{{Short description|Music and documentary film producer}} {{Use American English|date=December 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}} {{Infobox person | name = Quincy Jones III | image = Quincy Jones III (cropped).jpg | caption = Jones in 2008 | birth_name = Quincy Delight Jones III | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|12|23|df=y}} | birth_place = London, England | other_names = {{hlist|QDIII|QD3|Snoopy}} | occupation = Record producer, composer | children = 2 | father = Quincy Jones | mother = Ulla Andersson | relatives = {{plain list| * Kidada Jones (half-sister) * Rashida Jones (half-sister) * Kenya Kinski-Jones (half-sister) * Richard A. Jones (uncle)}} | module = {{Infobox musical artist | embed = yes | background = non_performing_personnel | genre = Hip hop | label = {{hlist|Qwest|Reprise|Warner Bros.|QDIII Soundlab, Inc.}} | website = }} }}
'''Quincy Delight Jones III''' (born 23 December 1968), better known as '''QDIII''', '''QD3''' and '''Snoopy''', is a Swedish-American music producer, composer and documentary film producer. He is the son of American record producer Quincy Jones Jr. and his second wife, Swedish model Ulla Jones.
==Family== Jones was born in Wimbledon, London, the only son of American musician-music producer Quincy Jones Jr. and his second wife, Swedish model Ulla (née Andersson).<ref>Public tax records (accessible by telephone) from the Swedish Tax Agency</ref> He grew up in Sweden with his older sister Martina after their parents legally separated.<ref name="QJ">[http://www.superiorpics.com/quincy_jones/ Superiorpics.com: Quincy Jones]{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, accessed 8 July 2010</ref> The two have five American half-sisters from their father's two other marriages and relationships in the United States, including actresses Kidada and Rashida Jones and fashion model Kenya Kinski-Jones.
==Career== Jones is the founder of QD3 Entertainment, which has produced a series of documentaries known collectively as ''Beef.'' These explore the violence and feuds within hip hop culture.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qd3.com/beef-1-trailer|title=Beef I Trailer - QD3.COM|access-date=20 February 2016}}</ref> Jones is also a hip hop DJ; he released an album called ''Soundlab'' (1991).
Jones has also ventured into composing, scoring the music for the films ''Menace II Society'' (1993), ''Thicker than Water'' (1999), and ''Pootie Tang'' (2001), as well as for the television series ''Out All Night'', ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'', ''In the House'', ''Grown Ups'' and ''The PJs''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://helena.org/members/quincy-jones-iii|title=Quincy Jones III - Helena |website=Helena.org|access-date=17 November 2024}}</ref>
On 4 November 2009, Chamillionaire launched the Global Innovation Tournament 2009 with Jones at Stanford University as part of the Stanford Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Seminar Series.
In 2011, Jones co-founded the health and wellness lifestyle company Feel Rich, Inc. with partner Shawn Ullman, which aimed at promoting "health as the new wealth" to urban communities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://movieweb.com/feel-rich-health-is-the-new-wealth-coming-this-fall-from-xlrator-media/|title='Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth' Coming This Fall from XLRator Media|date=16 January 2013|website=Movieweb.com|access-date=22 January 2020}}</ref> Along with QD3's father, Grammy winning producer Quincy Jones, they produced a documentary film, ''Feel Rich: Health is the New Wealth'', that featured celebrities, hip hop icons, and medical and health professionals discussing wellness in the urban community.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rappers-encouraging-youth-to-get-healthy-in-new-documentary/|title=Rap artists encourage fans to get healthy in new documentary|website=CBS News|date=30 August 2017 |language=en-US|access-date=5 February 2019}}</ref>
In January 2014, Jones founded WeMash, an Internet service that connects owners of content (movie studios, news organizations, sports entities, music labels/publishers) with creators from every field (video artists, filmmakers, musicians, and more) to reimagine content beyond its original context. Investors include venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.breakit.se/artikel/2503/han-kliver-in-i-idol-juryn-avslojar-nu-sin-stora-startup-satsning|title=Breakit - Han kliver in i Idol-juryn – avslöjar nu sin stora startup-satsning|author=Lundell och Aronsson Media AB|access-date=20 February 2016}}</ref>
Jones was a jury member of ''Swedish Idol 2016''.
== Personal life == Jones has 2 children from his marriage to his former wife Koa Jones (Renzo Jones and Nea Jones).<ref>{{Cite web|first=Emy|last=LaCroix|url=https://people.com/parents/all-about-quincy-jones-kids/|title=Quincy Jones' 7 Children: All About His Sons and Daughters|work=People|date=9 February 2026|access-date=11 February 2026}}</ref>
== Lil Wayne lawsuit == On November 6, 2012, Jones was awarded $2.2mn in a lawsuit against rapper Lil Wayne, over Jones's biopic "The Carter".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mashnitski |first=Aleksandr |date=2012-11-06 |title=Lil Wayne Loses Lawsuit, Must Pay $2.2M to Quincy Jones III |url=https://www.findlaw.com/legalblogs/celebrity-justice/lil-wayne-loses-lawsuit-must-pay-22m-to-quincy-jones-iii/ |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=FindLaw |language=en-US}}</ref> The pair sued each other over the film, with Wayne's original lawsuit — which was thrown out — claimed Jones' documentary was a "scandalous portrayal" of Wayne and his work.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lil Wayne loses documentary lawsuit over foolish deposition {{!}} Complete Music Update |url=https://completemusicupdate.com/article/lil-wayne-loses-documentary-lawsuit-over-foolish-deposition/ |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=completemusicupdate.com |archive-date=8 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608174815/https://completemusicupdate.com/article/lil-wayne-loses-documentary-lawsuit-over-foolish-deposition/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Jones's eventually successful suit — in large part due to the judge's interpretation of Wayne's deposition tape — alleged Wayne's claims hurt the reputation and sales of the film.
==Discography== {{main|Quincy Jones III production discography}}
===Solo albums=== *1991: ''Soundlab'' (Qwest/Reprise/Warner Bros. Records 26574) featuring Justin Warfield
==Films and documentaries== *1987: ''Stockholmsnatt'' as Quincy. Also narrating. *2002: ''The Freshest Kids: A History of the B-Boy'' (as producer, QD3 Entertainment) *2006: ''Beef: The Series'' (QD3 Entertainment)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0886664|title=Beef: The Series (TV Series 2006– )|work=IMDb|access-date=20 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/beef-the-series/|title=Beef: The Series|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=TV.com|access-date=20 February 2016|archive-date=4 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804001159/http://www.tv.com/shows/beef-the-series/|url-status=dead}}</ref> **''Beef'' (4 October 2006) **''Beef II'' (11 October 2006) **''Beef III'' (16 October 2006) **''Beef IV'' (25 October 2006) **''Beef V'' (1 November 2006) **''Beef VI'' (8 November 2006) **''The Carter'' (2009) **''Beef: Behind the Bullet'' (9 February 2011) **''Tupac: Thug Angel'' (2011) **''Dear Mama: The Saga of Afeni and Tupac Shakur'' is an American television documentary series about Tupac Shakur and his mother Afeni Shakur, directed by Allen Hughes. It premiered on FX on April 21, 2023.
==Bibliography== *''Q, The Autobiography of Quincy Jones''
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category|Quincy Jones III}} *{{IMDb name|nm0005061}}
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