Tony Yayo

Marvin Bernard, better known by his stage name Tony Yayo, is an American rapper who was a street legend before the recording of his debut even started. Yayo is a lifelong friend of 50 Cent and a member of his G-Unit crew. Yayo had been with 50 during his career-building years in the world of mixtapes. Along with 50 Cent, Yayo was arrested on New Year's Eve 2002 on weapons-possession charges. During a background check, police discovered Yayo had an outstanding warrant for a previous weapons-possession charge. In early 2003, he was sentenced for bail-jumping and would remain in J*il until the beginning of 2004. During this time, 50 Cent and his G-Unit crew were blowing up. Videos featured the group wearing "Free Yayo" shirts, but Yayo himself was unaware of all the attention he was getting. The inmates Yayo shared a television with preferred watching sports to music videos, but when Eminem and 50 where scheduled to make an appearance during the Grammy Awards, he convinced everyone to change the channel. It was the first time he saw a "Free Yayo" shirt — this time worn by Eminem. Inspired by the shirt, he started working extra hard on his rhymes while keeping in touch with the G-Unit crew let him know he was going to get his chance once he was a free man. Once released, Yayo was finally able to start work on his debut. Some mixtape appearances on the G-Unit Radio series announced his comeback at the street level while the "So Seductive" single let the rest of the world know in the summer of 2005. While the single was dominating urban radio, MTV, and BET, Yayo dropped his debut, Thoughts of a Predicate Felon, which debuted on the second spot on the Billboard Board Hot 100. While best known for the “Drama Setter” single and his 2005 debut, as well as his contributions to G-Unit albums and mixtapes, Yayo's musical output has continued.

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Over the past several years, 9-0-Nickel Entertainment CEO Peter Jackson has established himself as one of the hardest working rappers in Canada, and an independent force in navigating the trenches of the modern music industry. 
 Known for his intense work ethic—in the studio, boardroom, and on the road—Jackson has spent the past few years touring Canada and Europe with some of the biggest artists in hip-hop, and performing at some major events on the national stage. He served as the supporting act for 50 Cent at the 2017 Calgary Stampede, performed alongside Fetty Wap at the 2019 Grey Cup celebrations, and was on a Canadian arena tour with, Snoop Dogg. Jackson headlined his first solo tour in 2019, while also doing 22 shows across Europe with Fetty Wap. In 2022 Peter did five shows in the United States with Snoop Dogg, & Ice Cube. In addition he also performed at Calgary Stampede in 2022 w/ Flo Rida, & Polo G. 
 Touring (and also booking tours for other artists through his own agency) 
 In addition to being Virgin iHeart Radio's Future Star for April 2019, Jackson's Married to Success single "On a Wave," charted well across the country on Canadian Hit Radio (CHR), and reached the #29 spot on Billboard's Top 100. His 2019 album, Canadian Boy, debuted at #1 on iTunes and Apple Music's Hip Hop/Rap chart, in 2021 his album 23 And A Half also charted #1. His newest release Mountain Valley with Trey Songz has over 2 million streams on DSPs & over 1.1 Million views on YouTube.

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