# Julio Foolio

Charles Andrew Jones II (June 21, 1998 – June 23, 2024), known professionally as Foolio or Julio Foolio, was an American rapper from Jacksonville, Florida. He was associated with the city's rap scene and was involved in high-profile feuds with other rappers. Jones was also linked to local gang activity, with his music often addressing these affiliations. On June 23, 2024, Jones was fatally shot in a hotel parking lot in Tampa, Florida.

## Early life

Charles Andrew Jones II was born on June 21, 1998, in Jacksonville, Florida, where he grew up in the Moncrief neighborhood and was a member of the "6-Block" set of the street gang KTA ("Kill Them All"). His father, Charles Andrew Jones, was murdered in a 2011 shooting in Jacksonville.

## Career

Vulture described Foolio's 2019 mixtape Never Wanted Fame as "preoccupied with death and jail visits, ailing family members and creeping paranoia." Foolio released his debut album, Life of Me, in 2022. Two more albums, Final Destination (2023) and Resurrection (2024), followed before his death.
In 2017, Foolio's 18-year-old cousin, Zion Malik Brown, was shot and killed in his home. This is believed to have started the deadly gang war in Jacksonville, as rapper Yungeen Ace was wounded and three men killed in a 2018 retaliatory shooting, and Foolio posted derogatory content about the victims on social media.
Foolio was shot and wounded in July 2020 in Houston, Texas, and claimed in a November 2021 interview that he "shot back in self-defense. My gun is registered." On October 7, 2023, he was shot in the foot while driving in Jacksonville. In 2023, a former security guard for rapper NBA Youngboy stated during an interview that his client had an incident where Foolio and his group confronted him. According to Foolio in a 2021 DJ Vlad interview, unreleased Youngboy tracks were leaked online with the hashtag "#FOOLIODISS". In an April 2024 post to his Instagram account, Foolio commented on the "tragic [...] multiple attempts on my life."

## Death

On June 23, 2024, in the late night after his 26th birthday, Jones was fatally shot and three other men were wounded after three people armed with a pistol and two rifles opened fire on them in the parking lot of a Home2 Suites in Tampa, Florida. The assailant armed with the pistol had an extended high-capacity magazine and fired more than 30 times, meanwhile the other two assailants both had brass catchers on their rifles. Another two armed men involved in the attack did not open fire. Jones had been attempting to book a room in the hotel after he was asked to leave an Airbnb by authorities for exceeding occupancy limits. Alicia Andrews, 21, Isaiah Chance Jr., 21, Sean Gathright, 18, and Rashad Murphy, 30, were arrested in Jacksonville for their suspected involvement in the murder. Davion Murphy, 27, was arrested at an apartment complex on Jacksonville's Westside after over six months on the run. According to Tampa Police Chief Lee Bercaw, Jones was murdered as part of a retaliation by rival gang members.

## Discography
### Albums

| Title | Album details |
| Life of Me | Released: July 15, 2022 Label: Create Music Group Format: Digital download |
| Final Destination | Released: 2023 Label: Create Music Group Format: Digital download |
| Resurrection | Released: 2024 Label: Create Music Group Format: Digital download |

### Singles

| Year | Single |
| 2018 | "Voodoo" |
| 2020 | "Shoot It Out (Sit Down Remix)" |
| 2020 | "Play With Me" |
| 2021 | "BeatBox Remix/Bibby Flow" (featuring Cojack) |
| 2021 | "When I See You Remix" |
| 2021 | "List of Dead Opps" |
| 2021 | "I Hate You I Love You" |

#### As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist :
| Title | Year | Album |
| "Bridge This Gap" (Natalac featuring Julio Foolio) | 2018 | Pimp of the Nation |