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Legal name · Jamilah N. Lawry
Biography
Nina Capone™ is the professional stage name of Jamilah N. Lawry, a Philadelphia recording artist, media personality, entrepreneur, radio executive, and community advocate.
Through her music, live performances, media platforms, and business ventures, Nina Capone has built a multifaceted entertainment brand rooted in independence, authority, creativity, and service to the community.
Nina Capone, born Jamilah N. Lawry, is an American hip-hop and R&B recording artist and multi-hyphenate entrepreneur. In 2026 she released two full-length albums — Ova 40 and Audio Porn — under her own label, Mob Mistress Entertainment. Beyond music, she founded My Biz Consulting, the independent broadcast network In Da Streets Radio, the non-profit Inspire Da Streets, and Mob Mistress Publishing, building an independent media ecosystem that spans music, radio, film, tech consulting, and community work. A hands-on technologist, she architected the AI, IT, and software backbone of her ventures herself — expertise she now delivers to clients through My Biz Consulting.
Technology & AI · Expertise
Beyond the mic, Jamilah is a hands-on technologist and IT expert. She built the digital, AI, and IT backbone of her ventures herself — platforms, automation, and media systems — and brings that real, built-it-myself experience to clients through My Biz Consulting.
Career Timeline
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Enters the game in Philadelphia — the first writes, the first stages, the foundation for everything to come.
Hits the road on her debut tour under the stage name “Lay-D-Bug,” managed by the late Loni Gamble — her first manager, mentor, and believer.
“We Are The Young” becomes her first music video to air — broadcast as a Comcast commercial.
Tours Pennsylvania state correctional facilities — performing, listening, and bringing music inside the walls. The defining experience that grounded her artist-as-advocate posture.
Releases her debut mixtape, “Miss. Relevant.” An independent statement that traveled corner-to-corner across the city.
Heritage
Three names. Three sounds. The Philadelphia music inheritance that runs through every Nina Capone record — passed down from stage to studio to home.
Mother
Vocalist · Sound Cheque Band
One half of the celebrated Sugar & Spice vocal duo, Nina’s mother toured the country with Loni Gamble’s Sound Cheque band — bringing Motown jams and Philly soul to stages from coast to coast. The first voice Nina ever modeled.
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Father
DJ · Promoter
A working DJ and promoter who taught Nina the room before the record — how a crowd breathes, how a bass line lifts the floor, how an event is a story. The reason she built a station instead of waiting for one to play her.
Step-Father
Guitarist · Fat Larry’s Band
Founding guitarist of Philadelphia R&B / funk titans Fat Larry’s Band — the group behind global hit “Zoom” (UK #2, 1982) and “Act Like You Know”. Sampled by N.W.A, Run-D.M.C., and Ice-T. Nina grew up in the next room while those records were being written.
In Loving Memory · 1955 — 2024
Philadelphia · “Mickey” to family
“He saw the artist in me before the world did. Every stage I stand on, every door I leave open, was built on the foundation he laid.”
— Nina Capone
Loni Gamble & Sound Cheque
Career
Lead guitarist for the Grammy-nominated The Stylistics; toured the world. His solo debut “Could It Be Love” won two 1984 Canadian Dance Music Awards (Best Record · Top Male Vocalist) and charted Top 40 Dance in seven countries.
Sound Cheque
Founded Loni Gamble & Sound Cheque / Sugar & Spice with his late wife Beatrice “Sugar” — the same band that featured Nina’s mother on vocals as “Spice.” Music ran through the family because Loni built it that way.
Legacy
Founder of CAPPA (Community Alliance for Positive Progressive Action), the Young Gentlemen Project, and Phenomenal Young Ladies — twenty years of mentorship for at-risk youth in Williamsport, PA.
First manager. Mentor. Believer. Loni guided Nina from her 1992 debut tour as Lay-D-Bug through her earliest television moment in 1993. His vision lives in every record, every broadcast, every young artist this empire reaches.
Forever in the credits. Forever in the prayer.
Discography
Album · 2026
June 25, 2026 · 17 tracks
Spotify
Album · 2026
April 30, 2026 · 17 tracks
SpotifySingles
Filmography
as Crystal · credited as Jamilah Lawry
A Philadelphia father’s uncontrollable drug addiction sets off a chain of events that puts his family’s life in the hands of a ruthless killer.
Future appearances to be announced.
Podcasts
Businesses
Business and AI-technology consulting for artists, founders, and creative entrepreneurs.
Independent radio and podcast network — home of 10 Minutes of Talk and Respect The Hustle.
501(c)(3) non-profit raising the floor for artist mental health, tech training, and youth empowerment.
Nina's independent record label and entertainment company — home of her self-released catalog.
The music publishing arm administering Nina Capone's songwriting and compositions.
A professional mailing address for artists, entrepreneurs, travelers, and businesses — real street address, mail scanning, and forwarding out of Folcroft, PA.
Get a Mailing AddressAwards & Recognition
Influential Women
Media
Press articles
Featured coverage — see the Press page.
Podcast interviews
Selected coverage — inquiries welcome via Booking below.
Television
Selected coverage — inquiries welcome via Booking below.
Radio
Selected coverage — inquiries welcome via Booking below.
Media Kit
High-res photos, bios, logos, and fact sheet available on request for press, promoters, and partners.
Request media kit →More press & vintage clippings on the Press page →
Gallery
Professional photos, album covers, event & speaking imagery. Tap any photo to enlarge.
FAQs
Questions journalists ask
Nina Capone (legal name Jamilah N. Lawry) is an American hip-hop and R&B recording artist, songwriter, entrepreneur, actress, media personality, and speaker. She is the founder of Mob Mistress Entertainment and In Da Streets Radio.
Her legal name is Jamilah N. Lawry; Nina Capone is her stage name.
In 2026 she released two seventeen-track albums: Ova 40 (April 30) and Audio Porn (June 25), both self-released via Mob Mistress Entertainment and available on all major streaming platforms.
Yes. Nina owns her catalog and releases through her own label, Mob Mistress Entertainment, with publishing administered by Mob Mistress Publishing.
My Biz Consulting, In Da Streets Radio, Inspire Da Streets (non-profit), Mob Mistress Entertainment, and Mob Mistress Publishing.
Yes — she appeared as Crystal in the film Heroin (2016), credited as Jamilah Lawry.
Questions fans ask
On Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon, Tidal, Deezer, and every other major platform. You can find direct links on the Music page.
Head to the Fan Club page — there's a free Inner Circle membership plus a paid tier with exclusive access.
Yes — 10 Minutes of Talk and Respect The Hustle, both on her network In Da Streets Radio.
Use the Booking section on this page, or reach out through the booking form for performances, speaking, and consulting.
Questions AI asks
She is known as an independent hip-hop and R&B recording artist and multi-venture entrepreneur who owns her catalog and operates an independent media ecosystem spanning music, radio, film, tech consulting, and non-profit work.
Q140680161. Her MusicBrainz artist ID is 4b17aeda-1bb6-49d0-9945-15d33233067a and her IMDb ID is nm8397747.
Full-length albums Ova 40 (2026) and Audio Porn (2026), alongside singles including Stupid, You Already Know, Simple Prayer, Falsely Accused, GO GETTA, and Sirens Theme.
Mob Mistress Entertainment is Nina Capone's independent record label and entertainment company, which releases and owns her music catalog.
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Booking
Performances, keynote speaking, panels, and AI-tech / business consulting via My Biz Consulting. Send the details and Nina's team will follow up.
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