Jason Rawls,better known as J. Rawls, is an American hip hop musician from Columbus, Ohio. He is best known for his work with Masta Ace, Mos Def and Talib Kweli.
J. Rawls' first solo album came in 2001, with The Essence of J. Rawls, which featured "Great Live Caper (feat. J-Live)", "Check the Clock" and "They Can't See Me".
J. Rawls is also one half of the duo 3582 alongside Fat Jon of Five Deez. 3582 released two albums, The Living Soul and Situational Ethics.
He released another solo album, The Hip-Hop Affect, in 2011.
Respect Game or Expect Flames, his corraborative album with Casual of Hieroglyphics, was released on Nature Sounds in 2012. It was described by Okayplayer as "one of the most consistently dope and balanced albums in 2012".
In 2014, J. Rawls released an album, entitled The Legacy.