Anthony D. Wheaton (born June 3, 1970),^[1] professionally known by his stage nameSir Jinx, is an Americanhip-hop record producer and rapper from Los Angeles. He is a cousin of multi-platinum producerDr. Dre. He began his career as a member of the groupC.I.A. in the mid-80s withIce Cube andKid Disaster.^[2] He has produced tracks for the likes ofWestside Connection,Too Short,Yo-Yo,Tone Loc,Kool G Rap,CeCe Peniston,Xzibit andKurupt among others, and also remixed songs forRage Against the Machine,Public Enemy andToni Braxton.

Anthony "Sir Jinx" Wheaton began his career in the early-80s when Wheaton moved to South Central, not too far away from soon-to-be rapperIce Cube. Wheaton already had inherited knowledge ofthe culture around hip-hop by then. Through Cube, Wheaton later met with Cube’s other cousin,Del the Funky Homosapien, and became close friends based off similar interests. Cube had been developing a career as arapper. Along withKid Disaster, they started a group which would later become known asC.I.A.

As part of the then-named Stereo Crew duo withIce Cube, they signed withEpic Records and released their debut single "She's a Skag" in 1986, which was produced by Wheaton's cousinDr. Dre and Dre'sWorld Class Wreckin' Cru bandmateAlonzo Williams. Poor single sales caused them to be soon dropped off of the label. Joined by fellow rapper Kid Disaster, they were picked by Kru-Cut Records and changed the group's name to C.I.A. In 1987 the trio released their single "My Posse" and appeared on the cover ofN.W.A. and the Posse.^[3] Cube and Dre later focused on the groupN.W.A, which led to the disbanding of C.I.A. Wheaton produced fellow rapperDazzie Dee's first extended playTurn It Loose, released in 1989.

When Cube left N.W.A andRuthless Records over a financial dispute, all the former C.I.A. members along with several other artists formed the Lench Mob posse on Cube's foundedLench Mob Records label. Wheaton and Cube in collaboration withChilly Chill and New York-basedhip hop production teamThe Bomb Squad produced Ice Cube's debut solo studio albumAmeriKKKa's Most Wanted and the follow-upKill at Will EP, both released in 1990. Both these projects were certified Platinum by theRecording Industry Association of America. In the same year, Wheaton produced "Ain't Nothin' but a Word to Me", the only song fromToo $hort'sShort Dog's in the House album, which also featured aguest appearance from Ice Cube

In 1991, Wheaton produced a significant number of songs onYo-Yo'sMake Way for the Motherlode,WC and the Maad Circle'sAin't a Damn Thang Changed, and Ice Cube'sDeath Certificate, including the N.W.Adiss track "No Vaseline". He also produced Ice Cube's "How to Survive in South Central", from theBoyz n the Hoodsoundtrack, andTone Lōc "I Adore You". Continuing into 1992 with Cube'sThe Predator andYo-Yo's 1992Black Pearl, Wheaton also ventured into theEast Coast hip hop scene, producing the majority ofKool G Rap's final studio album with DJ Polo,Live and Let Die, and also provided additional production on two tracks forGeorge Clinton's son Trey Lewd'sDrop the Line, and the title track forMusic from the Motion Picture Trespass. Wheaton created remixes forrap-rock outfits such asRage Against the Machine's "Guerrilla Radio", "Bullet in the Head", and an unreleased remix of "Bombtrack", all of which were recorded in 1992.

After producing a couple of tracks on Ice Cube's 1993 albumLethal Injection, Wheaton stopped working with Cube and his groupDa Lench Mob due to their controversial directions.^[4] He moved on to producing for R&B-oriented solo acts such asCeCe Peniston,Gerald Levert,Isaac Hayes,Teena Marie, and formerBell Biv DeVoe memberRicky Bell.

Following a low-profile independent solo album in 1995, Wheaton returned to production, producing on Gooch's 1997 albumA Lot on It andXzibit's 1998 album40 Dayz & 40 Nightz. He also helped to produce skits onTash's 1999Rap Life and helped on Xzibit's 2000Restless.

Wheaton provided production work on a song from comedianEddie Griffin's 2003 filmDysfunktional Familysoundtrack. Same year he produced a couple of tracks onThe Comrads member Gangsta albumPenitentiary Chances, as well as aposse cut onWestside Connection's albumTerrorist Threats.

Outside of some minor production onKurupt's 2004 albumOriginals and 2005 albumAgainst the Grain, Xzibit's 2004 albumWeapons of Mass Destruction, andRas Kass's 2009 projectQuarterly, Sir Jinx was relatively low-key during this period.

In 2010, Wheaton produced a song forSadat X'sWild Cowboys II album, as well as the track "Life in California" from Ice Cube'sI Am the West album, which marked the first time Wheaton and Cube had worked together on any new material together in several years. In an October 2010 interview forHipHopDX,^[4] Wheaton stated that he was going to help produce cousin Dr. Dre'slong-awaited releaseDetox. In spite of his relation to Dr. Dre, it would have been the first album to feature both Wheaton and Dre producing; the album remains stuck in limbo.

Wheaton collaborated with Tri Star and Dat Boi Hop to form the group General Population; they released their albumSir Jinx Presents General Population: Rime Scene in 2011, featuring guest appearances fromButch Cassidy,Roscoe,Devin the Dude,Jayo Felony, Kurupt, andRas Kass. The following year, Wheaton produced for Tri Star's projectTrilogy. Together withMike & Keys, Jinx produced debutSerial Killers single "First 48". In 2016, he and Dre produced T.I.'s non-album single "Dope", which featured vocals byMarsha Ambrosius.

Wheaton has made appearances co-hostingBET'sRap City: Tha Basement.^[5]

He has also DJ'ed for various TV shows includingJimmy Kimmel Live! and "TheOrlando Jones Show".^[3]

In 1993, Wheaton appeared in a cameo inJohn Singleton's romantic drama filmPoetic Justice.^[5]

• Sir Jinx discography atDiscogs
• Sir Jinx atAllMusic
• DJ Sir Jinx Interview atNAMM Oral History Collection (2020)

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