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With his own “Fat House Productions” acts [[Jazzyfatnastees]] and Quinton, J-Swift signed an ill-fated million dollar deal with [[Tommy Boy Records]] in 1993. Another of his groups, The Wascals, dropped several singles including “Class Clown” and “The Dips” in ’94, but broke up before releasing their debut. (Wascals’ Greatest Hits, completely produced by J-Swift, was finally released by Delicious Vinyl in 2007.) In the mid-‘90s, J-Swift lent his signature style to a string of remixes, including Prince’s “Letitgo (Sherm Stick Edit),” [[Massive Attack]]’s “Protection,” and [[Urban Thermo Dynamics]]’ “Manifest Destiny” (featuring a young [[Mos Def]]).

By the late ‘90s, a depressed J-Swift had disappeared from the music scene and turned to sniffing cokecocaine before graduating to crack. He lost his studio and was introduced to the streets. These hard times are candidly shown in director Shauna Garr’s documentary 1 More Hit, which features such taglines as, “From hip hop visionary to homeless in Hollywood.” and "1 More Hit: Every Great Musician Needs One". 1 More Hit was completed in November 2011 and will be released digitally January 2012.

J-Swift recorded new tracks from 2005 through 2010, providing not only the beats but also the rhymes. Featuring soul-baring rap confessionals (“Off My Chest”) and tales of perseverance through struggles (“Born To Win Despite Myself”) — while still celebrating recreational drug use (“I’ll Do Mine”) — J-Swift’s new project began with an alter ego '''Negro Kanevil'''.