the ninth grade.
He got the name Boldy James from his friend from his block, James Osely III, who people in the neighborhood called Boldy.Boldy said "he didn't rap, he just sold cocaine. I liked the name because his name was James too". When his friend was murdered, he decided to carry on with the name, using it to rap.
Albums
2013 - My 1st Chemistry Set
2020 - The Versace Tape
Collaborations
2020 - Boldy James & Real Bad Man - Real Bad Boldy
2020 - Boldy James & Sterling Toles - Manger on McNichols
2020 - Boldy James & The Alchemist - The Price Of Tea In China (Deluxe)
2021 - Boldy James & The Alchemist - Bo Jackson
2021 - Boldy James & The Alchemist - Super Tecmo Bo
2022 - Boldy James & Real Bad Man - Killing Nothing
2022 - Boldy James & Nicholas Craven - Fair Exchange No Robbery
2022 - Boldy James & Futurewave - Mr. Ten08 (Deluxe Edition)
2022 - Boldy James & Cuns - Be That as It May
2023 - Boldy James & RichGains - Indiana Jones
EP's
2013 - Grand Quarters [192 kbps]
2017 - The Art of Rock Climbing
2019 - Boldy James & The Alchemist - Boldface EP
Mixtapes
2011 - Trappers Alley (Pros & Cons) [192 kbps]
2012 - Consignment (Favor For A Favor The Redi-rock Mixtape) [160 kbps]
2013 - Jammin' 30 (In The Morning)
2015 - Trapper's Alley 2: Risk vs. Reward
2017 - House of Blues
2018 - Latr (Tabs & Caps)
Singles
2013 - For the Birds [192 kbps]
2014 - 50 Foot Razor Blade
2014 - Crunchin
2019 - Mafia
2020 - Month of Sundays
2021 - Boldy James & The Alchemist - Turkey Noodle Soup (feat. BandGang Lonnie Bands)
2022 - Drop An Album
