The group then set out on the road to promote their new release during a time when the southern hip hop scene was on the rise. Late in 1999, after floundering for sometime in the local music scene, Field Mob was signed to Southern House Records, a small independent label, recording the single Project Dreamz. We’re making a strong statement with two people. Mob signifies the strength the duo represents- 'We’re two people but together we make an army. Field is a reference not only to the neighborhood where they grew up, but also an allusion to a slang term for the southern United States. Eventually, Shawn offered to form a rap group with Darion, and Field Mob was born.Īccording to Smoke and Shawn Jay, the origins of the duo's name are twofold. For four weeks afterward, the informal competition continued daily, with the victor alternating between himself and Shawn, and attracting the attention of many other students who came to spectate.

As teenagers attending Monroe Comprehensive High School, Darion observed Shawn and a group of friends holding rap freestyle battles in the schools courtyard, with Shawn being the 'reigning champion.' Darion decided to challenge Shawn on the idea that 'he was just as good' and won.

King).ĭarion and Shawn grew up on the outskirts of Albany, Georgia a few blocks from each other in a relatively poor neighborhood locally known as 'The Field' because of its semi-rural location as compared to the city's public housing. Field Mob is currently signed to T-Pain's label Nappy Boy Entertainment and managed by La' Roc Management Group owned by Christopher King (grandson of B.B. Field Mob is an American hip hop music group from Albany, Georgia, composed of artists Shawn Timothy Johnson and Darion Crawford, better known by their stage names, Shawn Jay and Smoke respectively.

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