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Birth name	Jason Aaron Mills
Also known as	Ignorantly Delivering Knowledge; Jay IDK;
Born	May 24, 1992 (age 32); London, England
Origin	Bowie, Maryland
Genres	Hip hop; trap;
Occupations	Rapper; singer; songwriter; record producer;
Years active	2012–present
Labels	Warner; Clue;

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Jason Aaron Mills (born May 24, 1992), professionally known as IDK (formerly Jay IDK), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Early life

Jason Aaron Mills was born on May 24, 1992 in London, England to American parents. He was raised in Bowie, Maryland, where he later started to make music initially under the moniker Jay IDK.^[1]

Career

In August 2015, Mills released his second mixtape, titled SubTrap.^[6] The name stands for Suburban Trap or "Trap music with substance."^[7] The album features the singles "The Plug,"^[8] "God Said Trap (King Trappy III)"^[9] and "Cookie Addiction" featuring BJ the Chicago Kid.^[10] It features production from Skhye Hutch, was mixed by Lo Mein, Tim Webberson, Matt Weiss, and Delbert Bowers.^[6] Project management for Subtrap was overseen by Blade Thornton, David Kuti, Clayton Barmore, Quinelle Holder, and Ryan Booth.^[11] Mills' style of rapping has been compared to the early work of Kendrick Lamar, especially Lamar's 2011 album Section.80.^[12]

On June 22, 2016, Mills was announced as one of the performers at the 2016 Trillectro Music Festival.^[13]^[14] On September 9, 2016, Mills released his third mixtape Empty Bank and premiered it on Forbes.^[15] Mills opened for Isaiah Rashad on his "The Lil Sunny" tour which started in January 2017.^[16]

On October 13, 2017, Mills released his fourth mixtape IWasVeryBad.

On September 4, 2019, Mills released his debut studio album, Is He Real.

On July 9, 2021, Mills released his second studio album, [[[USEE4YOURSELF]]].

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	US ^[17]
Is He Real	Released: September 4, 2019 Label: Warner, Clue Format: Digital download, streaming Producers: IDK and Jerm	—
USee4Yourself	Released: July 9, 2021 Label: Warner, Clue Format: Digital download, streaming Producers: IDK	164

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with selected details
Title	Album details
Sex, Drugs & Homework (as Jay IDK)	Released: May 25, 2014 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming
SubTrap (as Jay IDK)	Released: August 25, 2015 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming
Empty Bank (as Jay IDK)	Released: September 9, 2016 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming
IWasVeryBad	Released: October 13, 2017 Label: Self-released Format: CD, digital download, streaming
IDK & Friends :)^[18]	Released: November 9, 2018 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming
IDK & Friends 2 (Basketball County soundtrack)	Released: June 26, 2020 Label: Warner, Clue Format: Digital download, streaming

Guest appearances

List of guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Artist(s)	Album
"Kristi YamaGucci"	2018	ASAP Ferg, Denzel Curry, NickNack	—
"Uh Huh"		Denzel Curry
"No Time"		Party Thieves
"Beautiful Smile"		Saba
"And You"		Token, Bas	Between Somewhere
"Beautiful Oblivion"		The Neighbourhood	Hard To Imagine The Neighbourhood Ever Changing
"MINIMIZYA"	2019	City Morgue	CITY MORGUE VOL 2: AS GOOD AS DEAD
"Al Pacino"	2020	Izi	RIOT
"Burnin Bridges / Long Day"	2021	Quadeca	From Me To You
"FREE SMOKE"	2021	Jerm	Ultraviolet
"Uber Music"	2021	Diz Live, Bino Rideaux	Uber Music

References

^ ^a ^b "IDK launches new label Clue, shares "Digital" video". The Fader.
^ Krzeczowski, Jake. "The Break Presents: Jay IDK". XXL. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
^ Skelton, Eric. "LISTEN TO TWO EXPLOSIVE NEW SINGLES FROM JAY IDK". Pigeons & Planes. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
^ Ju, Shirley. "Jay IDK Drops "Mentality" & "Somebody"". HipHopDX. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
^ Kyles, Yohance. "#DMVOnTheMove: Jay IDK Is Expanding His Tribe Of Supporters By Ignorantly Delivering Knowledge". AllHipHop. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
^ ^a ^b Frydenlund, Zach. "Premiere: Stream IDK's 'Subtrap' Project". Complex. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
^ Martinez, Adrian. "Premier: Jay IDK "God Said Trap" FT. Ash Riser". Mass Appeal. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
^ Leight, Elias. "Vent Your Frustrations With Jay IDK's "Metro"". The Fader. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
^ Lewis, Brittany. "Jay IDK & Deniro Farrar "Trust Nobody" (NEW MUSIC)". Global Grind. Interactive One. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
^ Belassen, Lorenzo. "Jay IDK Recruits BJ The Chicago Kid forKid". 2DOPEBOYZ. Retrieved June 28, 2016. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
^ "Jay IDK – SubTrap". discogs.
^ Krzeczowski, Jake. "The Break Presents: Jay IDK". XXL.
^ Case, Wesley. "Kid Cudi, Rae Sremmurd to headline 5th Trillectro Music Festival at Merriweather". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
^ Hartleb, Ellie. "Trillectro 2016 Lineup Announced". NBC Washington. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
^ Setaro, Shawn. "Rapper Jay IDK Gets Real About Money On 'Empty Bank'". Forbes. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
^ Morris, Hannah. "jayidkfan.weebly.com". Weebly.
^ @billboardcharts (July 19, 2021). "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200..." (Tweet). Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Twitter.
^ McKrell, Aaron. "Review: IDK Finds Good Company on 'IDK & Friends'". HipHopDX. Retrieved January 18, 2019.

[Fader-1] "IDK launches new label Clue, shares "Digital" video". The Fader.

[2] Krzeczowski, Jake. "The Break Presents: Jay IDK". XXL. Retrieved May 9, 2016.

[3] Skelton, Eric. "LISTEN TO TWO EXPLOSIVE NEW SINGLES FROM JAY IDK". Pigeons & Planes. Retrieved June 28, 2016.

[4] Ju, Shirley. "Jay IDK Drops "Mentality" & "Somebody"". HipHopDX. Retrieved June 28, 2016.

[5] Kyles, Yohance. "#DMVOnTheMove: Jay IDK Is Expanding His Tribe Of Supporters By Ignorantly Delivering Knowledge". AllHipHop. Retrieved May 24, 2016.

[complex-6] Frydenlund, Zach. "Premiere: Stream IDK's 'Subtrap' Project". Complex. Retrieved May 12, 2016.

[7] Martinez, Adrian. "Premier: Jay IDK "God Said Trap" FT. Ash Riser". Mass Appeal. Retrieved April 28, 2016.

[8] Leight, Elias. "Vent Your Frustrations With Jay IDK's "Metro"". The Fader. Retrieved May 12, 2016.

[9] Lewis, Brittany. "Jay IDK & Deniro Farrar "Trust Nobody" (NEW MUSIC)". Global Grind. Interactive One. Retrieved June 28, 2016.

[10] Belassen, Lorenzo. "Jay IDK Recruits BJ The Chicago Kid forKid". 2DOPEBOYZ. Retrieved June 28, 2016. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)

[11] "Jay IDK – SubTrap". discogs.

[12] Krzeczowski, Jake. "The Break Presents: Jay IDK". XXL.

[13] Case, Wesley. "Kid Cudi, Rae Sremmurd to headline 5th Trillectro Music Festival at Merriweather". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved June 28, 2016.

[14] Hartleb, Ellie. "Trillectro 2016 Lineup Announced". NBC Washington. Retrieved June 28, 2016.

[:1-15] Setaro, Shawn. "Rapper Jay IDK Gets Real About Money On 'Empty Bank'". Forbes. Retrieved January 22, 2017.

[16] Morris, Hannah. "jayidkfan.weebly.com". Weebly.

[17] @billboardcharts (July 19, 2021). "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200..." (Tweet). Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Twitter.

[18] McKrell, Aaron. "Review: IDK Finds Good Company on 'IDK & Friends'". HipHopDX. Retrieved January 18, 2019.

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 On September 4, 2019, Mills released his debut [[studio album]], ''[[Is He Real]]''.
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