Matney's podcast, ranked #1 globally in 2021, provides unmatched insight into the horrific deaths, botched investigations and newly-uncovered crimes that are all interconnected. The now-infamous Murdaugh family is at the center of a litany of criminal investigations into fraud, obstruction of justice, the 2021 double homicides of Paul Murdaugh and his mother Maggie, the 2015 murder of young Stephen Smith, the suicide-for-hire plot of family patriarch Alex Murdaugh (who has since been charged with Paul & Maggie’s murders) and a vast insurance scheme that preyed on the region's most vulnerable citizens. Award-winning journalist Mandy Matney has been investigating the Murdaugh family since that fateful night in 2019. His hit “U Know What’s Up” has 54 million plays on Spotify and presently Jones, now at 46 years old, still performs around the US and globally.For nearly 100 years, one family traded influence and held power in the South Carolina lowcountry until a fatal boat crash involving an allegedly intoxicated heir-apparent shed sunlight on a true crime saga like no other. He followed the album with The Lost Files in 2009, Lyrics in 2010, and Forever in 2013. In that same year, Jones won the AMA’s for Best New R&B Artist.Īfter about a 6 year hiatus, Donell Jones returned with his third album, Journey of a Gemini, which hit number 1 on the Billboard R&B/ Hip-Hop Album Chart. In 1999, he returned with his album, Where I Wanna Be, with his number 1 hit, “Where I Wanna Be,” now at 32 million plays on Spotify, and “U Know What’s Up” featuring TLC’s Lisa ‘Left Eye’ Lopes stayed on the Billboard charts for 8 weeks.

Jones continuously wrote songs for other artists such as Drea’s “Not Gonna Letcha” amongst other collaborations. It peaked on the 30th spot on the Billboard R&B/ Hip-Hop Albums chart. While with LaFace, Jones wrote Usher’s 1994 smash hit, “Think of You.” Reid and Babyface pushed Jones to release a solo project, which he pursued and title his debut album My Heart in 1996. Eddie F and Donell formed a partnership with L.A. In the early 90’s, Jones met ‘Eddie F’ Ferrell, who was the president of Untouchables Entertainment. Donell Jones is an American singer born in Chicago, Illinois.

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