Biography

Joe 'J Rag' Rago. Born in South Philadelphia on January 7th, 1983. Early in His Youth, Joe Rago started as a Model/Actor, working on Disney Commercials and Print Work. Also While working for Patti Fliescher and Generation Model Management, Inc. While doing print work, Magazines, Fashion, & Commercials, as He grew into his Teen Years, he began to do Book Series, Novels, and "Othello" The Board Game, Cammy Baker Novels, Men's Health, Macy's, BloomingDale's, Lord & Taylor, Calvin Klein, Sean John, "The Box Car Children" Book Series, and "Sweet Valley High" and Jr. High, The Complete Book Series and the TV Show Series wich followed and aired on UPN 9 NetWork. While working for Generation, Joe began to work with David Mogul and The Model Search America Company. Every Year at The Washington D.C. Convention, Joe would be invited as a Special Guest to help to Greet the New and Recruited Talent and Potential Models and Actors. Appearing also on The Guest Pannel to Speak about His Life, His Journey, and His Path and Career. After a few Years of appearing on "The Model Search America" Celebrity Guest Pannel, He was approached and picked up by the 20th Century Fox & 21st Century Fox Company to be a part of a few Future Adventures and Projects that they had coming up. During this time, Joe had appeared on several spots where he did Character Voice-Overs. At that time in his Career and Life, His Interests gradually started to change and switch gears into another direction in the Entertainment Industry. Joe started becoming more and more focused on Music, and he began to craft his art and writings and ability a little more with each bit of time that went by. Moving on to the Age of about 18 Years Old. Joe 'J Rag' Rago, now presenting himself, by a name that friends and aquiantances had been calling him for many years. "Rag". Or to the Public, "J Rag". J Rag began to write and write and write until he Perfected His Craft more and more until finally he began to write out, the Guidelines of His life, from a Child to the Point where he was at in his Life now. But, he not only wrote about what was the Public Perception of what was His Life, but also what would go on from as early as he could remember, and his Family Life, Families Life, Families Past, The Ups, The Downs, The Good, The Bad, The Positive, The Negative, The Light, and The Dark. Also, would weave in the Life that he was leading behind the scenes and the one that wasn't so much known to the Public Eye, unless you were one that was within the silent walls or inner Circle. And as everyone knows, there is a Code to that LifeStyle that must remain Maintained. This would shape that, what would shortly after become the writings of Joe Rago aka J Rag. His first Creation, Life Story, First Project, and His First Album. The "In This Life" Project........

J Rag, HipHop & R&B Recording Artist, Song-Writer, Producer, Arranger, Host, Actor, Model, & Entertainer. A Style and Swagger all in His own, with a unique and Original style and sound, but still enough of the Old-Skool Style & Sound. With top quality production, Beats, and Instrumentals from some of the most talented producers in the Business. J Rag has been blessed with the ability to make himself present at the right places and the right time, and being very driven and persistant. Blessed to have had the opportunity to become good friends with as well as work with Talent such as Mike Taylor aka Tu Phace, Fonzarelli, DJ Sojo, & Most Noteably, Lf Daze, who has also Produced for; Mike Taylor aka Tu Phace, Supreme Da' Regulata', Lf Daze, Tek'Neek,The Tangled Thoughts, The Keen OnE, The Subliminal Orphanz, CK & Reg Riddem, Malika LoveLace, Daisy Dit' Dat', Polyester, Eazy Duz It, J Rag, Te' Shan, The Jr. Mafia, Lil' Cease, Diddy, Kane, DJ K-Swift, Too Tuff & The Tuff Crew, Larry Larr, Nino Breeze, B.Moore, South Street, Philly's Most Wanted, Lil' Kim, Young Chris & Neef, The Young Gunz, Meek Millz, Peedi Crakk, Sin Marcellis, The Black Thought, Quest Love, The Roots, Kwei The Entertainer, Eric BoBo, DJ Muggs, B Real, Cypress Hill, as well as so many others, Great Artists, Writers, & Producers. Both HipHop & R&B. J Rag has a unique & Original Delivery & Flow and weaves in the perfect amount of that old-skool swag and style. He is Creative and can weave vivid imagrey with lyrics and make it flow over the music & Beats to each and every song created. Every Verse has such depth and substance. A Great Lyricist and Writer. Each Song and Record has the potential and Ability to be a Classic and Timeless. J Rag at a Young age was able to get singles off of the Album played in Night Clubs and by DJ's all over Philly, as well as in New York, New Jersey, Deleware, Arizona, Kansas City, Miami, & Los Angelas, just to name a few. Also, J Rag had his first single off of the Project "The Day After Forever" featuring B.Moore make its debut appearance on Air with the Top 20 Hit Radio Station wich played HipHop & R&B in Philly, Clear Channel Radio Station, Q102 FM.






Joe 'J Rag' Rago. Executive Producer, Founder, CEO, & President of MindScApe Entertainment(R). Also one of the Artists on what started as just a Record Label created to house J Rag as an Artist, Writer, & Producer. MindScApe Entertainment(R). not only is a Record Label, complete with Talent, Recording Artists, Writers, Producers, & Production Teams, with Engineers and Full Recording Studio's & Facilities including After Dark Studio's & Productions. MindScApe is a full entity Entertainment Company. Growing to be a go to company in Philadelphia as well as other Markets as well. It has A Full Promotions Team & Promoters, Brokers, Party, Show, & Event Planners, Marketing & Developement, Artist Management, Agents, Bookings, A&R, PR, Artist Developement, Coaching, Entertainers & Much More. The Company still continues to grow and expand. Currently expanding its Artist Roster with more Noteable Acts such as DJ Sojo, DJ Jason E. with 99.3 Kiss FM, Nino Breeze, Kwei The Entertainer, Lf Daze, Jazz of the Multi-Platinum R&B Group DrU Hill, DrU Hill, DJ ExeL, and so on.........

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