R.I.P.
2Pac's Producer Kills Self In Jail

Posted Oct 5th 2008 8:25AM by TMZ Staff

A DUI bust may have triggered the suicide of a big time hip-hop producer.

Johnny Jackson, aka Johnny J -- famous for such albums as Tupac Shakur's "All Eyez on Me" -- was in L.A. County Jail after getting arrested for DUI. Authorities say he took his own life by jumping off a tier in the jail.

Johnny J also produced the epic jam "Knockin' Boots" by Candyman.

He leaves a wife and two children. He was 39 years old.

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1. Good, one less....................................

Posted at 10:26AM on Oct 5th 2008 by xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

2. That's messed up.
Whatever opinion you have on a person or their lifestyle doesn't change the fact that someone took their life.
Sure its a selfish thing to do but still.

Posted at 11:04AM on Oct 5th 2008 by HobosAteMyChicken

3. 39 married with 2 kids and took his by jumping over a rail - all over a DUI bust?

Something not right here.

Posted at 11:34AM on Oct 5th 2008 by RogerDavid

4. As a deputy sheriff I frequently work overtime in my county's jail, in custody suicides are fairly common but I've never heard of someone locked up on a DUI taking their own life. This fella either had mental issues or was being pressured by other inmates to do something he didn't want to do. Since he jumped off a tier it sounds like he wasn't in booking, most likely it was a living area where inmates live during their court process or while serving county jail time after being sentenced.

Posted at 11:43AM on Oct 5th 2008 by Code3Patriot

5. See ya.

Posted at 11:50AM on Oct 5th 2008 by Crackhead

6. Ha Ha!!!

Posted at 12:21PM on Oct 5th 2008 by tkennedy

7. WoW.

Posted at 12:43PM on Oct 5th 2008 by HELP! I NEED A SAFER PLACE TO LAND!!!

8. This culture seems to take a lot of lives. Long live Hip Hop.

Posted at 12:50PM on Oct 5th 2008 by k

9. MBNA paid for it.

Posted at 12:54PM on Oct 5th 2008 by mel

10. Jumped off a tier and killed himself???

I have some swamp land in Florida for anyone who believes that.

Posted at 12:54PM on Oct 5th 2008 by robbreid

11. R.I.P JOHNNY

ONE OF THE MOST UNDERRATED PRODUCERS OF ALL TIME.

MY PRAYERS ARE WITH YOUR FAMILY

Posted at 1:26PM on Oct 5th 2008 by DJ DJ DJ

12. REST N PEACE JOHNNY J!!!!! TELL 2 PAC IMMA SEE HIM WHEN I GET THERE!!!!

Posted at 1:31PM on Oct 5th 2008 by what happened j

13. Jumped Ya Right, more like got thrown off....

Posted at 1:46PM on Oct 5th 2008 by Biff

14. very,,,very,,,very sad. what a waste. poor wife and kids. o-well,,,life goes on. god bless him.

Posted at 2:35PM on Oct 5th 2008 by 8ball

15. "1. That is a pretty messed up thing to say...but....I'm afraid thats going to be the concensus of a majority of people out there!!

Posted at 3:38PM on Oct 5th 2008 by deezeey

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