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Daye Jack is a Nigerian-American hip hop artist from Atlanta, Georgia. He is best known for his single "Hands Up" featuring Killer Mike which peaked at #14 on the Billboard Twitter Emerging Artists chart.[1]
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Background information | |
Born | Port Harcourt, Nigeria | 1 February 1996
Origin | Atlanta, Georgia |
Genres | Hip Hop, Rap |
Labels | Warner Bros. Records |
Website | DayeJack.com |
Jack was born in Port Harcourt, the capital and largest city of Rivers State, Nigeria 1 February 1996.[2] He grew up in Atlanta.[3] His father was originally from Nigeria but grew up in California.[3] His father later returned to Nigeria to marry Jack's mother and then moved back to Atlanta.[3] Jack got involved in programming while in high school and went on to attend New York University.[3] It was during his time at NYU that he began his music career.[3]
Jack released his first mixtape, Hello World, at the age of 18 while attending NYU.[3] He released it on SoundCloud and was soon contacted by numerous blogs who asked him to submit new music.[4] Jack was contacted by producer Mike Elizondo and he flew to Los Angeles to perform some demos, eventually leading to a contract with Warner Bros. Records.[4] In 2015 he released the EP Soul Glitch under the Warner Bros. label.[5]
After the release of Soul Glitch, Jack collaborated with Killer Mike in 2015 for the release of the single Hands Up.[6] The video was released exclusively on Billboard which called it "emotionally charged" with a "powerful message of solidarity."[7] The video was released on the first day of Black History Month in 2016[7] and the song peaked at #14 on the Billboard Twitter Emerging Artists chart.[1]
In addition to his collaboration with Killer Mike, Jack has worked with numerous other artists.[8] In 2015 he was featured on the song Expensive from Tori Kelly's album Unbreakable Smile.[6] Jack also sang background vocals for Ariana Grande's 2016 album Dangerous Woman.[8] In early 2016, Jack toured nationally with Pell on the Only in Your Dreams tour,[6] and also toured with Lukas Graham.[8][9]
Jack released his first full-length project No Data in March 2017.[10]
Jack attributes his musical style to his family background and has been described as a "hip-hop singer."[3] He describes himself as making experimental hip-hop with rapping, singing, and speaking all being part of it.[3] Jack cites some of his influencers as being André 3000 and 50 Cent.[3]
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Title | Mixtape details |
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Soul Glitch |
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Title | Year | Album |
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"Trapped in Love" | 2015 | Soul Glitch |
"Save My Soul" | ||
"Easy" | ||
"Piggybank" | Non-album singles | |
"Rule the World" | ||
"Hands Up" (Killer Mike) | ||
"Raw" (solo or featuring Denzel Curry and Grim Dave) |
2016 | Surf the Web[upper-alpha 1] |
"Heart Shaped Culdesac" | 2018 | Non-album single |
Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
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"Expensive" | 2015 | Tori Kelly | Unbreakable Smile |
"Romantics" | 2017 | Tove Lo | Blue Lips |
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