
Theodore Joseph Jones III (19 September 1984-29 October 2018), better known by his stage name Young Greatness, was an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer & professional basketball from New Orleans. He was shot and killed outside a Waffle House in New Orleans, Louisiana in 2018.
Biography[]
Theodore Jones was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1984, but he moved to Houston, Texas after Hurricane Katrina. He grew up listening to rap music & teen pop, and he used the name "Young Greatness" and signed a deal with Epic Records in 2015. In November of that year, he released the single "Moolah", which peaked at number 85 on the US Billboard Hot 100. In March 2016, Rolling Stone rated him as one of the "10 New Artists You Need to Know". At 1:35 AM on 29 October 2018, he was fatally shot outside the Elysian Fields Avenue Waffle House in New Orleans.