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Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Krondon
Person · male · United States · born 1976 · recording since 2002
American actor and rapper
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Also known as Krandon · Kron Don · Krondon · Krondon of Strong Arm Steady · M. Jones · Marvin Jones · +3 more
Timeline
4 events▣ Album 2◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1970s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: The Beginning Of...
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2010s
Biography
English biography256 words · 5 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1370569929
Biography
Marvin Jones III (born July 9, 1976), also known as Krondon, is an American actor and rapper from Los Angeles, California. He is a member of the group Strong Arm Steady, along with Phil Da Agony and Mitchy Slick.
As an actor, Jones is known primarily for playing albino supervillains, including Tobias Whale in The CW series Black Lightning (2018–2021), and portraying Tombstone in the animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) and the live-action Marvel Cinematic Universe film Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026); he’ll reprise the role in the animated Spider-Verse sequel Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (2027).
Early life
Jones grew up in South Central, Los Angeles. He has albinism.
Music career
Strong Arm Steady formed in 2003, and released its debut album Deep Hearted in 2007 followed by the mixtape Gang Mentality, the conceptual album In Search of Stoney Jackson and their most recent installment, Arms & Hammers.
Krondon's debut album, Everything’s Nothing, came out in 2013.
Krondon collaborated with Shafiq Husayn (Sa-Ra Creative Partners) under the group name White Boiz, releasing the 2015 album Neighborhood Wonderful on Stones Throw Records.
Krondon also ghostwrites for other rappers, such as Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, and Xzibit.
With Strong Arm Steady
2007: Deep Hearted
2010: In Search of Stoney Jackson
2011: Arms & Hammers
2012: Members Only EP
2012: Stereo Type (EP) (with Statik Selektah)
2012: Stereo Jr (EP) (with Oh No)
Solo Discography
2003: Strong Arm Steady Presents... Krondon – Black Goldmember Vol. 1
2003: Black Goldmember Vol. 2
2010: Let 'Em Live
2013: Everything's Nothing
2015: Green In Gold (EP) (with Chase N. Cashe)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 12 | 64.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 4 | 78.1th |
| Studio albums | 2 | 78.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 4 | 75.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 13 | 31.9th |
| Genres | 0 | 0th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (4 release groups · 2 studio albums)
Albums · 2
2010 · Mixtape/Street
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 39:26
1I Aint Running4:212For a Fee2:343Calling Me Back4:214Never Be (Sucka for Love)4:205Devils Run4:386Revenge4:127Cha Ching3:228Come Around2:439Watch Em'3:2010Smart Niggaz2:3811Dillacated Freestyle2:572013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:02:51
1The Adventures Of Dust Boy And The Inner Space Submarine4:0927 Eleven3:563Lean On Me3:284Magazine3:485I'm Moving4:196I14:487For Ella Or Worse4:178Fools Rush In3:499ABETTERBIH4:4410Cuban Link Gucci Rope4:0811GONIGUHGO4:1812The Wells Of Roland3:3913Sweet Leaf4:3814EN3:3015UNTILNEXTTIME5:20
Album · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | The Beginning Of...Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 17 tracks · 40:061Intro1:06 2James Worthy1:57 3The Rules1:41 4Love Allah3:35 5Wake Up Show (Freestyle)0:49 6Wake Up Show5:07 7Heart of the Assassin1:26 8Don't Fight That3:19 93 Kings1:19 103 Kings (Remix)1:36 11The Backbone1:54 12Thin Minutes1:20 13Mic VSOP1:34 14Black Gold2:02 15Best Form1:38 16Live At Master Control4:38 17Friday Night Flavas (Freestyle)5:05 | Compilation | 2002 |
EP · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Green n GoldSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 7 tracks · 31:301Like Us5:19 2Tonka Trucks3:27 3Hang On4:23 4Yessur!!4:48 5Sky's the Limit4:17 6Couple Dolla$4:04 7Baby Boy5:12 | 14 August 2015 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Krondon head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 12 | 64.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 4 | 78.1th |
| Studio albums | 2 | 78.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 4 | 75.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 13 | 31.9th |
| Genres | 0 | 0th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Arm Steady(band) | — | present | |
| White Boiz(band) | — | present | |
| Korsican Brothers(band) | — | present | |
| Soul Assassins(band) | — | present |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Marvin_%22Krondon%22_Jones_III_%2847086136322%29.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/be6e9788-266b-49d3-878d-f89715f4c290discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/be6e9788-266b-49d3-878d-f89715f4c290core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47467682seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krondonbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krondon
Why this artist is in the database
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Image: Greg2600 · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q47467682 · MusicBrainz: be6e9788-266b-49d3-878d-f89715f4c290
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