JDiggz

JDiggz
Birth name Jonathan Matthew Poirier
Also known as JJ, Diggz, The rap version of Taye Diggs
Born July 17, 1986
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Origin Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres Canadian hip hop
East Coast hip hop
Occupation(s) Producer , Rapper
Years active 2002–Present
Labels Maxamus (2004–present)
Koch Entertainment (2006–Present)
Associated acts StarBwoyz, George Nozuka, Melanie Durrant, Drake, Kardinal Offishall, Little X
Website Official Site

Jonathan Matthew Poirier, better known by his stage name JDiggz, is a Canadian hip-hop MC and producer of Guyanese and French Canadian descent. He is also one half of the StarBwoyz production Team.

Career

In 2005, Diggz was recruited to be a support act for Aftermath/G-Unit recording artist Game for his National Canadian Tour (18 Cities).

In 2007, JDiggz released Memoirs of a Playbwoy, featuring the singles "Puush It Up", "Make It Hot", "With You", "Gimme Dat" and "Just Wanna Party". The album, before its release, was titled The Pornstarr EP.

JDiggz is currently in the studio working on his second album entitled "The Experiment". The concept of this album is to "do whatever he wants to genre and sound wise to create the perfect project in his mind." He is also said to have been working with Neverending White Lights frontman, Daniel Victor. However, as yet, no specific details have been released other than the new song released titled This Time by JDiggz Feat: Neverending White Lights.

Discography

Studio albums

Album information
Memoirs of a Playbwoy

Singles

Other collaborations

Production credits

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ↑ {{cite
    • Won 2011 MMVA for Independent Video of The Year- This Time
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