Born Jason DeFord in Nashville, Tennessee, Jelly Roll is a nickname his mother gave him as a child. The rapper-turned-country singer told The New York Times in April 2023, after winning a Country ...

In a room full of country music royalty at the CMT Music Awards earlier this year, the artist Jelly Roll — a 38-year-old face-tattooed former addict and drug dealer who got his start selling his ...