TOUCHING: 22 years ago, Jelly Roll rescued two abandoned twin girls—22 years later, the two beautiful, radiant girls did something that moved Jelly Roll to tears… Twenty-two years ago, long before the Grammy nominations, chart-topping hits, and arena tours, Jelly Roll—born Jason DeFord—was just a man trying to turn his life around. A former convict-turned-rapper, he was still navigating the early stages of redemption when fate put him in the right place at the right time.