Harness came up on drug-related charges and went to jail in 2011. [1] From 2017 to 2018, he collaborated with rapper JellyRoll on the trilogy of Waylon & Willie albums, the title of which pays homage to Waylon Jennings/Willie Nelson's Waylon & Willie and WWII. My nephew Struggle recently released his debut album “I Am Struggle” which prominently features the voice and music of his grandfather (and my father) Waylon Jennings throughout the record carrying hooks and supplying the core musical structure. On November 15th, 2019 Jennings released Angels & Outlaws which features 11 tracks by himself, guitarist Trap DeVille and his oldest daughter and newcomer Brianna Harness. He is the grandson of country musician Jessi Colter, the step-grandson of Waylon Jennings, and the nephew of Shooter … [1] In 2013 he appeared on Yelawolf's mixtape Wyte Dawg and released his nine-track album I Am Struggle. In the beginning of 2019, Struggle with his daughter Brianna Harness released collaborative EP entitled Sunny Days, which peaked at #3 on the Billboard Blues Albums. The album peaked at #8 on iTunes Alternative charts. One month later, Struggle released a solo studio album via Angels & Outlaws, called The Widow's Son, with guest appearances including Bubba Sparxxx, Jeremy Penick, Julie Roberts and Yelawolf. “Will Harness a.k.a. [1] He is the grandson of country musician Jessi Colter, the step-grandson of Waylon Jennings, and the nephew of Shooter Jennings, from whom Harness adopted his stage name. Rapper Struggle Jennings is a Nashville-born performer whose music draws inspiration from both his grandfather's (country legend Waylon Jennings) outlaw sound, and modern hip-hop, rock, and country traditions. Struggle Jennings has … William Harness (born May 31, 1980), professionally known as Struggle Jennings, is an American country rapper from Nashville, Tennessee. Jennings was born in Nashville, Tennessee on May 19, 1979. 260.9k Followers, 1,750 Following, 734 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Struggle Jennings (@iamstruggle) William Harness (born May 31, 1980), professionally known as Struggle Jennings, is an American country rapper from Nashville, Tennessee. Jennings was one of the original members of Yelawolf's Slumerican label roster along with Bubba Sparxxx. Find Struggle Jennings bio, music, credits, awards, & streaming links on AllMusic - Grandson of country legend Waylon Jennings, this… It’s a bold statement, but a fearless and real one at that. His mother cited her, and husband Waylon Jennings', love of western culture and cowboy art for inspiring the gun-derived moniker. Jennings’ early paths were often centered around examples of his grandfather’s tunes juxtaposed with eerie hip-hop beats like … After being released from prison in 2016, Harness dropped Return of the Outlaw EP via Slumerican. There are two different accounts regarding how he got his nickname "Shooter". Struggle Jennings (born Will Harness) is the son of Jenni Eddy; his daughter — and chief duet partner here — is Brianna Harness. Struggle and Jenni Eddy Jennings released Spiritual Warfare EP to the end of 2018. Jenni Eddy Jennings' son, Will Harness, also known as Struggle Jennings, followed in the footsteps of his legendary family members to become a talented singer-songwriter in … [Verse 1: Struggle Jennings] / His father was a gambler / Alcoholic / Drunk bastard, whatever you want to call it / Don't like the way he treating mumma cheating in the lights Learn how and when to remove these template messages, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Struggle Jennings | Biography & History", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Struggle_Jennings&oldid=970436374, BLP articles lacking sources from February 2020, Articles lacking reliable references from February 2020, Articles with multiple maintenance issues, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers, Pages using authority control with parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 31 July 2020, at 08:24. Born Will Funnel, this grandson of nation music tale Waylon Jennings took for the moniker Struggle Jennings when starting a rap profession. A cohort of Yelawolf, Jennings first grabbed the public's attention with his 2013 debut I Am Struggle, and 2016 EP Return of the Outlaw.