It was only a matter of time the world would learn about Jawan’s talents as Jawan immediately grabbed the attention of his listening audience. After an executive from a record label stumbled upon his YouTube video performance, Jawan auditioned in New York and was quickly signed to ByStorm/Jive Records by ByStorm CEO Mark Pitts when he was still just 11... read full bio
Jay 305 is an American rapper who performs West Coast gangsta rap. Jay 305 is originally from South Central, and when he was 11 he moved to Miami, Florida, where he lived for four years avoiding gang members who were trying to kill him. After living in Miami for about four years, Jay 305 moved back to South Central where... read full bio
Jay Bezzy creates melodious tunes that have a distinctively Brooklyn sound. Since he began making music five years ago, the 19-year-old has unleashed an appealing mix of soul-baring confessionals and soul-shaking bangers, theme songs for fans with fly guy dreams and a familiarity with shattered relationships. He is currently signed to a record label in the United States. Bezzy was... read full bio
Jay Critch is an up-and-coming rapper from Brooklyn, New York. Growing up, he was writing songs by grade school and by the end of high school he was pursuing music full-time. Critch started releasing music through the internet and began gaining popularity with the release of his single “Did It Again”. With the help of Rich the Kid and PnB... read full bio
Jay Electronica is a rapper and record producer from New Orleans. Originally gaining significant media attention for his release Act I: Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge) via MySpace, Electronicas career has since skyrocketed. Critics like the L.A. Weekly recognized his music, labeling his music as ambitious [and] widely original. Electronica started off his career performing in small venues, eventually working his... read full bio
Rapid verbal onslaught, and flow blanketed with variety, Jay IDK brings us the hunger of an emcee while dropping his Hip Hop education on fans and critics alike. The young artist boasts an understanding of Hip Hop legends, all while displaying his own lane for the title. With an arsenal of bars at his disposal, it is easy to see... read full bio
Multi-platinum, Korean-American hip-hop singer Jay Park led the K-pop revolution that swept Asia for more than ten years before successfully establishing himself as an independent hip-hop and R&B performer known throughout the world. In Seoul, Jay Park established the top independent hip-hop/urban label, AOMG. Jay, who is both a working artist and a CEO, established AOMG with the goal of helping and... read full bio
Jay Prince is a rapper and producer, acclaimed for his unique hip-hop sound. PRS for Music has called Jay Prince’s music “honeyed hip-hop, recalling the dawn of US sunshine rap”. His sound is a combination of funky tones and production mixed with lyrics that touch on social issues and more; Jay Prince creates timeless works of music. His songs have... read full bio
"Jay Rock was raised by his mother in the Nickerson Gardens housing projects and at an early age he was told that he was going to have to find a way to make his own money so he tried some odd jobs “but it just wasn’t right” so then he decided to start rapping. He used to stay after church... read full bio
JAY1, a Coventry native with a confident strut, has seen a spectacular climb after his track "Your Mrs" reached the 18th position in the U.K. Charts. After relocating from North London to Coventry, a place historically populated by students, JAY1 began to take music seriously. Although the U.K. MC frequently let his lyrics speak for themselves on minimalist trap rhythms,... read full bio
Peruvian artist Juan Carlos Iwasaki La Puente, best known by his stage name Jaze, began his career as a freestyler and won contests like Red Bull and FMS. He started out as a solo musician, putting out a number of tracks before releasing his debut album, "Personality 7," which consisted of compositions he had written since he was a teenager.... read full bio
Jahmarie Wishart Adams (AKA Jazz Cartier) is a rapper, singer, and songwriter from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. You probably know him for his mixtapes, “Marauding in Paradise” and “Hotel Paranoia”. He moves around frequently as a child since his step dad was a U.S. State Department diplomat. He moved between Barbados, Kuwait, and the United States, attending 13 different boarding schools... read full bio
JB Scofield is a Netherlands-born but British-based rapper who’s fresh on the hip hop scene, first releasing his debut single “Must Be Nice” in 2017, which was followed by “B.A.D.” that same year. He also dropped the “Scoseason” mixtape, which reached number 8 on the U.K. iTunes Hip-Hop/Rap charts. JB Scofield is perhaps best known for being featured on the... read full bio
Jean Dawson is a rapper and singer who fuses hip-hop, trap music and experimental indie rock into a poetic and captivating whole. He generated a lot of hype with his EP Bad Sports and released his debut full-length, Pixel Bath, shortly after. Later came the release of Chaos Now, his sophomore album. Dawson was reared in a mixed-race Black and Mexican family... read full bio
Jean Deaux is a popular American singer, songwriter, and rapper who hails from the city of Chicago, Illinois. She is renowned for her mastery of a wide variety of genres as well as creative mediums, which she has mastered. Her first extended play, titled "Krash," was just recently made available. In addition to her career as a solo artist, she... read full bio
Jedi Mind Tricks is an underground hip-hop group that consists of members Vinnie Paz, Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind and DJ Kwestion. The group made their debut with their EP, “Amber Probe”. Since then, Jedi Mind Tricks has gone on to release 10 more EPs and 9 studio albums. Some of their most popular songs include, “Design in Malice”, “I... read full bio
Jehlad Hickson is a talented musician, songwriter, and singer who has made a name for himself in the music industry. Born and raised in the United States, Hickson was drawn to music at a young age and began playing the piano and singing when he was just five years old. As he grew older, his passion for music only intensified,... read full bio
Jelani Blackman was born and raised in London where he was heavily influenced by RnB and soul, but was also heavily exposed to the local Grime scene. The combination of these genres stuck with Jalani, and it’s a combination you can hear in his music. In fact, he’s worked with a diverse list of collaborators like Brian Eno, Wolf Alice,... read full bio
JELEEL!, a native of Providence, Rhode Island, surely had a diverse upbringing around the East Coast. His music was greatly influenced by him fusing guitar power chords with thumping 808s, Afrobeats rhythms and lyrics rapped in his distinct register while he was growing up in Providence with his Nigerian immigrant parents, attending college there for a time and eventually relocating to Los... read full bio
Jason DeFord, better known as his stage name, Jelly Roll, is an American southern rapper known for working with artists such as Lil Wyte and Tech N9ne. Jelly Roll was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and was raised in the community of Antioch, Tennessee, which is known for being a rough area of Nashville. Growing up in Antioch, Jelly Roll found... read full bio
