Clay Perry (rapper)

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Clay Perry
Birth nameJames Clayton Perry
Born (1990-10-20) October 20, 1990 (age 33)
Ft. Worth, Texas
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
  • musician
Years active2014–present
Labels
  • Peartree Music Group
Website clayperrymusic.com

James Clayton Perry (born October 20, 1990), [1] known professionally as Clay Perry, is an American Hip-Hop songwriter and recording artist from Fort Worth, Texas. Perry was nominated for Best R&B & Hip-Hop Artist in 2019 by Fort Worth Weekly. [2] Perry released his debut long play project, IKIKN, on July 13, 2018.

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Early life

Clay Perry was born October 20, 1990. [3] Born of two youth ministers, Perry was raised in a Christian home that will go on to inspire themes within his writings. [4] Perry served in the United States Navy from September 2009 to October 2011 when he was honorably discharged. [5]

Career

In 2016, Perry collaborated with also Ft. Worth based recording artist, Thyra, as well as 8ball of 8ball & MJG on High, a song featured on The Best Of Texas Volume 4 released by Houston Texas DJ Michael "5000" Watts of Swishahouse affiliation. [6] In 2018, Glasses Malone made an appearance on Perry's debut album, IKIKN. His singles "I Can't Help Ya"

and "Roll N' Ride" experienced substantial success which Perry attributes to social media. [7]  [8]  Production from Houston, Texas area producer Mr. Lee is featured on Perry's third release, Exodus. [9]

After a week of its September 27, 2019, release, Clay Perry's originally scheduled secomd album Lyin' King, was pulled from major digital service platforms as the result of a dispute between Perry and the album's producer. The disagreement between the two garnered attention from the Dallas Observer which documented the feud that took place on Facebook. [10] [11]

Influences

Clay Perry's musical inspirations are Snoop Dogg, The D.O.C. and N.W.A.'s Dr. Dre. [12] Perry's extra-musical influences include his religious upbringing and the Bible of which he frequently refers to in his writing. [13]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleRelease Year
"Ikikn"2018
"Checkmate"2020

Singles

TitleYearAlbum
"You Can Find Me"2014Single
"Kings of the Summer"2015Single
"Suppose2Be"Single
"High"2016Single
"I Can't Help Ya"2018IKIKN
"Babble On"IKIKN
"Nebula"IKIKN
"Momma"IKIKN
"Funk"IKIKN
"Roll N' Ride"2020Single
"S.O.T.G."2020Single
"Tell Me"2020Single

Guest appearances

List of guest appearances, showing other artist(s), year released and album name
TitleYearOther artist(s)Album
"Weird Flex but OK"2019Pistol Pete Rose, MaintaineDude!
"Mighty Endeavor"2019Mark Spits, Juma Spears, Mordecai the Zenith, NautQuiteLone Star Fleet
"2day Ain't the Day 2020"2020JQ RyzerPain
"Actors"2020Milky Beatz, Ashxs, Suave-SkiActors (Single)

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References

  1. ↑ "YOU CAN FIND ME". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Music Awards Ballot 2019". Fort Worth Weekly. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  3. ↑ "Home". Public. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  4. ↑ Weekly, Fort Worth (2018-08-01). "Cattle Dog Clay Perry". Fort Worth Weekly. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  5. ↑ "Home". Public. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  6. ↑ VA-DJ Michael 5000 Watts - The Best Of Texas Vol. 4-2016 , retrieved 2020-12-19
  7. ↑ "Ft. Worth Has A Hidden Gem: Clay Perry [VIDEO]". 97.9 The Beat. 2018-04-07. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  8. ↑ Weekly, Fort Worth (2020-06-17). "Starting to Roll". Fort Worth Weekly. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  9. ↑ Weekly, Fort Worth (2020-06-17). "Starting to Roll". Fort Worth Weekly. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
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  11. ↑ McPhate, Christian (2019-10-16). "Hip-Hop Wars: A Fort Worth Rapper and a Producer Fight over Album Rights". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
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