Headshot of JJ’88 wearing a denim shirt and navy blue vest against a brown backdrop.
James "JJ'88" Jacobs
Photo courtesy JJ’88
Writer, Co-Producer & Impact Producer

JJ’88 (he/him) is a musician, music producer, writer, vocalist, and filmmaker from Long Beach, California. He is a prison abolitionist who, at the age of 15, was sentenced to 40-years-to-life in California state prison. His music and story are the focal point of the visual album-documentary he wrote and co-produced, Songs From The Hole, which premiered at SXSW 2024. He has released four singles since coming home from prison including his latest, Hustla’s Lament, and has been quoted in Billboard and Respect Magazines.

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