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Singer Jewell Caples, known as ‘First Lady of Death

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NEW YORK DAILY NEWS • May 06, 2022 at 10:27 pm

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Caples — who also went by Jewell Peyton, Ju-L, or more often simply Jewell —
died at 5 a.m., according to Vibe, citing the former head of Death Row security
Reggie Wright Jr.

No official cause of death was given.

Rapper and producer Daz Dillinger shared an emotional tribute on Instagram to

his former Death Row labelmate.

“RIP, rest n peace, @iamjewellcaples.” Dillinger wrote in all caps, in a message

punctuated by red-rose emoji.

“I’m sad. This really hurt but Jewell passes this morning. Wow Death Row for
life. We gone miss yer classic music. Family over everything,” he added.

Earlier this year Caples posted a

message on Instagram revealing a
recent health scare that had almost
taken her life.

“I was Hospitalized on March 2,

2022. Released on March 5, 2022
went home, 8lbs of fluid on my heart,
lungs, and legs!” she wrote.

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“Went back to hospital March 16th until Today March 21, 2022. I Almost Died!,”
Caples continued, adding that God had reversed her and extended her some
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grace.

“And gave me more time with my Family and Friends! Thank you JESUS for
saving my life again! GOD IS REAL!” she wrote.

The Chicago-native signed with Death Row Records in 1992, and went on to
appear in albums by Dr. Dre (“The Chronic”) and Snoop Dogg (“Doggystyle”).

In 1994, her rendition of Shirley Brown’s “Woman to Woman” peaked at No. 72

on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and at No. 16 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop
chart.

In 2015, she self-published a memoir, which she co-wrote with Felicia St. Jean,
titled “My Blood My Sweat My Tears.”

A review on Good Reads calls her life story “heartbreaking.”

“She never really made it in the industry cause she got screwed over by shady
record deal after record deal, especially from Suge Knight. She also went through
a tremendous amount of sexual, physical, and emotional abuse from men she was
romantically involved with. Heartwrenching but a great story!,” the reviewer
wrote.

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