Problem Child:
When he parted ways with Def Jam at the age of 17, Jinx da Juvenille decided that he would take his life and his career in his own hands. With support from the street and with a big assist from Russell Simmons, it looks like his decision will prove to be a good one.
By Mehka
Brooklyn New York. The historic New York borough has been home to some hip-hop’s all time greats. What was started by Big Daddy Kane and later Notorious B.I.G and Jay-Z kept the BK swagger alive. “Brooklyn keeps on taking it.”
But the Brooklyn that you don’t see or always hear when you listen to a Jay song, is the violence. The murder rate in Brooklyn is out of control. With a murder rate that rose 28%, the hustling stories of old are long gone.
“People get it twisted,” said Brooklyn’s latest son to step to the stage, Jinx Da Juvenille. “Jay got people thinking it’s all about hustling and all that. There’s a lot of violence out there.”
It was those violent images that shaped the imagination of Jinx da Juvenile.
You might remember him from short stint on Def Jam a few years back as Jinx Da Juvy. Discovered by Kool G. Rap, the hip-hop great himself, shopped the youngster from label to label. “he shopped me around when I was 15. He took me to Rock-a-Fella, Def Jam. Def Jam put up the money and I signed with them.”
But you know how the industry goes. One day you’re up, the next day you’re down. “I aint on Def Jam,” stated Juv. “I’ve been off Def Jam since I was 17. I’m trying to put my destiny in my own hands.”
So rather than turn into a hater, he became an entrepreneur. Along with his partner Big Phil, Strong Enough Entertainment was founded. 
“I got people who believe in me around me right now. Big Phil, he’s always been there and they know that I’m the next dude. “
Right now, his song, “Strong Enough” is getting spins on the east coast air waves and just hit BET. Jinx tears apart the track, backed by a Jay sample in the hook.
Next up for Jinx is a college tour and, dropping his clothing line Urban Graduate, and prepping the release of his debut solo outing, “Time heals all wounds”
“The album is hot. We got beats from Easy Mo Bee, Swizz Beatz, Rockwilder, Mr. Grinch. We’re about to drop the new single, “Grind and not Hustle”
“yeah, that’s the new joint. I grind and not hustle, till I’m paid like Russell.”
And Russell would be proud. A fan of Jinx since his Def Jam days, he’s been like a mentor and father figure to Jinx. “Man, I was arguing with him to day, cause I missed school. He go hard on me. It’s real, he’s like a father to me.”
Check out Jinx Da Juvenille at myspace.com/jinxdajuvy and look out for “Time Heals all Wounds”
