Jhayco

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Nieves and the second or maternal family name is Cortés.

Jesús Manuel Nieves Cortés (born April 9, 1993), known professionally as Jhayco (/ˈdʒeɪkoʊ/; formerly Jhay Cortez),^[4] is a Puerto Rican singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer. After releasing multiple EPs, his debut studio album, Famouz, was released in 2019.^[5]

Jhayco
Birth name	Jesús Manuel Nieves Cortés[1]
Also known as	Jhay Cortez La Presión
Born	(1993-04-09) April 9, 1993 (age 32) Río Piedras, San Juan, Puerto Rico[2]
Genres	Reggaeton Latin trap Latin hip hop Latin R&B[3]
Occupations	Singer rapper songwriter record producer
Years active	2013–present
Labels	Universal Latino
Website	jhayco.com

Early life

Cortés was born in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico. Later, he moved to Camden, New Jersey, where he learned English.^[6][7]

Cortés began songwriting at the age of 15, gaining the interest of producer Eddie Dee. Cortés wrote music with Lele el Arma Secreta and Eliel, who introduced Cortés to the duo Zion & Lennox. Cortés composed three songs that featured on Zion & Lennox's 2011 album Los Verdaderos: "Como curar," "Detective de tu amor," and "Soltera" (under the pseudonym Jay el Superdotado).^[8][9]

Cortés wrote five singles for Tito El Bambino, including "Llama al Sol," featured on his 2011 album Invencible, which won a Latin Grammy for Best Tropical Album.^[7]

Career

In 2013, Cortés began as a singer for the Latin pop group Stereo 4, composed of four Puerto Rican singers: Jafet Cortes, Eduardo Esteras, Rubén Chinea, and Jesús M. Nieves.^[10] Cortés later launched his career as a soloist.^[10] He collaborated with Stereo 4 for the last time in 2016 with the song "Te quiero ver."^[11]

On August 22, 2017, Cortés was the first artist signed under House of Haze, a partnership established between Universal Music Latino and producer Fino como el Haze. He released his first single, "Donde no se vea," under this label, collaborating with Jory Boy and Pusho.^[12]

On March 16, 2018, Cortés performed at SXSW's Sounds from Puerto Rico showcase.^[7]

Cortés helped in the composition of the songs "Criminal" by Natti Natasha with Ozuna and "Mi Religión" by Yandel.^[7][12] On May 16, 2018, he released the EP Eyez on Me under the Universal Music Latino record label.^[13] At the end of 2018, he released his single "Costear" with Almighty, which led to the release of two remixes.

On February 22, 2019, Cortés released the single "No Me Conoce," which reached the top of several Latin American music charts. It was certified triple platinum by PROMUSICAE of Spain; the song also featured a remix with J Balvin and Bad Bunny^[14] and was certified 20× platinum by the RIAA.^[15] In that same year, he also released the song "Deseame suerte" with the collaboration of Karol G.^[16] On May 24, 2019, he released his first studio album, Famouz, under the Universal Music Latino label. It was ranked 164 on the US Billboard 200 chart^[17] and was certified triple platinum by the RIAA.^[18][19][20]

In 2020, Cortés published a special edition of his first studio album with unreleased songs under the name Famouz Reloaded^[21] and released a new single, "Dime a Ve," which would be part of his second album, Timelezz.^[22] He was also the winner of five ASCAP awards as a composer^[23] and two Tú Música Urbano Awards in the categories of Composer of the Year and New Generation Album by Famouz.^[24] He received nominations for the Billboard Awards for Latin music,^[25] Premios Juventud,^[26] Lo Nuestro Awards,^[27] and the Latin Grammys.^[28] On October 30, he released the song "Dakiti" in collaboration with Bad Bunny, which reached number one on the Billboard Global 200 charts;^[28] it also reached the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 9.^[29] At the end of that year, he collaborated on the remix "La Curiosidad" by Jay Wheeler and Myke Towers.^[30] It also appeared on Yandel's album Quien Contra Mí 2 in the collaboration of the song "Ponme al día."^[31]

At the beginning of 2021, Cortés participated in a production of Los Legendarios with the song "Fiel" with Wisin, which reached number 9 globally on the Spotify music platform.^[32][33] On March 14, he appeared with Bad Bunny performing "Dakiti" at the Grammy Awards ceremony.^[34] He also received another iHeartRadio Music Awards nomination in the Latin Pop/Reggaeton Song of the Year category for "Dakiti."^[35]

Personal life

Cortez was in a relationship with pornographic film actress and webcam model Mia Khalifa.^[36][37]

Controversies

In 2020, Cortez had a public spat with fellow rapper Bryant Myers on Twitter.^[38][39] The two rappers published diss tracks.^[40][38]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions			Certifications
		US [17]	US Latin [41]	SPA [42]
Famouz	Released: May 24, 2019 Label: Universal Music Latino	164	5	54	RIAA: 3× Platinum (Latin)[43]
Famouz Reloaded	Released: January 24, 2020 Label: Universal Music Latino	—	—	54
Timelezz	Released: September 3, 2021 Label: Universal Music Latino	70	2	4	RIAA: Platinum (Latin)[43] PROMUSICAE: Gold[44]
Le Clique: Vida Rockstar (X)	Released: September 6, 2024 Label: Universal Music Latino	77 [45]	—	1	RIAA: 2× Platinum (Latin)[43]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

EPs

List of EPs

Title	EP details
Eyez on Me	Released: May 18, 2018 Label: Universal Music Latino

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions						Certifications	Album
		US [46]	US Latin [47]	ARG [48]	MEX [49]	SPA [50]	WW [51]
"Deseos" (with Bryant Myers)	2018	—	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold (Latin)[43]	Eyez on Me
"Se Supone" (remix) (with Darell and Ñengo Flow featuring Miky Woodz, Almighty and Myke Towers)		—	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold (Latin)[43]
"Están Pa' Mí" (with J Balvin)		—	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold (Latin)[43]
"Costear" (with Almighty)		—	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold (Latin)[43]	Famouz
"No Me Conoce" (or remix with J Balvin and Bad Bunny)	2019	71	4	4	—	4	—	FIMI: Gold[52] PROMUSICAE: 4× Platinum[53] RIAA: 9× Diamond (Latin) (remix)[43]
"Deséame Suerte" (with Karol G and Haze)		—	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold (Latin)[43]	Famouz Reloaded
"A Tu Manera (Corbata)" (with Sofía Reyes)		—	—	85	25	—	—		Mal de Amores
"Easy" (remix) (with Ozuna)		—	33	—	—	—	—		Famouz Reloaded
"Medusa" (with Anuel AA and J Balvin)	2020	—[A]	12	57	—	5	—	RIAA: Diamond (Latin)[43] PROMUSICAE: Platinum[55]	Non-album single
"Dispo" (with Brytiago)		—	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold (Latin)[43]	Orgánico
"Dime a Ve"		—	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold (Latin)[43]	Non-album single
"Prendemos" (with Haze and Lunay)		—	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: 2× Platinum (Latin)[56]
"Dakiti" (with Bad Bunny)		5	1	1	32	1	—	FIMI: 3× Platinum[52] RIAA: 24× Platinum (Latin)[43] PROMUSICAE: 8× Platinum[57]	El Último Tour Del Mundo
"Kobe en LA"		—	44	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold (Latin)[43]	Non-album single
"Los Bo" (with Myke Towers)	2021	—	40	—	—	46	—	RIAA: Gold (Latin)[43]	Timelezz
"Fiel" (with Los Legendarios and Wisin or remix with Anuel AA featuring Myke Towers)		62	5	8	—	1	—	FIMI: Gold[52] RIAA: 14× Platinum (Latin)[43] PROMUSICAE: 5× Platinum[58] RIAA: 8× Platinum (Latin) (remix)[43] PROMUSICAE: Platinum (remix)[59]	Los Legendarios 001
"Christian Dior"		—	28	—	—	27	—	PROMUSICAE: Gold[60]	Timelezz
"911" (remix) (with Sech)		—	—	—	—	11	—	PROMUSICAE: Platinum[61]	Non-album singles
"Súbele el Volumen" (with Daddy Yankee and Myke Towers)		—	—	—	2	62	—
"En Mi Cuarto" (with Skrillex)		—	22	—	—	31	—	RIAA: 2× Platinum (Latin)[43] PROMUSICAE: Gold[62]	Timelezz
"Delincuente" (with Sebastián Yatra)		—	—	—	—	94	—		Non-album single
"Ley Seca" (with Anuel AA)		—[B]	12	—	—	2	—	PROMUSICAE: 3× Platinum[63]	Timelezz
"Emojis de Corazones" (with Wisin and Ozuna featuring Los Legendarios)		—	22	—	—	68	—	RIAA: Platinum (Latin)[43] PROMUSICAE: Gold[64]	Multimillo Vol. 1
"Súbelo" (with Anuel AA and Myke Towers)		—[C]	12	—	—	15	—	PROMUSICAE: Platinum[65]	Las Leyendas Nunca Mueren
"Sensual Bebé"	2022	—	22	—	—	28	—	PROMUSICAE: Gold[66]	LCVRX
"Ande con Quien Ande" (with Myke Towers)		—	49	—	—	56	—	RIAA: Platinum (Latin)[56] PROMUSICAE: Gold[67]	Non-album single
"En la de Ella" (with Feid and Sech)		—	—	—	—	20	—	PROMUSICAE: Platinum[68]	LCVRX
"Cuerpecito"	2023	—	—	—	—	38	—	PROMUSICAE: Gold[69]
"Mami Chula" (with Quevedo)		—	—	—	—	5	—	PROMUSICAE: 2× Platinum[70]
"Fantasma/AVC" (with Tainy)		—	—	—	—	69	—	PROMUSICAE: Gold[71]	Data
"En To Lao" (with Haze)		—	—	—	—	51	—	PROMUSICAE: Platinum[72]	Non-album single
"Rockstar 2.0" (with Duki)		—	—	16	—	26	—	PROMUSICAE: Gold[73]	Antes de Ameri
"Holanda"		—	—	21	—	3	54	RIAA: 4× Platinum (Latin)[43] PROMUSICAE: 3× Platinum[74]	LCVRX
"Ex-Special" (with Peso Pluma)[75]		—[D]	22	—	—	58	—
"Bby Boo (remix)" (with Izaak and Anuel AA)	2024	—	27	18	—	6	179	RIAA: Platinum (Latin)[56] PROMUSICAE: Platinum[76]	Non-album single
"Passoa" (with Kapo)		—	—	—	—	36	—
"58" (with Dei V)		—	—	—	—	38	—		Le Clique: Vida Rockstar (X)
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions				Certifications	Album
		US [46]	US Latin [47]	ARG [48]	SPA [50]
"Darte" (remix) (Alex Rose featuring Casper Mágico, Noriel, Bryant Myers, Juhn, Jhayco, Miky Woodz, Ñengo Flow and Myke Towers)	2018	—	—	—	—	RIAA: 4× Platinum (Latin)[77]	Sexflix 1.5
"Only Fans" (remix) (Young Martino, Lunay and Myke Towers featuring Joyce Santana, Brray, Jhayco, Darell, Arcángel and Ñengo Flow)	2020	—	—	—	94	RIAA: 2× Platinum (Latin)[77]	Non-album singles
"La Curiosidad" (Blue Grand Prix remix) (Jay Wheeler, Myke Towers and Rauw Alejandro featuring DJ Nelson, Jhayco, Lunay and Kendo Kaponi)		—	—	—	14
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted and certified songs

List of other charted and certified songs, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions				Certifications	Album
		US [46]	US Latin [47]	ARG [48]	SPA [50]
"Easy"	2019	—	—	—	5	RIAA: 3× Platinum (Latin)[43] PROMUSICAE: 3× Platinum[78]	Famouz
"Imaginaste" (with Tainy)		—	45	75	—	RIAA: Platinum (Latin)[43]
"Como Se Siente"	2020	—	—	—	6	RIAA: Gold (Latin)[43] PROMUSICAE: Platinum[79]	Famouz Reloaded
"Como Se Siente" (remix) (with Bad Bunny)		—	7	61	—		Las que no iban a salir
"512" (with Mora)	2021	—	—	24	8	PROMUSICAE: 2× Platinum[80]	Primer Día de Clases
"Magnum" (with Nicky Jam)		—	41	—	78		Infinity
"Dile (Homenaje)"		—	—	—	5	PROMUSICAE: 2× Platinum[81]	Timelezz
"La Venganza" (with J Balvin)		—	46	—	—		Jose
"Memorias"[82] (with Mora)	2022	—	—	—	6	PROMUSICAE: 6× Platinum[83]	Microdosis
"Tarot" (with Bad Bunny)		18	7	52	2	PROMUSICAE: 5× Platinum[84]	Un Verano Sin Ti
"Llueve" (with Wisin & Yandel and Sech)		—	—	—	92	RIAA: Gold (Latin)[43]	La Última Misión
"Porshe Carrera" (with Yandel and Haze)	2024	—	—	—	79		Le Clique: Vida Rockstar (X)
"No Entiendo" (with Eladio Carrión and Omar Courtz)		—	—	—	80
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Recipient(s) and nominee(s)	Category	Result	Ref.
American Music Awards	2021	"Dakiti" (with Bad Bunny)	Collaboration of the Year	Nominated	[85]
			Favorite Song - Latin	Nominated
	2022	Himself	Favorite Male Latin Artist	Nominated	[86]
ASCAP Latin Awards	2020	"Amanece" (as songwriter)	Winning Songs	Won	[87]
		"Hola" (as songwriter)		Won
		"Loco Contigo" (as songwriter)		Won
		"No Me Conoce (Remix)		Won
		"Reggaeton" (as songwriter)		Won
	2021	"Adicto" (as songwriter)		Won	[88]
		"Agua" (as songwriter)		Won
		"Dakiti" (with Bad Bunny)		Won
	2022		Song of the Year	Won	[89]
		"Fiel" (with Wisin)	Winning Songs	Won
	2023	"Ley Seca" (with Anuel AA)		Won	[90]
		"Sensual Bebé"		Won
		"Tarot" (with Bad Bunny)		Won
Billboard Music Awards	2020	"No Me Conoce (Remix)" (with J Balvin & Bad Bunny)	Top Latin Song	Nominated	[91]
	2021	"Dakiti" (with Bad Bunny)		Won	[92]
Billboard Latin Music Awards	2020	Himself	New Artist of the Year	Nominated	[93]
	2021		Male Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year	Nominated	[94]
		"Dakiti" (with Bad Bunny)	Vocal Event Hot Latin Song of the Year	Won
			Hot Latin Song of the Year	Won
			Airplay Song of the Year	Nominated
			Sales Song of the Year	Nominated
			Streaming Song of the Year	Won
			Latin Rhythm Song of the Year	Nominated
	2022	Himself	Artist of the Year	Nominated	[95]
			Hot Latin Songs Artist of the Year, Male	Nominated
Grammy Awards	2023	Un Verano Sin Ti	Album of the Year[E]	Nominated
Latin American Music Awards	2019	Himself	New Artist of the Year	Nominated	[96]
	2022		Artist of the Year	Nominated	[97]
			Favorite Male Artist	Nominated
			Favorite Urban Artist	Nominated
		"Dakiti" (with Bad Bunny)	Song of the Year	Won
			Favorite Urban Song	Won
		"Fiel" (with Wisin)		Nominated
			Collaboration of the Year	Nominated
			Viral Song of the Year	Nominated
	2023	Himself	Favorite Urban Artist	Nominated	[98]
		"Sensual Bebe"	Favorite Urban Song	Nominated
Latin Grammy Awards	2020	"Medusa" (with Anuel AA & J Balvin)	Best Rap/Hip Hop Song	Nominated	[99]
		"Adicto" (as songwriter)	Best Urban Song	Nominated
	2021	"Agua" (as songwriter)	Song of the Year	Nominated	[100]
			Best Urban Song	Nominated
		"Dakiti" (with Bad Bunny)		Nominated
	2022	Un Verano Sin Ti (as songwriter)	Album of the Year	Nominated	[101]
iHeartRadio Music Awards	2021	"Dakiti" (with Bad Bunny)	Latin Pop/Reggaeton Song of the Year	Nominated	[102]

Notes

1. "Medusa" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 19 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.^[54]
2. "Ley Seca" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 23 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.^[54]
3. "Súbelo" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 15 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.^[54]
4. "Ex-Special" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 14 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.^[54]
5. Tarot, with Bad Bunny