Jacob Ernest Washington (born June 16, 1981), who goes by the stage name Je'kob, is an American Christian hip hop and urban contemporary gospel musician.
His younger sister, Rachael Rose Messini (née, Washington), was born in Hawaii in 1984.
Once older brother Joshua broke with the Souljahz, the remaining two renamed the group "The Washington Projects.
"[3] Washington's solo music career started with the mixtape Pocketless Souls, released on October 10, 2011.
The first compilation album, Faith Hope Love, was released on February 12, 2013 through Save the City Records, a unification of all three previously-released extended plays.