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{{distinguish|text=the singer [[Jewel (singer)|Jewel]]}}
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{{Short description|American R&B singer (1968–2022)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name = Jewell
| name = Jewell
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| caption = Jewell in 2021
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| background = solo_singer
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Jewell Caples
| birth_name =
| alias = Ju-L, Jewell Peyton, Jewell Curtis
| birth_place = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], U.S.
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1968|6|12|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = Chicago
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|5|6|1968|6|12|mf=yes}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|6|12}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Jewellcaples/status/610612642126761984|title=Happy 47th Birthday to me!pic.twitter.com/BE7KXFopvs|last=Jewell|website=Twitter.com|date=June 15, 2015}}{{Primary source inline|date=December 2019}}</ref>
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| death_place = [[New Rochelle]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S.
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| genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
| genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[West Coast hip hop]]
| occupation = Singer
| occupation = Singer
| years_active = 1987–2006
| years_active = 1991–2022
| label = [[K-Tel]] (1987–1990)<br>[[Ruthless Records]] (1990–1992)<br>[[Death Row Records]] (1992–1999)
| label = [[Death Row Records|Death Row]]
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'''Jewell Caples''' (June 12, 1968 – May 6, 2022), known professionally as '''Jewell''' ({{respell|jew|ELL}}),<ref>{{cite web |author1=Angi T |title=Former first lady of Death Row Records Jewell Interview w/Angi T |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrNXnmDsqnM |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/UrNXnmDsqnM |archive-date=December 22, 2021 |url-status=live|language=en |via=YouTube|date=August 23, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> was an American [[contemporary R&B]] singer best known for her work with [[Death Row Records]] in the early 1990s. She was called the "First Lady of Death Row Records".<ref name="NME"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/dr-dre-the-chronic/|title=Dr. Dre: The Chronic | last=Pearce |first=Sheldon |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=December 15, 2019}}</ref><ref name="vibe">{{cite web|url=https://www.vibe.com/news/entertainment/jewell-caples-death-row-dead-1234661510/|title=Jewell Caples, "The First Lady of Death Row Records," Dead At 53|first=Preezy|last=Brown|work=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|date=May 6, 2022|accessdate=May 6, 2022}}</ref>
'''Jewell''', also known as '''Ju-L''', Jew'ell, Jewell Newton, and maiden name, (born '''Jewell Caples''', June 12, 1968){{Citation needed|date=April 2007}} is a singer that has performed on multi-platinum [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]/Hip-Hop albums.


==Career==
Jewell was signed to [[Death Row Records]] from 1992 to 1996, and she sang on [[Death Row Records]] multi-platinum albums and songs, including [[Dr. Dre]]'s "[[The Chronic]]" album "[[Let Me Ride]]", "[[Bitches Ain't Shit]]", [[[[Snoop Dogg]]]]'s [[Doggystyle|Doggy Style]] album "[[What's My Name? ([[Snoop Dogg]]y Dogg song)|Who Am I]] (What's My Name)", [[Tupac]]'s ''[[All Eyez on Me]]'' album "[[Thug Passion]]" and [[[[Bone Thugs-n-Harmony]]]]'s "[[Foe tha Love of $|Foe Tha Love Of $]]".
From 1992 to 1997, Jewell provided vocals on albums from various Death Row artists such as [[Dr. Dre]] ([[The Chronic]]), [[Snoop Dogg]] ([[Doggystyle]]), and [[2Pac]] ([[All Eyez on Me]]), in addition to motion picture soundtracks produced by the label. Her biggest solo success was her 1994 cover of [[Shirley Brown]]'s song "[[Woman to Woman (Shirley Brown song)|Woman to Woman]]", which peaked at #72 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]] and #16 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] chart.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Chart History: Jewell |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jewell/chart-history/bsi/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=October 5, 2021}}</ref>


Jewell was among many artists who departed Death Row between 1998 and 1999 due to financial and legal issues involving CEO [[Suge Knight]],<ref name="Yahoo"/> and her singing career wound down in the 2000s. In October 2011, she published the memoir ''My Blood My Sweat My Tears'', in which she claimed that her past association with Knight prevented her from gaining another recording deal.<ref name="Yahoo">{{Cite web|title=Interview Time: Death Row Queen Jewell Speaks On Tupac Sex Tape, New Suge Documentary And Greg Kading's Murder Rap Claims|author=Staff|url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/news/interview-time-death-row-queen-jewell-speaks-tupac-092603026.html|access-date=September 18, 2021|work=[[Yahoo!]]|date=October 20, 2011 |language=en-GB}}</ref> An accompanying soundtrack to the book was released.
She refers to herself and has been mentioned as "The First Lady of Death Row Records".{{Citation needed|date=September 2017}}


==Health issues and death==
In 1994, Jewell covered Shirley Brown's song "[[Woman to Woman (Shirley Brown song)|Woman to Woman]]", reaching 72nd on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]{{Citation needed|date=September 2017}}, and also released "Love or Lust," featured in [[Bill Duke]]'s film, [[Deep Cover]] (mis-credited in movie end-credits as “Jewel”.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Various - Deep Cover (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)|url=https://www.discogs.com/Various-Deep-Cover-Music-From-The-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack/master/146633|access-date=2020-12-30|website=Discogs|language=en}}</ref>
Caples was hospitalized in 2019 after she stopped breathing and collapsed while shopping at a [[Walmart]], with the cause not made public.<ref name="HHDX">{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.70138/title.ex-death-row-artist-jewell-revealed-she-had-just-6-months-to-live-in-one-of-her-final-interviews#|title=Ex-Death Row Artist Jewell Revealed She Just Had 6 Months to Live in One of Her Final Interviews|first=Kyle|last=Eustice|work=[[HipHopDX]]|date=May 9, 2022|accessdate=May 9, 2022}}</ref> In an October 2021 interview, she said that she was given six months to live, and hurried to release her final album, ''Love + Pain = Musik'', as a result.<ref name="HHDX"/> Caples was hospitalized twice in March 2022 due to a self-described "lung injury illness", during which she had eight pounds of fluid removed from her heart, legs and lungs.<ref name="vibe"/> She died at age 53 on May 6, 2022.<ref name="NME">{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/jewell-caples-death-row-records-singer-reportedly-died-3220339|title=Death Row Records singer Jewell Caples has reportedly died|first=Elizabeth|last=Aubrey|work=[[NME]]|date=May 6, 2022|accessdate=May 6, 2022}}</ref>


== Appears on ==
==Discography==
=== As Jewell Caples ===
===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
*"Back and Proud" (1991) by Bobby Jimmy and the Critters
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:11em;" | Title
*"Muzical Madness" (1991) by Jimmy Z
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Album details
*"Are U Xperienced?" (1991) by Yomo and Maulkie
! scope="col" colspan="4" | Peak chart positions
*"Simply Poetry" (1992) by The Poetess
|-
!style="width:3em; font-size:85%"|[[Billboard 200|US 200]]<br><ref name="US">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jewell/chart-history/|title=Jewell: Chart History|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=May 9, 2022}}</ref>
!style="width:3em; font-size:85%"|[[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|US R&B]]<br><ref name="US"/>
|-
!scope="row" |''Black Diamond''
|
*Released: November 22, 2011
*{{nowrap|Label: WIDEawake Entertainment/[[Death Row Records|Death Row]]}}
*Format: [[Compact disc|CD]]
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
!scope="row" |''Love + Pain = Musik''
|
*Released: October 2021<ref name="HHDX"/>
*{{nowrap|Label: So, Let's Talk Ltd}}
*Format: [[Music download|Digital download]]
| style="text-align:center;"|—
| style="text-align:center;"|—
|-
|
| colspan="20" style="text-align:center; font-size:8pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or receive certification.
|}


=== As Jewell ===
===Compilation albums===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
*"[[Deep Cover (soundtrack)]]" (1992)
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:11em;" | Title
*"[[The Chronic]]" (1992) by [[Dr. Dre]]
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Album details
*"[[Doggystyle]]" (1993) by [[[[Snoop Dogg]]]]
! scope="col" colspan="4" | Peak chart positions
*"Life in the Streets" (1994) by [[Mark Wahlberg|Marky Mark]] & Prince Ital Joe
|-
*"I Can Tell (The Nasty Song) (Feat. Jewell)" (1994) by [[2nd II None]]
!style="width:3em; font-size:85%"|[[Billboard 200|US 200]]<br><ref name="US">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jewell/chart-history/|title=Jewell: Chart History|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=May 9, 2022}}</ref>
*"[[Above the Rim (Original Soundtrack)|Above the Rim soundtrack]]" (1994)
!style="width:3em; font-size:85%"|[[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|US R&B]]<br><ref name="US"/>
*"[[Murder Was the Case]]" (1994) by [[Snoop Dogg]] soundtrack
|-
*"[[Creepin on ah Come Up]]" (1994) by [[Bone Thugs-n-Harmony]]
!scope="row" |''My Blood My Sweat My Tears:<br/>The Soundtrack''
*"[[All Eyez on Me]]" (1996) by [[Tupac Shakur|2Pac]]
|
*"Death Row Greatest Hits" (1996) by Various
*Released: October 25, 2011
*"Gridlock'd" (1997) soundtrack
*{{nowrap|Label: WIDEawake Entertainment}}
*"Make Me or Break Me" (1997) by L.A. Nash
*Format: [[Compact disc|CD]]
*"[[Suge Knight Represents: Chronic 2000]]" (1999)
| style="text-align:center;"|—
*"No Limit Top Dogg" (1999) by [[Snoop Dogg]]
| style="text-align:center;"|—
*"X" (2000) by K-Ci & JoJo
|-
*"[[Tru-Life]]" (2000) featuring [[Prodigy (rapper)|Prodigy]] & [[Kool G Rap]]
|
*"Second Coming" (2000) by Roger Troutman II
| colspan="20" style="text-align:center; font-size:8pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or receive certification.
*"Malpractice" (2001) by Redman
|}
*"Layin Hands" (2001) by Playa Hamm
*"Redemption" (2003) by Benzino
*"Witness Tha Realest MixTape" (2006) by Tha Realest


=== As Jewell Peyton ===
===Singles===
====As lead artist====
*"Jake Steeds Latest & the Greatest" (2001) by Jake Steed
{| class="wikitable"
*"Until the end of Time" (2001) by [[Tupac Shakur|2Pac]]
!rowspan="2"|Year
*"No Better Than This" (2001) by [[Won-G]]
!rowspan="2"|Single
!colspan="2"|Chart positions
!rowspan="2"|Album
|-
!width="40"|<small>[[Billboard Hot 100|US]]</small><br><ref name="US"/>
!width="40"|<small>[[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US R&B]]</small><br><ref name="US"/>
|-
|align="center" rowspan="1"|1992
| "Love or Lust"
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
| rowspan="1"|''[[Deep Cover (soundtrack)|Deep Cover]]''
|-
|align="center" rowspan="2"|1994
| "Woman to Woman"
|align="center"|72
|align="center"|16
| rowspan="1"|''[[Murder Was the Case]]''
|-
| "Gonna Give It To Ya"<br/>{{small|(featuring [[Aaron Hall (singer)|Aaron Hall]])}}
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
| rowspan="1"|''[[Above the Rim (soundtrack)|Above the Rim]]''
|-
| colspan="20" style="text-align:center; font-size:8pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or receive certification.
|}


=== As Ju-L ===
==== As featured artist ====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
*"4Life Underground 'Vol 1"' (2003)
! scope="col" | Title
*"Lyrical Terrorism" (2006) by Amir
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Album
|-
!scope="row" | "[[For the Love of Money]]"<br />{{small|([[Yomo & Maulkie]] featuring Jewell)}}
| rowspan="1" | 1991
|''[[Are U Xperienced?]]''
|-
!scope="row" | "[[Let Me Ride]]"<br />{{small|([[Dr. Dre]] featuring [[Snoop Dogg]] and Jewell)}}
| rowspan="1" | 1992
|''[[The Chronic]]''
|-
!scope="row" | "[[Foe tha Love of $]]"<br />{{small|([[Bone Thugs-n-Harmony]] featuring [[Eazy-E]] and Jewell)}}
| rowspan="1" | 1994
|''[[Creepin on ah Come Up]]''
|-
!scope="row"| "Thug Passion"<br />{{Small|([[2Pac]] featuring Jewell)}}
| rowspan="1" | 1996
|''[[All Eyez on Me]]''
|-
!scope="row"| "Body and Soul"<br />{{Small|([[O.F.T.B.]] featuring Jewell)}}
| rowspan="1" | 1997
|''[[Gridlock'd (soundtrack)|Gridlock'd]]''
|-
!scope="row"| "[[Just Dippin']]"<br />{{Small|(Snoop Dogg featuring Dr. Dre and Jewell)}}
| rowspan="1" | 1999
|''[[No Limit Top Dogg]]''
|-
!scope="row"| "I Love TNO"<br/>{{small|([[Won-G]] featuring Jewell [as Ju-L])}}
| rowspan="1" | 2001
|''No Better than This''
|}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{discogs artist|Jewell Caples}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060608162705/http://www.wwsmag.com/features/VOLUME2/HTML/4life.htm Worldwide Westside Magazine]
* {{imdb name|1060717}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061125031238/http://prodby.altervista.org/artist_list.php?artist=Jewell Prodby]


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Latest revision as of 10:25, 13 December 2024

Not to be confused with Jewel (singer).

Jewell
Born(1968-06-12)June 12, 1968
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedMay 6, 2022(2022-05-06) (aged 53)
New Rochelle, New York, U.S.
GenresR&B, West Coast hip hop
OccupationSinger
Years active1991–2022
LabelsDeath Row

Jewell Caples (June 12, 1968 – May 6, 2022), known professionally as Jewell (jew-ELL),[1] was an American contemporary R&B singer best known for her work with Death Row Records in the early 1990s. She was called the "First Lady of Death Row Records".[2][3][4]

Career

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From 1992 to 1997, Jewell provided vocals on albums from various Death Row artists such as Dr. Dre (The Chronic), Snoop Dogg (Doggystyle), and 2Pac (All Eyez on Me), in addition to motion picture soundtracks produced by the label. Her biggest solo success was her 1994 cover of Shirley Brown's song "Woman to Woman", which peaked at #72 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #16 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[5]

Jewell was among many artists who departed Death Row between 1998 and 1999 due to financial and legal issues involving CEO Suge Knight,[6] and her singing career wound down in the 2000s. In October 2011, she published the memoir My Blood My Sweat My Tears, in which she claimed that her past association with Knight prevented her from gaining another recording deal.[6] An accompanying soundtrack to the book was released.

Health issues and death

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Caples was hospitalized in 2019 after she stopped breathing and collapsed while shopping at a Walmart, with the cause not made public.[7] In an October 2021 interview, she said that she was given six months to live, and hurried to release her final album, Love + Pain = Musik, as a result.[7] Caples was hospitalized twice in March 2022 due to a self-described "lung injury illness", during which she had eight pounds of fluid removed from her heart, legs and lungs.[4] She died at age 53 on May 6, 2022.[2]

Discography

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Studio albums

[edit]
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US 200
[8] 		US R&B
[8]
Black Diamond
  • Released: November 22, 2011
  • Label: WIDEawake Entertainment/Death Row
  • Format: CD
 — —
Love + Pain = Musik — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or receive certification.

Compilation albums

[edit]
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US 200
[8] 		US R&B
[8]
My Blood My Sweat My Tears:
The Soundtrack
  • Released: October 25, 2011
  • Label: WIDEawake Entertainment
  • Format: CD
 — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or receive certification.

Singles

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As lead artist

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Year Single Chart positions Album
US
[8] 		US R&B
[8]
1992 "Love or Lust" — — Deep Cover
1994 "Woman to Woman" 72 16 Murder Was the Case
"Gonna Give It To Ya"
(featuring Aaron Hall) 		— — Above the Rim
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or receive certification.
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Title Year Album
"For the Love of Money"
(Yomo & Maulkie featuring Jewell) 		1991 Are U Xperienced?
"Let Me Ride"
(Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg and Jewell) 		1992 The Chronic
"Foe tha Love of $"
(Bone Thugs-n-Harmony featuring Eazy-E and Jewell) 		1994 Creepin on ah Come Up
"Thug Passion"
(2Pac featuring Jewell) 		1996 All Eyez on Me
"Body and Soul"
(O.F.T.B. featuring Jewell) 		1997 Gridlock'd
"Just Dippin'"
(Snoop Dogg featuring Dr. Dre and Jewell) 		1999 No Limit Top Dogg
"I Love TNO"
(Won-G featuring Jewell [as Ju-L]) 		2001 No Better than This

References

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  1. ^ Angi T (August 23, 2013). "Former first lady of Death Row Records Jewell Interview w/Angi T". Archived from the original on December 22, 2021 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ a b Aubrey, Elizabeth (May 6, 2022). "Death Row Records singer Jewell Caples has reportedly died". NME. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  3. ^ Pearce, Sheldon (December 15, 2019). "Dr. Dre: The Chronic". Pitchfork.
  4. ^ a b Brown, Preezy (May 6, 2022). "Jewell Caples, "The First Lady of Death Row Records," Dead At 53". Vibe. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  5. ^ "Chart History: Jewell". Billboard. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Staff (October 20, 2011). "Interview Time: Death Row Queen Jewell Speaks On Tupac Sex Tape, New Suge Documentary And Greg Kading's Murder Rap Claims". Yahoo!. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  7. ^ a b c Eustice, Kyle (May 9, 2022). "Ex-Death Row Artist Jewell Revealed She Just Had 6 Months to Live in One of Her Final Interviews". HipHopDX. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  8. ^ a b c d e f "Jewell: Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
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