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Template:People/artist descriptionJ.Q. Mcclain, (better known by his stage name LawJQ , ) is an American revolutionist and rap artist from The Bronx, New York. He is most known for being a featured artist on Jamaican dance hall deejay Blak Ryno , song "Comin' Thru" which received a large enough buzz to reach the ears of Dj Pain 1 who then remixed the song. He is a member of Iota Phi Theta.

Mcclain made his debut on the 2014 Coast to Coast compilation Coast 2 Coast Presents: #MakinMoves Mixtape Vol. 64. At the start of the 2000s, Mcclain rose to prominence as one of the frontmen of The Bronx Hip Hop collective Nubred Ent (renamed LVS Nation) who scored a local hit in 2007 with the single "Nubred Anthem".

LawJQ and Darkness — LawJQ during "Weed N I" music video

After a few mixtapes with the group, they went defunct years later due to unknown reasons. In 2013, he reemerged as a solo artist releasing his first mixtape, The Difference Vol. 1 which was a local success, selling over 5,000 physical copies.

In 2014, shortly after the release of The Difference Vol. 1. Mcclain released a freestyle to Macklemore's "Thrift Shop" which received over 20,000 views in a span of 2 days. In 2020, Mcclain released his debut solo album, Higher Frequencies LP

Discography

Studio albums

2020: Higher Frequencies
2020: I Feel You
2021: Premeditated

Mixtape Releases

2014: The Difference Vol. 1
2015: A Statement in The Miror
2015: The Difference Vol. 2
2017: The Re3ellion: A Message to My Re3els
2018: The Difference Vol. 3

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+Mcclain made his debut on the 2014 [https://coast2coastlive.com/ Coast to Coast] compilation [https://coast2coastmixtapes.com/member/ihatejq Coast 2 Coast Presents: #MakinMoves Mixtape Vol. 64.] At the start of the 2000s, Mcclain rose to prominence as one of the frontmen of The Bronx Hip Hop collective  [https://www.datpiff.com/LawJQ-The-Lost-Tape-mixtape.717435.html Nubred Ent]   [https://www.facebook.com/officiallvs718 (renamed LVS Nation)] who scored a local hit in 2007 with the single [https://www.datpiff.com/LawJQ-The-Lost-Tape-mixtape.717435.html "Nubred Anthem"].<br />[[File:LawJQ-In-Darkness.jpg|alt=LawJQ and Darkness|thumb|LawJQ during "Weed N I" music video|263x263px]]
+After a few mixtapes with the group, they went defunct years later due to unknown reasons. In 2013, he reemerged as a solo artist releasing his first mixtape, [https://www.datpiff.com/LawJQ-The-Difference-Volume-One-mixtape.641731.html The Difference Vol. 1]  which was a local success, selling over 5,000 physical copies.
+In 2014, shortly after the release of The Difference Vol. 1. Mcclain released a freestyle to Macklemore's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK8mJJJvaes "Thrift Shop"]  which received over 20,000  views in a span of 2 days.  In 2020, Mcclain released his debut solo album, [https://www.lawjq.com/higher-frequencies Higher Frequencies LP]
-Mcclain made his debut on the 2014 [https://coast2coastlive.com/ Coast to Coast] compilation [https://coast2coastmixtapes.com/member/ihatejq Coast 2 Coast Presents: #MakinMoves Mixtape Vol. 64.] At the start of the 2000s, Mcclain rose to prominence as one of the frontmen of The Bronx Hip Hop collective  [https://www.datpiff.com/LawJQ-The-Lost-Tape-mixtape.717435.html Nubred Ent]   [https://www.facebook.com/officiallvs718 (renamed LVS Nation)] who scored a local hit in 2007 with the single [https://www.datpiff.com/LawJQ-The-Lost-Tape-mixtape.717435.html "Nubred Anthem"].
- [[File:LawJQ-In-Darkness.jpg|alt=LawJQ and Darkness|thumb|LawJQ during "Weed N I" music video]]
-After a few mixtapes with the group, they went defunct years later due to unknown reasons. In 2013, he reemerged as a solo artist releasing his first mixtape, [https://www.datpiff.com/LawJQ-The-Difference-Volume-One-mixtape.641731.html The Difference Vol. 1]  which was a local success, selling over 5,000 physical copies. In 2014, shortly after the release of The Difference Vol. 1.
-Mcclain released a freestyle to Macklemore's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK8mJJJvaes "Thrift Shop"]  which received over 20,000  views in a span of 2 days.  In 2020, Mcclain released his debut solo album, [https://www.lawjq.com/higher-frequencies Higher Frequencies LP]
 ==Discography==
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 *2020: ''[[Higher Frequencies]]''
 *2020: ''[[I Feel You]]''
+*2021: ''Premeditated''
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 ===Mixtape Releases===
-*2014: ''[[The Difference Vol. 1]]''
+*2014: ''[https://www.datpiff.com/LawJQ-The-Difference-Volume-One-mixtape.641731.html The Difference Vol. 1]''
-*2015: ''[[A Statement in The Miror]]''
+*2015: ''[https://www.datpiff.com/LawJQ-A-Statement-In-The-Miror-mixtape.697400.html A Statement in The Miror]''
-*2015: ''[[The Difference Vol. 2]]''
+*2015: ''[https://www.datpiff.com/LawJQ-The-Difference-Volume-Two-mixtape.731983.html The Difference Vol. 2]''
-*2017: ''[[The Re3ellion: A Message to My Re3els]]''
+*2017: ''[https://www.datpiff.com/LawJQ-THE-RE3ELLION-A-Message-To-My-Re3els-mixtape.826020.html The Re3ellion: A Message to My Re3els]''
-*2018: ''[[The Difference Vol. 3]]''
+*2018: ''[https://www.datpiff.com/LawJQ-The-Difference-Volume-3-mixtape.898641.html The Difference Vol. 3]''