# Buff1
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{{short description|American rapper}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Jamall Bufford
| birth_name = Jamall Jernard Bufford
| alias = {{hlist|Buff1}}
| birth_place = [Atlanta, Georgia](/source/Atlanta%2C_Georgia), U.S.
| origin = [Ann Arbor](/source/Ann_Arbor), [Michigan](/source/Michigan), U.S.
| genre = [Hip hop](/source/Hip_hop_music)
| occupation = {{hlist|[Rapper](/source/Rapping)}}
| years_active = 2000–present
| label = {{hlist|A-Side Worldwide|Lab Technicians Productions|[Mello Music Group](/source/Mello_Music_Group)}}
| associated_acts = {{hlist|Athletic Mic League|[DJ Rhettmatic](/source/DJ_Rhettmatic)|The Black Opera}}
| website = [https://twitter.com/jamallbufford Twitter]
}}
'''Jamall Jernard Bufford''' (born in southwest [Atlanta, Georgia](/source/Atlanta)),[{{Cite web|url=http://www.kevinnottingham.com/2010/11/18/interview-with-buff1/|title=Interview With Buff1|last=Justin|date=2010-11-18|website=KevinNottingham.com|access-date=2017-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304193405/http://www.kevinnottingham.com/2010/11/18/interview-with-buff1/|archive-date=2017-03-04|url-status=dead}}] formerly known as by his [stage name](/source/stage_name) '''Buff1''', is an American [rapper](/source/Rapping) and [songwriter](/source/songwriter) from [Ann Arbor, Michigan](/source/Ann_Arbor%2C_Michigan). He is a member of Ann Arbor-based rap crew Athletic Mic League (with 14KT, Grand Cee, [Mayer Hawthorne](/source/Mayer_Hawthorne), Sonny Star, Vaughan T, Vital) since 2000, with whom he released three studio albums from 2000 to 2004 via Lab Technicians Productions. He is currently managed by [Mello Music Group](/source/Mello_Music_Group).[{{Cite web|url=http://www.mellomusicgroup.com/pages/jamall-bufford|title=Jamall Bufford|website=Mello Music Group|access-date=2017-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304193626/http://www.mellomusicgroup.com/pages/jamall-bufford|archive-date=2017-03-04|url-status=dead}}] In 2005 he started his solo career and released his debut album ''Pure'' in 2007, which was called "incredible" and "classic" by [Okayplayer](/source/Okayplayer).[{{Cite web|url=http://www.okayplayer.com/reviews/buff1-200801165475.html|title=Buff1 - Okayplayer|last=Hammer|first=M. Steve|date=2008-01-16|website=www.okayplayer.com|access-date=2017-03-04}}] ''Pure'' includes features from notable Michigan hip hop acts, including [Guilty Simpson](/source/Guilty_Simpson), [Elzhi](/source/Elzhi), Invincible, [One Be Lo](/source/One_Be_Lo), and Monica Blaire as well as production from the Lab Techs, [Mr. Porter](/source/Mr._Porter), and [Waajeed](/source/Waajeed).[{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Buff1-Pure/release/2811093|title=Buff1 - Pure|website=Discogs|language=en|access-date=2017-03-04}}] In 2010, Bufford and [DJ Rhettmatic](/source/DJ_Rhettmatic) released a collaborative self-titled project, ''Crown Royale'', and went a nationwide tour with Mayer Hawthorne.[(August 17, 2011). {{cite web|url=http://www.asideworldwide.com/archive/jamall-bufford-interview/|title=// A-Side Worldwide: Jamall Bufford | Interview|accessdate=2011-09-07|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110914013143/http://asideworldwide.com/archive/jamall-bufford-interview/|archivedate=2011-09-14}}. ''Jamall Bufford Interview''.] He quits using his Buff1 moniker and dropped his third solo full-length in 2013 under his real name.[{{Cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/victim-of-a-modern-age/id745441405|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140105141712/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/victim-of-a-modern-age/id745441405|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 5, 2014|title=Victim of a Modern Age by Jamall Bufford on Apple Music|website=iTunes|language=en|access-date=2017-03-04}}] The same year, he formed and runs rap performing arts group The Black Opera along with many other artists.[{{Cite web|url=http://www.theblackopera.com/info/|title=Info|website=The.Black.Opera|language=en-US|access-date=2017-03-04}}]
==Accolades==
Based on his presence in [Michigan](/source/Michigan)'s hip hop scene and the critical response to his album ''Pure'', [Real Detroit Weekly](/source/Real_Detroit_Weekly) named Jamall Bufford the Best Solo Rap Artist of 2007.[(March 4, 2008). [http://www.realdetroitweekly.com/content/article_3920.shtml] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130201095252/http://www.realdetroitweekly.com/content/article_3920.shtml |date=2013-02-01 }}. ''The Real Detroit Weekly''.] Bufford is listed on URB Magazine's Next 100 (acts to look out for nationally) for 2009.[{{cite web |last=Bufford |first=Jamall |date=May 17, 2009 |title=Buff1: URB Next 100 |work=URB Magazine}}] In 2013 Jamall was named one of the Top 25 Artists of 2013 by OK-Tho.com.["OK-Tho.com's Top 25 Artists of 2013" http://www.ok-tho.com/2014/01/top-of-year-deans-list-top-25-artists.html]
==There's Only One==
After a tour for his first album, he started working on and soon released his second full-length LP, ''There's Only One''. [URB Magazine](/source/URB_Magazine)'s review called the production "a lengthy album without weakness". For ''There's Only One'', Bufford enlisted help from producers, including [Black Milk](/source/Black_Milk), and Zo! as well as AML cohorts 14KT and the Lab Techs. Features on the album include [Mayer Hawthorne](/source/Mayer_Hawthorne) a.k.a. DJ Haircut, [DJ Rhettmatic](/source/DJ_Rhettmatic), and Black Milk.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Buff1-Theres-Only-One/release/1427754|title=Buff1 - There's Only One|website=Discogs|language=en|access-date=2017-03-04}}]
==Touring==
Bufford[(June 7, 2011). [http://www.clubzone.com/events/357764/detroit/vain/dj-graffiti-and-jamall-bufford]. ''Club Zone''.] has shared the stage with some of the biggest acts in hip hop ([Eminem](/source/Eminem), [Mos Def](/source/Mos_Def), [De La Soul](/source/De_La_Soul), [Slum Village](/source/Slum_Village), [Jurassic 5](/source/Jurassic_5), [Dead Prez](/source/Dead_Prez), [Talib Kweli](/source/Talib_Kweli), [Little Brother](/source/Little_Brother_(band)) and [Ghostface Killah](/source/Ghostface_Killah)), and has toured extensively throughout Europe, and the U.S.