Daye Jack
Daye Jack
Daye Jack | |
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Background information | |
Born | (1996-02-01)February 1, 1996 Port Harcourt, Nigeria |
Origin | Atlanta, Georgia |
Genres | Hip Hop, Rap |
Labels | Warner Bros. Records |
Website | DayeJack.com [12] |
Daye Jack | |
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Background information | |
Born | (1996-02-01)February 1, 1996 Port Harcourt, Nigeria |
Origin | Atlanta, Georgia |
Genres | Hip Hop, Rap |
Labels | Warner Bros. Records |
Website | DayeJack.com [12] |
Early life and education
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]
Career
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]
Musical style
Discography
Albums
Title | Album details |
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No Data |
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EP's
Title | Album details |
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Soul Glitch |
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Mixtapes
Title | Album details |
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Hello World |
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As a lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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Billboard Twitter Emerging Artists[1] | |||
Raw | 2016 | โ | Non-album single |
Finish Line | โ | ||
Hands Up (featuring Killer Mike) | 14 |