Julio Foolio

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Julio Foolio
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Foolio in 2023
Born
Charles Andrew Jones

(1998-06-21)June 21, 1998
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
DiedJune 23, 2024(2024-06-23) (aged 26)
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Cause of deathHomicide (gunshot wounds)
Other namesLil 6
OccupationRapper
Years active2014–2024
Musical career
Genres
LabelsCreate

Charles Andrew Jones II[4] (June 21, 1998 – June 23, 2024), known professionally as Julio Foolio or 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.[5] Jones was also linked to local gang activity, with his music often addressing these affiliations. Rival gang members shot and killed him on June 23, 2024, in a hotel parking lot in Tampa, Florida.[6]

Early life

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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").[4][7] His father, Charles Andrew Jones, was murdered in a 2011 shooting in Jacksonville.[8]

Career

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Early in his career, Julio Foolio collaborated with local Jacksonville rapper Natalac. Where he featured on "Bridge this Gap" from Natalac's most Star-Studded featured album "Pimp of the Nation" released on U.S. federal Holiday "Presidents Day" Monday, February 19th 2018. His breakout came soon after with independent tracks releases "Crooks" Thursday, June 14th and "Voodoo" Friday, November 9th releasing the same year," which gained popularity and millions of views on social media. His music gained further attention through his widely publicized feud with Yungeen Ace. Vulture described Foolio's 2019 mixtape Never Wanted Fame as "preoccupied with death and jail visits, ailing family members and creeping paranoia."[9] 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.[10] This is believed to have started the deadly gang war in Jacksonville, as rapper Yungeen Ace was wounded alongside his brother and two friends being killed in a 2018 retaliatory shooting,[11] and Foolio posted derogatory content about the victims on social media.[12]

Foolio was shot and wounded in July 2023 in Houston, Texas, and claimed in a November 2021 interview that he "shot back in self-defense. My gun is registered."[13] On October 7, 2023, he was shot in the foot while driving in Jacksonville.[14] In 2023, a former security guard for rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again stated during an interview that his client had an incident where Foolio and his group confronted him.[15] According to Foolio in a 2021 DJ Vlad interview, unreleased YoungBoy Never Broke Again tracks were leaked online with the hashtag "#FOOLIODISS".[16] In an April 2024 post to his Instagram account, Foolio commented on the "tragic [...] multiple attempts on my life."[4]

Death

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On June 23, 2024, in the late night after his 26th birthday,[17] Jones was fatally shot in the heart,lungs and aorta and three others were wounded after a group of men armed with pistols and 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.[18] 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.[19] 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 in Jacksonville after over six months on the run.[20] According to Tampa Police Chief Lee Bercaw, Jones was murdered as part of a retaliation by rival gang members.[21][22] Jones was interred in Edgewood Cemetery, Florida on July 6, 2024.

On October 31, 2025, Alicia Andrews was convicted of manslaughter and acquitted of conspiracy to commit murder. Her four co-defendants are scheduled for trial in 2026.[23]

Discography

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Albums

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Title Album details
Life of Me
Final Destination
  • Released: March 3, 2023
  • Label: Create
  • Format: Digital download
Resurrection
  • Released: April 5, 2024
  • Label: Create
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

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Year Single
2018 "Voodoo"[24]
2019 "Crazy Story Pt 6"[25]
"Rough Rider"[26]
2020 "Shoot It Out (Sit Down Remix)"[24]
"Play With Me"[27][28]
"Bibby Story"[29][30]
2021 "BeatBox Remix/Bibby Flow"
(featuring Cojack)
"When I See You Remix"
"List of Dead Opps"[24]
"I Hate You I Love You"[24]
"Back In Blood"[31]
"WWE"[32][33]
2022 "Dead Opps Pt. 2"[34][35]
2023 "Get Back"[36]
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List of singles as featured artist
Title Year Album
"Bridge This Gap"
(Natalac featuring Julio Foolio) 		2018 Pimp of the Nation

See also

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References

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