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Jewell | |
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| Birth name | Jewel Lynn Caples |
| Born | (1968-06-12)June 12, 1968 Chicago,Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | May 6, 2022(2022-05-06) (aged 53) New Rochelle,New York, U.S. |
| Genres | R&B,West Coast hip hop |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Instrument | Voice |
| Years active | 1991–2022 |
| Labels | Death Row |
Jewel Lynn Caples[1] (June 12, 1968 – May 6, 2022), professionally known asJewell (jew-ELL), was an American singer and songwriter, particularly known for her 90s stylisticwest coast hip hophooks of distinction and historic catalogue of collaborations with artists includingN.W.A.,Bone Thugs-N-Harmony,Tupac Shakur,Dr. Dre, andSnoop Dogg.[2][3] For her key contributions to iconic albumsThe Chronic (Let Me Ride),Doggystyle (What's My Name?) andAll Eyez on Me (To Live and Die in L.A.), Jewell became a prominent figure in the 1990s West Coast hip-hop scene.[4][5] As a solo artist, Jewell gained success on theBillboard Hot 100 charts with her 1994 "Woman to Woman" rendition of the1974 Shirley Brown classic.[6] She is widely regarded as a cultural icon and legendary "First Lady of Death Row Records."[7][8][9]
From 1992 to 1997, Jewell provided vocals on albums from various Death Row artists such asDr. Dre (The Chronic),Snoop Dogg (Doggystyle), and2Pac (All Eyez on Me), in addition to motion picture soundtracks produced by the label. Her biggest solo success was her 1994 cover ofShirley Brown's song "Woman to Woman", which peaked at #72 on theBillboardHot 100 and #16 on theHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[10]
Jewell was among many artists who departed Death Row between 1998 and 1999 due to financial and legal issues involving CEOSuge Knight,[11] and her singing career wound down in the 2000s. In October 2011, she published the memoirMy Blood My Sweat My Tears, in which she claimed that her past association with Knight prevented her from gaining another recording deal.[11] An accompanying soundtrack to the book was released.[12]
Caples was hospitalized in 2019 after she stopped breathing and collapsed while shopping at aWalmart, with the cause not made public.[13] In an October 2021 interview, she said that she was given six months to live, and hurried to release her final album,Love + Pain = Musik, as a result.[13] Caples was hospitalized twice in March 2022 due to a self-described "lung injury illness", during which she had eight pounds of fluid removed from her heart, legs and lungs.[8] She died at age 53 on May 6, 2022.[14][15]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Black Diamond | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Love + Pain = Musik |
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| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||||||||
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| US 200 [16] | US R&B [16] | |||||||||||||||||||
| My Blood My Sweat My Tears: The Soundtrack |
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| Year | Single | Chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||
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| US [16] | US R&B [16] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1992 | "Love or Lust" | — | — | Deep Cover | |||||||||||||||
| 1994 | "Woman to Woman" | 72 | 16 | Murder Was the Case | |||||||||||||||
| "Gonna Give It To Ya" (featuringAaron Hall) | — | — | Above the Rim | ||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or receive certification. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "For the Love of Money" (Yomo & Maulkie featuring Jewell) | 1991 | Are U Xperienced? |
| "Let Me Ride" (Dr. Dre featuringSnoop Dogg and Jewell) | 1992 | The Chronic |
| "Foe tha Love of $" (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony featuringEazy-E and Jewell) | 1994 | Creepin on ah Come Up |
| "Thug Passion" (2Pac featuring Jewell) | 1996 | All Eyez on Me |
| "Body and Soul" (O.F.T.B. featuring Jewell) | 1997 | Gridlock'd |
| "Just Dippin'" (Snoop Dogg featuring Dr. Dre and Jewell) | 1999 | No Limit Top Dogg |
| "I Love TNO" (Won-G featuring Jewell [as Ju-L]) | 2001 | No Better than This |
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