J. Rawls

Jason Daniel Rawls (born February 27, 1974), known professionally as J. Rawls, is an American hip-hop musician, producer, DJ, educator, and speaker based in Columbus, Ohio. He emerged in the late 1990s underground hip-hop scene, contributing to projects such as Black Star's's debut album, Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star. He is the producer of the group Lone Catalysts with rapper J Sands. Rawls runs a Columbus-based production company and record label named Polar Entertainment, and performs as a DJ.