Jason DeFord, known professionally as Jelly Roll, is an American rapper known for his collaborations with Lil Wyte, Haystak and Struggle Jennings. He gained national and international attention after a legal dispute with Waffle House. DeFord grew up in Nashville, particularly the Southside community of Antioch. He received the nickname "JellyRoll" from his mother and kept it to honor an incarcerated friend. DeFord was incarcerated himself at age 14, which precipitated an ongoing cycle of incarceration until 2009 which included a drug possession conviction.