Jewell, also known as Ju-L, (born Jewell Caples, June 12, 1968) is a singer that has performed on multi-platinum R&B/Hip-Hop albums.
Jewell was signed to Death Row Records from 1992 to 1996, and she sang on Death Row Records multi-platinum albums and songs, including Dr. Dre's "The Chronic" album "Let Me Ride", "Bitches Ain't Shit", Snoop Dogg's Doggy Style album "Who Am I (What's My Name)", Tupac's All Eyez on Me album "Thug Passion" and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's "Foe Tha Love Of $".
She has been referred to as "The First Lady of Death Row Records".
In 1994, Jewell covered Shirley Brown's song "Woman to Woman", reaching 72nd on the Billboard Hot 100, and also released "Love or Lust," featured in Bill Duke's film, Deep Cover (mis-credited in movie end-credits as “Jewel”.