John Anthony Ziegler ( born April 17, 1984) better known by his stage name BigJohn, is an American hip hop recording artist. He is the founder of BigJohn Entertainment. Born in Columbus, Ohio, Ziegler was a Air Conditioning service technician in 2002 through 2010 before he became a rapper. After moving to Waverly, Florida, he founded BigJohn Entertainment with his brother. Signed to Big Gates Records, from 2012 to 2018 he released three albums. BigJohn debuted in 2012 with We Goin Live with successful singles We Goin Live and Just Bought A 45. BigJohn released three albums from 2010 to 2013, Livin Dat Life, Da Street Effects and We Goin Live.