▁ 1 9 7 2 ), ▁known ▁by ▁his ▁stage ▁name ▁J T ▁M oney , ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁ra pper ▁and ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁Miami - based ▁hip ▁hop ▁group ▁Po ison ▁Cl an . ▁Thom p kins ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁as ▁a ▁prote g é ▁of ▁Luther ▁" Lu ke " ▁Campbell sign ing ▁to ▁Luke ▁Records ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁His ▁debut ▁solo ▁album ▁P imp in ' ▁on ▁W ax ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁spawn ed ▁the ▁successful ▁single ▁" Who ▁Dat ", ▁which ▁pe aked ▁at ▁number ▁ 5 ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 . ▁ ▁Music ▁career ▁Thom p kins ▁was ▁discovered ▁by ▁Luke ▁Sky yw alk er ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 ▁Live ▁C rew ▁in ▁a ▁Miami ▁talent ▁show . ▁Sky yw alk er ▁signed ▁J T ▁M oney ▁and ▁Deb ona ire ▁as ▁the ▁group ▁Po ison ▁Cl an ▁to ▁his ▁Luke ▁Records . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁J T ▁M oney ▁and ▁Deb ona ire ▁released ▁their ▁first ▁album ▁as ▁a ▁group , ▁ 2 ▁Low ▁Life ▁M uth as . ▁ ▁After ▁this ▁Deb ona ire ▁left ▁Po ison ▁Cl an ▁to ▁join ▁another ▁group , ▁Home ▁Team , ▁with ▁his ▁brother , ▁D rug zie ▁also ▁from ▁the ▁Po ison ▁Cl an . ▁ ▁This ▁left ▁J T ▁M oney ▁as ▁the ▁main ▁lyr ical ▁driving ▁force ▁of ▁the ▁group