Jelly Roll Signed His Autograph On A Fan’s Butt: Here’s Why

Jelly Roll is quickly gaining a huge fan base. One fan recently showed his love for all things Jelly when he met the singer and had him sign his right butt cheek. Jelly Roll shared another fan's post about the signing on his Insta stories.

One fan wrote over an image of the new tattoo, which was done by a company called Erasing Tattoos. In the same Insta stories post, Jelly shared another tattoo a fan had gotten, one with his face clinching his teeth on a guy's leg. Jelly is obviously a fan of tattoos and has many on his body. Including, as we all know, his face, neck, and head.

Meanwhile, Jelly Roll appeared on the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville last night (6/27) and sang a few songs for the cheering Opry crowd. When Jelly made his Grand Ole Opry debut in February of 2021, he received a standing ovation from the crowd, including his wife Bunnie and his teenage daughter Ballee, and he was brought to tears.

Jelly recently told us that it was one friend in particular who made his mom's nickname stick.

Jelly said when we asked him about the origin of his nickname and professional moniker, "Well, it started with my mother. I was a chunky little kid who loved donuts, and every Sunday after church, I would get one, and my mom would call me Little Jelly Roll."

He continued, "And then I had a high school friend named One-Armed Clay, [in] middle school actually, that started calling me that because he knew it was my mama's nickname for me, and it stuck once One-Armed Clay started calling me that."

Jelly then pointed out that nicknames are not the same as stage names for one reason. He asked, "Do you know what the difference is between a nickname and a stage name? You wanna guess? You don't get to pick your nickname. [But] you could pick your stage name. I would have been Zeus the Warrior or something if I got to pick it. I think that's what makes a nickname so cool."

Jelly Roll won three awards at this year's (4/2) CMT Music Awards. The one-time rapper recently scored his first country music chart-topper "Son of A Sinner." Born and raised in Antoich (right outside of Nashville), Jelly Roll has won the hearts of his fellow country stars and the heart of country music fans worldwide.

He made his first on the CMT Music Awards performance, joined by a full gospel choir, with his song "Need A Favor." That was followed by an enthusiastic standing ovation by the whole house.

Jelly Roll's awards came before his new album, Whitsitt Chapel, was released on June 2. Titled after the church the Antioch native grew up attending, the debut full-length Country project on BMG/Stoney Creek Records features 13 tracks.

Before his current time in country music, Jelly was known as a Southern Hip Hop artist. Beginning in 2010, he collaborated with Lil Wyte, Struggle Jennings, Yelawolf, Tech N9ne, and Ryan Upchurch. His 2010 collaboration "Pop Another Pill" with Memphis rapper Lil Wyte reached over 6.3 million YouTube views and started his career.

A record label executive in Nashville told me they were looking for the Post Malone of country music and found that in Jelly. His real name is Jason DeFord, and his Jelly Roll nickname comes from his mother, who called him Jelly Roll when he was a young, as he said, a "chubby" kid.

As Jelly's star continues to rise, we take a look at his last few years in the national spotlight.