John Givez

John Lawrence Givens (born August 29, 1992), known professionally as John Givez and sometimes Juan Dando, is an American musician,[1] who plays hip hop, R&B, soul, funk and neo soul music. He is cousins with fellow rapper JGivens. John has released two studio albums, Four Seasons in 2013, Soul Rebel in 2015, while both releases charted on the Billboard magazine charts.

John Givez
Birth nameJohn Lawrence Givens
Also known asJuan Dando
Born (1992-08-29) August 29, 1992
Oceanside, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • rapper
  • poet
  • producer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2012–present
LabelsInterscope
Associated acts

Early life

Givens was born, John Lawrence Givens,[2] on August 29,[3] 1992,[4] in Oceanside, California, where he grew up,[1] the son of John Sr.,[2] and Ann Givens,[5] while his parents are originally from Columbia, South Carolina.[6]

Music career

John Givez music career started in 2013, with the studio album, Four Seasons, that was released on November 12, 2013,[7] with Kings Dream Entertainment.[8] The album was his breakthrough release upon the Billboard magazine charts, where it placed at No. 46 on the Gospel Albums chart.[9] His subsequent studio album, Soul Rebel, was released on August 28, 2015,[10][11][12] from Kings Dream Entertainment.[13][14][15] This album charted on three Billboard magazine charts,[16] where it placed on the Christian Albums chart at No. 7,[17] Independent Albums chart at No. 19,[18] and Rap Albums at No. 10.[19]

He is also a member of the groups Cousin Neighbor (with JGivens) and Dream Junkies (with Beleaf and Ruslan). He was also featured on several songs on Asaiah Ziv's EP, Hipsavvy: The Introduction, which were Hipsavvy Cypher, Versace Dreams and Jumpman [After The Rain]. In 2016, John was featured on Lecrae's Church Clothes 3 track Misconceptions 3, in which he traded bars with Lecrae.[20] In April 2016, John collaborated with the hardcore Christian rap group Hostyle Gospel to released a single titled Skittles & Iced Tea about the Trayvon Martin/George Zimmerman legal case.[21]

In late 2016, Givez announced he had parted ways with his previous label, King's Dream Entertainment. In 2017, has since released the singles "2 dolla mic" and "Johnny's Cookout" as well as music videos for songs "a selfish demo" and "After hours".

On April 27, 2017, John announced he would be releasing a new mixtape during the summer titled "Side A".

On February 1, 2019, John released the EP titled "...To Jalisa"

Discography
Albums
List of Albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details[16] Peak chart positions
US
CHR[17]		 US
IND[18]		 US
RAP[19]		 US
GOS
Four Seasons – – – 46[9]
Soul Rebel 7 19 10 –
  • Mixtapes:

. The Little Engine That Could (2012)

. Mind Over Matter (2012)

TitleYearAlbum
"Oh No"
(theBREAX featuring John Givez)		2011Parting Gift
"Victory"
(Ruslan featuring John Givez & Drew Barragan)		2013Carry On
"The Huxtables"
(JGivens featuring John Givez & DJ Aktual)		2013El V. Envy
"No Filter"
(D. Tropp featuring ABIV & John Givez)		2014Away From Home
"Can't Take This From Me"
(Reconcile featuring John Givez & Dre Murray)		2014Sacrifice
"InJoy"
(Beleaf featuring John Givez & Ruslan)		2014Red Pills + Black Sugar
"W.O.W."
(Beleaf featuring John Givez)		2014Red Pills + Black Sugar
"One Way (Remix)"
(Bizzle featuring Transparent & John Givez)		2014Well Wishes
"#SameTeam"
(Swoope featuring Dre Murray, Yaves, Tedashii, JGivens & John Givez)		2014Sinema
"Where's Love?"
(Jackie Hill Perry featuring John Givez)		2014The Art Of Joy
"Respect, Power & $"
(Eshon Burgundy featuring John Givez)		2015The Fear Of God
"Holding On"
(Mogli The Iceberg featuring John Givez)		2015Drevmcvtchr
"The Game Don't Wait"
(Ruslan featuring John Givez)		2015Do For One
"Packing Light"
(Ruslan featuring Beleaf, John Givez & Kendrick Dial)		2015Do For One
"Determination"
(Tragic Hero featuring John Givez)		2015My Own Worst Enemy
"Shalom"
(Uzuhan featuring John Givez)		2015Tower Ivory
"The One With My Friends"
(Marty featuring John Givez, NF, Worsplayed, Fern & Kaleb Mitchell)		2015Marty For President
"Temptation"
(Reconcile featuring John Givez, Alex Faith & Tasha Catour)		2015Catchin' Bodies
"Attack Of The Clones"
(JGivens featuring John Givez & Jackie Hill Perry)		2015Fly Exam
"Take Off With Me"
(JGivens featuring John Givez)		2015Fly Exam
"Misconceptions 3"
(Lecrae featuring John Givez, JGivens & Jackie Hill Perry)		2016Church Clothes 3
"Know It's Real"
(Shopé featuring John Givez & Charlene Nash)		2016Know It's Real: Truth Be Told
"Skittles & Iced Tea"
(Hostyle Gospel featuring John Givez)		2016Hostyle Takeover
"Soul Cry"
(BrvndonP featuring John Givez)		2016BrvndonP
"Theo's Hand"
(Montell Fish featuring John Givez)		2016As We Walk Into Forever
"Don't Have To Feel Sorry"
(Gawvi featuring Darrein Safron & John Givez)		2016Holding Hue
"Left Coast II"
(Ruslan featuring John Givez)		2016Americana
"Midtown"
(Murs featuring John Givez)		2018A Strange Journey Into The Unimaginable
"Pressure"
(nobigdyl. featuring John Givez)		2018Solar
"Hard Drugs"
(Obed Padilla featuring John Givez)		2018Cheap Thrills & Hard Drugs
"IDWCMH"
(Culture Villains featuring Czar Josh & John Givez)		2019Preseason
"Thotiana"
(Obed Padilla featuring John Givez)		2019Deyssler
"California Dreamin'"
(116 featuring Lecrae & John Givez)		2019Summer Nineteen
"Dig U"
(Obed Padilla featuring John Givez)		2019non-album single
"Dope"
(Propaganda & Derek Minor featuring John Givez)		2019Nothing But A Word
"No Worries"
(Social Beingz featuring John Givez)		2020non-album single
"Off The Wall"
(Mannix featuring John Givez, Joey Vantes & Eric Heron)		2020non-album single

References
  1. Kellman, Andy. "John Givez : Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  2. John Dando (JohnGivez) (December 20, 2012). "#tbt tha first john lawrence givens to ever do it." Twitter. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  3. John Dando (JohnGivez) (August 29, 2015). "happy birthday @michaeljackson. Oh & happy birthday to me, too!". Twitter. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  4. California Birth Index. "John Lawrence Givens, Born 08/29/1992 in California". California Birth Index. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  5. John Dando (JohnGivez) (April 18, 2015). "can't let tha night end without shouting out tha queen that gave me birth. happy birthday Ann Givens. I love you so much". Twitter. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  6. NRTTeamAdmin (November 13, 2015). "John Givez Artist Profile". New Release Today. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  7. McKay, Aubrey (December 5, 2013). "Album Review: John Givez – IV Seasons". Wade-O Radio. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  8. Solis, Steven (October 16, 2013). "John Givez '4 Seasons' Cover, Tracklisting & Production Credits Revealed". Rapzilla. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  9. Chart search for Four Seasons on Gospel Albums at billboard.com/biz
  10. Lacy, Dwayne (November 13, 2015). "Keeping It Real". New Release Today. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  11. Borquaye, Isaac (September 5, 2015). "John Givez - Soul Rebel Album Review". Premier Gospel. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  12. McKay, Aubrey (September 10, 2015). "Album Review: John Givez – Soul Rebel". Wade-O Radio. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  13. Daniels, David (August 24, 2015). "John Givez reveals 'Soul Rebel' release date, tracklist and cover art". Rapzilla. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  14. Hernandez, Victoria (July 30, 2015). "John Givez Says "Soul Rebel" Album Will Challenge Listeners". HipHopDX. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  15. Meara, Paul (September 30, 2015). "John Givez Details Meaning Of "Soul Rebel" Album". HipHopDX. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  16. Billboard. "John Givez : Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  17. "John Givez Album & Song Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  18. "John Givez Album & Song Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  19. "John Givez Album & Song Chart History (Rap Albums)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  20. McKay, Aubrey. "Mixtape Review: Lecrae – 'Church Clothes 3′". the wade o radio show. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  21. "John Givez features on single by Hostyle Gospel". Cross Rhythms. Cross Rhythms. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
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