Schoolly D
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 22, 1962, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Movies
- 14
Jesse Bonds Weaver Jr. (born June 22, 1962), better known by the stage name Schoolly D (sometimes spelled Schooly D), is an American rapper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Schoolly D was born Jesse Bonds Weaver Jr. in West Philadelphia, and spent part of his youth in both Philadelphia and Georgia.
In the mid-1980s, Schoolly D began collaborating with DJ Code Money, developing a raw style of hip hop characterized by gritty beats and lyrics focused on urban street life, violence, drugs, and sexual bravado. His 1985 self-released single "P.S.K. What Does It Mean?" (short for "Park Side Killers") is widely considered one of the first gangsta rap songs and helped shape the foundation of the subgenre. This groundbreaking record influenced future artists like Ice-T and N.W.A., and its stripped-down, aggressive production has been sampled and referenced for decades.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2024 | A Hip Hop Minute | Self |
| 2021 | Cuddly Toys | Mmmissile |
| 2017 | Cool As Hell 2 | Schooly-D |
| 2017 | ReAgitator: Revenge Of The Parody | The President of the United States |
| 2015 | Slow Learners | Rapper |
| 2013 | Alpha Girls | Detective D |
| 2013 | Skid Row | Tyler |
| 2009 | Am I Black Enough for You | |
| 2008 | Order of the Quest | Nagas King |
| 2005 | Scene Not Heard | |
| 2001 | Snipes | Tony |
| 2000 | Scarlet Diva | Hash-Man |
| 1998 | The Substitute 2: School's Out | Tail #1 (as Shoollt-D) |
| 1986 | Big Fun in the Big Town | Self |
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