Daye Jack | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 1 February 1996 Port Harcourt, Nigeria |
| Origin | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Genres | Hip Hop, Rap |
| Labels | Warner Bros. Records |
| Website | DayeJack.com |
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]
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]
| Title | Album details |
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| No Data |
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| Title | Mixtape details |
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| Soul Glitch |
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| Title | EP details |
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| Surf the Web |
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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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