Preme

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Preme
Birth nameRaynford Avery Humphrey
Also known as
  • P Reign
  • The Canadian Dream
  • The King of Da North
Born (1986-01-08) January 8, 1986 (age 39)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Origin Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres Canadian hip hop
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Years active2008–present
Labels
Children2

Raynford Avery Humphrey (born January 8, 1986), better known by his stage name Preme ( /priːm/ PREEM; [2] formerly P Reign), is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He initially guest appeared on the 2011 singles "Alone Again" by Alyssa Reid and "Invincible" by Hedley. The songs peaked at numbers 11 and nine on the Canadian Hot 100, respectively. [3] He signed with RCA Records to release his debut extended play Dear Summer EP (2014), which contained the singles "DnF" (featuring Drake and Future), "Chickens" (featuring Waka Flocka Flame) and "We Them Niggas" (featuring ASAP Rocky).

Contents

In 2018, he rebranded in favor of the stage name Preme, subsequently launching his own label Reps Ups Entertainment in a joint-venture with Columbia Records. That same year, his song "Jackie Chan" (featuring Post Malone) became a minor hit and spawned a remix by Tiësto and Dzeko; this version marked his first entry on the Billboard Hot 100. [3]

Career

Preme is of Guyanese descent. He released his debut solo single, "You Know I'm Fly", in 2008; it topped the PunchMuch Canadian interactive music channel. His follow-up singles, "Money in My Pocket" (2009) and "In My Hood" (2010), were both produced by T-Minus. His stage name of Preme is due to his preterm birth; Preme is a changed spelling of "preemie", which is slang for premature.

Francis and the Lights, k-os, and Preme each toured with prominent Canadian rapper Drake on his Away from Home Tour, which spanned North America. Preme often performed as an opening act. Due to legal troubles at the time, he was not able to cross into the United States and thus toured only in Canadian cities.

Alyssa Reid's international hit "Alone Again" features P Reign. The single was a hit in Canada and several European charts, peaking at number two on UK Singles Chart. Canadian band Hedley's single "Invincible", taken from their album Storms , features Preme. The single was released on August 23, 2011 and peaked number 9 on the Canadian Hot 100.

The Canadian Dream was issued as Preme's debut mixtape, released in early 2008. His second mixtape, When It Reigns It Pours, was released on November 1, 2010. His third mixtape was to be called True Kings Don't Die but was changed to Dear America and its release date was scheduled for July 4, 2013 but was postponed and released under RCA Records as an EP. Billboard magazine reported in March 2013 that Preme is collaborating with American rapper ASAP Rocky for the commercial release of "We Them Niggas", a song that preceded the release of Preme's Dear America EP. [4] The EP was l released on September 9, 2014. His song "Realest in the City" featuring Meek Mill and PartyNextDoor peaked atop Billboard 's "Emerging Artists" chart. [5]

Personal life

Preme has a son who was born in 2006.

In 2008, Reign was charged with nine counts of weapons possession charges after Toronto Police found three loaded handguns in the backseat of his leased Cadillac. [6] He was acquitted of all charges on May 30, 2011. [7] Preme referenced this on the unofficial remix to the song "Us" by Lil Reese rapping, "Drizzy dropped a hundred on my lawyer and I beat the case!"

Preme is close friends with fellow Torontonian rapper Drake [8] and both have alluded to this on respective tracks. In the song "Intro" of his second mixtape, Reign raps "Shout out to Drizzy Drake, yeah that's my lil' bro / before the deal, we gettin' change like the corner store." Drake raps in the remake to Big Page's single "I'm Still Fly", "My brother P Reign knows we fuck with the same hoes / Plus he taught me how to spot an officer in plain clothes." [4] Most recently, the two would collaborate (along with Southern rapper Future) on the single "DnF" from Reign's Dear America EP.

Discography

As P. Reign

Extended plays

  • 2014: Dear America EP

Mixtapes

  • 2008: The Canadian Dream
  • 2010: When It Reigns It Pours
  • 2014: Dear America
  • 2015: Off the Books

Singles

As lead artist
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
CAN US US R&B US Rap
"Money in My Pocket"2009————Non-album singles
"In My Hood"2010————
"Call My Name"
(featuring Kim Davis and Lokz)		————
"We Them Niggas"
(featuring ASAP Rocky)		2014————Dear America
"Chickens"
(featuring Waka Flocka Flame)		————
"DnF"
(featuring Drake and Future)		——41—
TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)		Album
CAN
BEL IRL NL SCO
"Alone Again"
(Alyssa Reid featuring P Reign)		2011112515592 The Game
"Invincible"
(Hedley featuring P Reign)		9————
  • CAN: 2× Platinum
 Storms
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
TitleYearOther artist(s)Album
"Go Hard"2010Strizzy Kastro, Belly Non-album singles
"Reality"2011 DJ Charlie Brown, Belly, Jahvon, Big Lean
"Peace Out" Karl Wolf
"Schemin Up"2014OB O'Brien, Drake
"Alright"2019 Trippie Redd, Wiz Khalifa

As Preme

Studio albums

List of mixtapes, with selected chart positions
TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
CAN
[10]
Light of Day [11] 62

Extended plays

TitleDetails
Link Up with Popcaan
  • Released: October 16, 2020
  • Label: Reps Up, Empire
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

As featured artist

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
CAN
[12] 		AUS
[13] 		AUT
[14] 		GER
[15] 		IRE
[16] 		NLD
[17] 		NOR
[18] 		SWI
[19] 		UK
[20] 		US
[21]
"Jackie Chan" [22]
(Tiësto and Dzeko featuring Preme and Post Malone)		201871319251731327552 The London Sessions

Awards and nominations

YearAwardsCategoryNominated workResult
2011 MuchMusic Video Awards [27] Hip Hop Video of the Year "Call My Name"Nominated
Pop Video of the Year "Alone Again" (with Alyssa Reid)Nominated
2012 MuchMusic Video Awards [28] Video of the Year "Invincible" (with Hedley)Nominated
Best Cinematography Nominated
Most Streamed Video of the Year Nominated
Your Fave Video of the Year Nominated
2014 Much Music Video Awards [29] Hip Hop Video of the Year"We Them" (with ASAP Rocky)Nominated
2015 Juno Awards [30] Rap Recording of the Year Dear AmericaNominated
Much Music Video Awards [31] Hip Hop Video of the Year"DnF" (with Drake and Future)Won

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