Schoolly D

Jesse Bonds Weaver Jr. (born June 22, 1962), better known by the stage name Schoolly D, is an American rapper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Early life Schoolly D was born Jesse Bonds Weaver Jr. in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and raised in Philadelphia as well as Georgia. He later embraced an Afrocentric style, bringing Afrocentric culture to hip hop along with KRS-One.

Schoolly D contributed songs and music to many Abel Ferrara films, including "P.S.K." and "Saturday Night" (from Saturday Night! – The Album) as well as "King of New York" to Ferrara's film of the same name and the title track from Am I Black Enough For You? that was played during the climactic shoot-out in that film, the title track from How a Black Man Feels, and "Signifying Rapper" (from Smoke Some Kill), which was used in Ferrara's film Bad Lieutenant. Because Led Zeppelin successfully sued because of an uncleared interpolation of its song "Kashmir" in "Signifying Rapper", the song was omitted from the soundtrack of the film and from subsequent releases of the film.

Discography Studio albums

1985: Schoolly D 1986: Saturday Night! – The Album 1988: Smoke Some Kill 1989: Am I Black Enough for You? 1991: How a Black Man Feels 1994: Welcome to America 1995: Reservoir Dog 2000: Funk 'N Pussy 2008: Schoolly D's Out Cold 2010: International Supersport 2019: The Real Hardcore 2024: ’Cuz that Nigga’s Crazy, That’s Why!

Compilations 1987: The Adventures of Schoolly D 1995: The Jive Collection, Vol. 3 1996: A Gangster's Story: 1984–1996 2000: Best on Wax (5 Years of Schoolly D) 2003: The Best of Schoolly D 2019: The Official Adventures of... Schoolly D