# October London

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American singer and songwriter (born 1986)

October London Also known as Sam London Born Jared Samuel Erskine (1986-10-17) October 17, 1986 (age 39) South Bend, Indiana, U.S. Genres Soul R&B Occupations Singer songwriter Instruments Vocals piano Years active 2014–present Labels Mortier Cadillacc Doggy Style Death Row Website octoberlondon.com

Musical artist

**Jared Samuel Erskine** (born October 17, 1986), known professionally as **October London**, is an American singer and songwriter. He signed to [Death Row Records](/source/Death_Row_Records) by [Snoop Dogg](/source/Snoop_Dogg) in 2022 and released his studio album, *The Rebirth of Marvin*, in 2023. Its single, "Back to Your Place", topped the *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))* [Adult R&B Songs](/source/Adult_R%26B_Songs) chart and was nominated for three [Soul Train Music Awards](/source/Soul_Train_Music_Awards).

## Early life

Jared Samuel Erskine was born on October 17, 1986,[1] in [South Bend](/source/South_Bend%2C_Indiana), [Indiana](/source/Indiana), and grew up there.[2] 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.[3] He began playing piano while in kindergarten.[2] He also performed in a musical group, First Fam, in 2004.[4]

## Career

Erskine began performing music professionally under the name Sam London in 2014.[5] Prior to performing as October London, he was training to become a [commercial truck driver](/source/Commercial_truck_driver).[6] He released his debut single, "Black Man in America", in 2016, which was written about [police brutality against Black men in the United States](/source/Police_brutality_in_the_United_States).[7] A music video for the song was released in September 2016.[8] He met record producer [Jazze Pha](/source/Jazze_Pha) through mutual friends, and, after Pha played London's song "Color Blind" for rapper [Snoop Dogg](/source/Snoop_Dogg), Snoop Dogg called London days before [Super Bowl 50](/source/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.[9] He began touring with Snoop Dogg on his Mount Kushmore Tour later that year.[3][10] He also performed on the High Road Tour with Snoop Dogg and [Wiz Khalifa](/source/Wiz_Khalifa) in the summer of 2016.[8] His debut [extended play](/source/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.[2][7] London also created the theme song for the [VH1](/source/VH1) television series *[Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party](/source/Martha_%26_Snoop's_Potluck_Dinner_Party)* and, in 2017, played a fictionalized version of himself on the [Fox](/source/Fox_Broadcasting_Company) television series *[Empire](/source/Empire_(2015_TV_series))*.[11][10]

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](/source/Hip_Hop_Harry) on the animated [children's music](/source/Children's_music) [web series](/source/Web_series) *[Doggyland](/source/Doggyland)*.[12][13] His studio album, *The Rebirth of Marvin*, was released in February 2023 and was a [tribute](/source/Album#Tribute_or_cover) to [Marvin Gaye](/source/Marvin_Gaye).[10][3] His single "Back to Your Place" from the album marked his debut on a *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))* chart when it appeared on the [Adult R&B Songs](/source/Adult_R%26B_Songs) chart at number 22 in June 2023, eventually reaching number one in August and topping the chart for nine consecutive weeks by October.[1][14] His EP, *Jackpot*, was released on June 22, 2023.[15] In November 2023, he released *The Greatest Gift* a [Christmas album](/source/Christmas_music), and performed at the [2023 Soul Train Music Awards](/source/2023_Soul_Train_Music_Awards), where he was also nominated for the award for [Best R&B/Soul Male Artist](/source/Soul_Train_Music_Award_for_Best_R%26B%2FSoul_Male_Artist).[11] He released his single "Eternity" as part of [the soundtrack](/source/The_Color_Purple_(2023_soundtrack)) for the 2023 film *[The Color Purple](/source/The_Color_Purple_(2023_film))* in December 2023.[16] His national Rebirth of Marvin Tour took place from January to March in 2024.[3][17][18]

## Musical style

London primarily makes [soul](/source/Soul_music) and [contemporary R&B](/source/Contemporary_R%26B) music.[3]

## Awards and nominations

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

## Discography

### Studio albums

Year Title Peak Chart Positions 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 (October London album)|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 Album US R&B/HH Air. [19] US Adult R&B[20] "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 – "Quarantina" – "Our Last" – "LSD" 2021 – "Lime and Squeeze" (featuring Snoop Dogg) – – Gangsta Grillz: I Still Got It "Tennessee Whiskey" (featuring Dean Dillon) – – Non-album singles "I Want You" – "I Dont Give a Damn" – "Back to Your Place" 2023 – 1 The Rebirth of Marvin "Mullholland Drive" – 1 "Eternity" – – The Color Purple (Music from and Inspired By) "She Keeps Calling" 2024 28 [21] – 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) Non-album single "Funky Christmas" (Snoop Dogg featuring October London and Cocoa Sarai) 2020 "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 "All I Want Is You" (Boney James featuring October London) 2024 Slow Burn

### Guest appearances

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

## Filmography

### Television

Year Title Role Notes 2017 Empire Himself 1 episode

## References

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-21)** ["October London's 'She Keeps Calling' Debuts on Billboard's Adult R&B Airplay Chart"](https://ratedrnb.com/2024/11/october-london-she-keeps-calling-debuts-billboard-adult-rnb-airplay-chart/). *Rated R&B*. November 6, 2024. Retrieved January 23, 2025.

## External links

- [Official website](https://www.octoberlondon.com)

- [October London](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8843860/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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