Jay Critch
Jay Critch | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 25, 1997 Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, New York |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Labels | |
Jason Critchlow (born February 25, 1997), better known by his stage name Jay Critch, is an American rapper, singer and songwriter from Brooklyn, New York. He is signed to Interscope Records and Rich the Kid's record label Rich Forever Music.
Early life
Jay Critch was born in the Clinton Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York on February 25, 1997 to his Trinidadian father and his Guyanese mother. As a child, he was fascinated by listening to his older brother rap.[1] Critch grew up listening to Fabolous, Lil Wayne, and Jay-Z, as well as many rappers from New York City.[2]
Career
Jay Critch's first major collaboration was with Rowdy Rebel on the song "Man Down" in 2015.[3] In 2016, he began uploading songs on SoundCloud.[4] He became the subject of widespread attention in 2016, when his song "Did It Again" was remixed by Rich the Kid, who signed him to Rich Forever Music in November.[5] Their collaboration went viral, with the music video gaining over a million views in the first week of its release.[4]
In November 2018, Jay Critch released his debut solo mixtape, Hood Favorite. It features guest appearances from Offset, French Montana and Fabolous.[6]
Discography
Mixtapes
| Title | Mixtape details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||
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| US[7] | |||||||||||
| Rich Forever 3 (with Rich the Kid and Famous Dex)[8] |
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93 | |||||||||
| Hood Favorite[9] |
|
86 | |||||||||
| Rich Forever 4 (with Rich the Kid and Famous Dex)[10] |
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170 | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
References
- ^ "Jay Critch". Interscope Records. 2018-06-04. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
- ^ Krastz, Roger (October 13, 2017). "The Break Presents: Jay Critch - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Romaker, Ian (2018-10-19). "Hood favorite Jay Critch (Rich Forever & Talk Money Entertainment)". LemonWire. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
- ^ a b "Jay Critch | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
- ^ C.M, Emmanuel (December 1, 2016). "Rich The Kid and Jay Critch Got a Hit With 'Did It Again (Remix)' - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Haffenden, Dayna. "Jay Critch 'Hood Favorite' Mixtape: Listen to 12 New Songs - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
- ^ "Jay Critch Chart History". Billboard.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Rich Forever 3 by Rich The Kid, Famous Dex & Jay Critch". Apple Music. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
- ^ "Hood Favorite by Jay Critch". Apple Music. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
- ^ "Rich Forever 4 by Rich The Kid, Famous Dex & Jay Critch". Apple Music. Retrieved 2020-05-18.