# October London

Jared Samuel Erskine (born October 17, 1986), known professionally as October London, is an American singer and songwriter. He signed to Death Row Records by Snoop Dogg in 2022 and released his studio album, The Rebirth of Marvin, in 2023. Its single, "Back to Your Place", topped the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart and was nominated for three Soul Train Music Awards.

## Early life

Jared Samuel Erskine was born on October 17, 1986 in South Bend, Indiana and grew up there. His mother was a singer and his father was a guitar player; he has stated that he first wanted to be a musician as a child because of his uncles, all singers, and seeing "how music brought everybody together" during the holidays. He began playing piano while in kindergarten. He also performed in a musical group, First Fam, in 2004.

## Career

Erskine began performing music professionally under the name Sam London in 2014. Prior to performing as October London, he was training to become a commercial truck driver. He released his debut single, "Black Man in America", in 2016, which was written about police brutality against Black men in the United States. A music video for the song was released in September 2016. He met record producer Jazze Pha through mutual friends, and, after Pha played London's song "Color Blind" for rapper Snoop Dogg, Snoop Dogg called London days before Super Bowl 50 in February 2016. London became the first signee to Snoop Dogg and Jazze Pha's joint record label Cadillacc Music in March 2016 and was later signed to Death Row Records after the dissolution of Cadillacc. He began touring with Snoop Dogg on his Mount Kushmore Tour later that year. He also performed on the High Road Tour with Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa in the summer of 2016. His debut extended play (EP), Color Blind: Love, was released in December 2016 alongside a promotional 13-minute-long film and its follow-up, Color Blind: Hate & Happiness, was released through Jazze Pha and Snoop Dogg's imprint Cadillacc Music on April 7, 2017. London also created the theme song for the VH1 television series Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party and, in 2017, played a fictionalized version of himself on the Fox television series Empire.
London released the EPs, The Love Cassette and Bell Bottom Nights, in 2020 and 2022, respectively. Also in 2022, he began collaborating with Snoop Dogg and Claude Brooks on the animated children's music web series Doggyland. His studio album, The Rebirth of Marvin, was released in February 2023 and was a tribute to Marvin Gaye. His single "Back to Your Place" from the album marked his debut on a Billboard chart when it appeared on the Adult R&B Songs chart at number 22 in June 2023, eventually reaching number one in August and topping the chart for nine consecutive weeks by October. His EP, Jackpot, was released on June 22, 2023. In November 2023, he released The Greatest Gift a Christmas album, and performed at the 2023 Soul Train Music Awards, where he was also nominated for the award for Best R&B/Soul Male Artist. He released his single "Eternity" as part of the soundtrack for the 2023 film The Color Purple in December 2023. His national Rebirth of Marvin Tour is scheduled to take place from January to March in 2024.

## Musical style

London primarily makes soul and contemporary R&B music.

## Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations, with award, year, category, nominated work, result, and reference shown :
| Award | Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2023 | Song of the Year | "Back to Your Place" | Nominated |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2023 | Video of the Year | "Back to Your Place" | Nominated |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2023 | The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award | "Back to Your Place" | Nominated |
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2023 | Best R&B/Soul Male Artist | Himself | Nominated |

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Year | Title | Details |
| 2022 | Please Leave a Message | Released: August 24, 2022 Label: Doggy Style Records Format: Digital download, streaming |
| 2022 | Crypto Winter (The Dubstep/House Album) | Released: October 7, 2022 Label: Death Row Records Format: Digital download, streaming |
| 2023 | The Rebirth of Marvin | Released: February 10, 2023 Label: Death Row Format: Digital download, streaming |
| 2023 | The Greatest Gift | Released: November 17, 2023 Label: Death Row Format: Digital download, streaming |
| 2024 | October Nights | Released: October 11, 2024 Label: Death Row Format: Digital download, streaming |

### Extended plays

List of extended plays, with release date and label shown :
| Title | Details |
| The Introduction | Released: December 10, 2013 Label: Mortier Music Format: Digital download, streaming |
| Color Blind: Love | Released: October 28, 2016 Label: Cadillacc Music Format: Digital download, streaming |
| Color Blind: Hate & Happiness | Released: April 7, 2017 Label: Cadillacc Format: Digital download, streaming |
| Technicolor | Released: March 3, 2023 Label: Death Row Format: Digital download, streaming |

### Singles
#### As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with title, year released, album, and chart positions shown :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US R&B/HH Air. | US Adult R&B | Album |
| "Baila Conmigo" (featuring Tripp Caimbridge and Walter West) | 2014 | – | – | The Introduction |
| "Black Man in America" | 2016 | – | – | Color Blind: Love |
| "Kdb (Kisses Down Below)" (with Bcanic) | 2016 | – | – | Non-album singles |
| "Delorean" | 2020 | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Quarantina" | 2020 | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Our Last" | 2020 | – | | Non-album singles |
| "LSD" | 2021 | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Lime and Squeeze" (featuring Snoop Dogg) | 2021 | – | – | Gangsta Grillz: I Still Got It |
| "Tennessee Whiskey" (featuring Dean Dillon) | 2021 | – | – | Non-album singles |
| "I Want You" | 2021 | – | | Non-album singles |
| "I Dont Give a Damn" | 2021 | – | | Non-album singles |
| "Back to Your Place" | 2023 | – | 1 | The Rebirth of Marvin |
| "Mullholland Drive" | 2023 | – | 1 | The Rebirth of Marvin |
| "Eternity" | 2023 | – | – | The Color Purple (Music from and Inspired By) |
| "She Keeps Calling" | 2024 | 28 | – | October Nights |

#### As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, with title, year released, and album :
| Title | Year | Album |
| "Go On" (Snoop Dogg featuring October London) | 2017 | Neva Left |
| "What is This?" (Snoop Dogg featuring October London) | 2017 | Non-album single |
| "Funky Christmas" (Snoop Dogg featuring October London and Cocoa Sarai) | 2020 | Non-album single |
| "Touch Away" (Snoop Dogg featuring October London) | 2022 | Snoop Dogg Presents Death Row Summer 2022 |
| "The Crown" (Ideal featuring October London and Benny the Butcher) | 2023 | Non-album single |

### Guest appearances

List of guest appearances, with year released, other artist(s), and album name shown :
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
| "We the Shit" | 2013 | Komain, Ballhead | The Life & Times of Brian James |
| "Bananas" | 2013 | Komain, Tripp Caimbridge | The Life & Times of Brian James |
| "Shut Up or Move On" | 2013 | Komain, Tripp Caimbridge | The Life & Times of Brian James |
| "My Life, Pt. 2" | 2013 | Komain, Tripp Caimbridge | The Life & Times of Brian James |
| "Put It Down" | 2013 | Komain | The Life & Times of Brian James |
| "City to City" | 2014 | J-Live, Tanya Morgan | Around the Sun |
| "Revolution" | 2016 | Snoop Dogg | Coolaid |
| "My Last Name" | 2017 | Snoop Dogg | Make America Crip Again |
| "Waves" | 2018 | Snoop Dogg | 220 |
| "When Life Calls" | 2018 | Daz Dillinger | Dazamataz |
| "In the Name of Jesus" | 2018 | Snoop Dogg | Snoop Dogg Presents Bible of Love |
| "Dissolution of Marriage" | 2021 | Tha Dogg Pound | Dpg 4 Life |
| "It Ain't Nuthin'" | 2021 | Snoop Dogg | The Addams Family 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
| "Baila Conmigo" | 2022 | Snoop Dogg | Snoop Dogg Presents Death Row Summer 2022 |
| "Coming Back" | 2022 | Snoop Dogg, Nefertitti Avani | BODR |
| "Get This Dick" | 2022 | Snoop Dogg, Lil Duval | BODR |
| "Snoopy Don't Go" | 2022 | Snoop Dogg | BODR |
| "Hotline" | 2022 | Snoop Dogg | Metaverse: The NFT Drop, Vol. 2 |
| "That's On Me" | 2023 | Jane Handcock | World of Women |
| "Wine Mackin" | 2023 | Tim October | October 4 Eva |
| "Fake" | 2023 | Westcoast Stone | Thats That Drip |