Jelly Roll celebrated how far he's come in life after meeting Pope Leo XIV. The "Need a Favor" musician, 40, shared a photo of himself shaking hands with the Pope via Instagram on Saturday, September 13, writing: "From rock bottom to holy ground." Jelly Roll (real name Jason Bradley DeFord) also quoted the biblical verse Matthew 18:20: "For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them." The seemingly unlikely meeting between the "Son of a Sinner" rapper and the leader of the Catholic Church took place ahead of the Grace for the World concert at Vatican City's St.