Photographer, Producer, Recording Artist, Recording Engineer, Songwriter, Video Director, Video Editor, Videographer
J-No the Sun King, born Jeremy Norris, is a Houston hip-hop artist, songwriter, producer, recording engineer and multimedia creative. Also known as J-No and J-No the Joker, he is a co-founder of Blue Chip Entertainment and the originator of the Underground Nation movement. His career spans independent recording, production, engineering and collaborations across Houston and Southeast Texas.
Jeremy Norris began recording music as a teenager. In direct correspondence with Dammit Boy Productions founder Tre Dizzle, he confirmed that “Starchie Archie” was the first song he ever recorded, written when he was approximately 13 or 14 years old.
Although modern digital catalogs associate the recording with 1998, its exact original recording and release dates remain unconfirmed.
Before establishing Blue Chip Entertainment, Jeremy and his brother Joshua Norris, professionally known as J-Roq the Move Maker, were already recording music together in Houston.
Blue Chip Entertainment began taking shape in 2002 while Jeremy attended Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. According to Jeremy’s firsthand account, the early recording sessions involved basic computer microphones and dorm-room music production.
The organization developed from those beginnings into an independent music enterprise, with formal business registration following around 2005.
J-No and J-Roq were central to BCE’s development. The early creative network expanded to include C-Fish from Stowell, Texas, 6-9 from Biloxi, Mississippi, J-Finn (now J Fendi), Marco, Bambi, Babi and Ant Dogg.
The organization connected artists and producers across Houston, Beaumont and surrounding communities.
Alongside his recording career, J-No developed skills in songwriting, production and audio engineering.
One of his documented early productions was Bambi’s “What You Creepin’ For” featuring Amari, which received radio exposure on Beaumont’s Magic 102.5 FM around 2004.
Jeremy confirmed that he produced, engineered and co-wrote the recording.
Bambi and Amari also performed together as 2-Nacious, whose early recordings included “All Night” featuring J-No in 2005.
These recordings document Jeremy’s work behind the scenes during Blue Chip Entertainment’s formative years.
The relationship between Blue Chip Entertainment and Dammit Boy Productions became an important part of both organizations’ histories.
In 2007, J-No, J-Roq and Tre Dizzle collaborated on The Change We Believe In, a mixtape documenting their early recording partnership.
The original physical CD contains additional material not present on the currently available digital version, making the surviving physical release an important historical source.
Their collaborative network continued through recordings such as Big Ro the Street Soldier’s Rydah Music and BCE Family projects including I-10 Connected.
In 2009, J-No originated the Underground Nation concept as an umbrella movement designed to connect independent artists and record labels.
Inspired by the idea of the United Nations, Underground Nation was intended to unite independent music organizations while allowing each to maintain its own identity.
J-No brought the concept to J-Roq and Tre Dizzle as Blue Chip Entertainment and Dammit Boy Productions strengthened their working relationship.
The three helped establish Underground Nation in Northside Houston.
The movement also included a shared recording facility known as UN Studios / Underground Nation Studios, located on Lee Road near Beltway 8 and US-59.
Tre Dizzle obtained the undergroundnation.com domain to support the movement, although the website was never fully developed.
Underground Nation was a collaborative organization rather than a separate musical group.
Throughout his recording career, Jeremy Norris has released music under several professional identities, including J-No, J-No the Joker and J-No the Sun King.
His J-No the Joker catalog includes Stick Man, Vol. 1, released in 2010, with appearances by artists including Big Ro, Thomas Crown, Truth, Pharoah and others.
The Joker identity also appears in recordings connected to J-Roq’s Choices and other BCE collaborations.
As his career developed, Jeremy continued releasing music under the Sun King identity, including Eye Am Ra Oba in 2017 and additional independent recordings.
His work expanded beyond performing into production, engineering, directing and independent media.
J-No the Sun King’s career reflects the development of independent hip-hop across Houston and Southeast Texas.
From his teenage recordings and the establishment of Blue Chip Entertainment to his production work, Underground Nation and continued collaborations with J-Roq and Tre Dizzle, Jeremy Norris has contributed to the region’s independent music history as both an artist and creative organizer.
His ongoing work preserves the connections between the artists, producers and organizations that helped shape the Blue Chip Entertainment and Dammit Boy Productions story.
