Jahkoy Palmer

JAHKOY
Background information
Birth name Jahkoy Palmer
Born Toronto
Origin Scarborough, Canada
Genres
Occupation(s)
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2012-Presents
Labels Def Jam
Associated acts

Jahkoy Palmer (known mononymously as Jahkoy or JAHKOY)[2][3][4] is a Canadian R&B singer and rapper currently signed to Def Jam Recordings.[5][6][7] He has released several projects, including the mixtape, Forward Thinking, and the singles Still In Love, Hold Your Hand, and Odd Future.[3][8] His most recent single, "Odd Future," premiered on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 radio show in January 2016 and played by Drake on OVO Sound Radio.[9][10]

Early life

Palmer was born in Toronto, Canada.[11] Growing up, Palmer lived in both the Lawrence Heights and Jane and Finch neighborhoods in Toronto. In order to keep him out of trouble, his parents transferred him to a Catholic school.[2] As young as age 11, Palmer began writing poetry and turning those poems into raps.[3][12] He began recording and rapping under the name Raheem by age 14.[5] Palmer counts Pharrell and Andre 3000 among his early influences.[11][13]

Career

Under the alias, Raheem, Palmer performed at numerous events throughout Toronto including the Manifesto Arts Festival and the 106 and York Urban Arts Festival before he turned 16.[2] By age 19, Palmer decided to return to his birth name, Jahkoy, for his music career. He released his first mixtape under the name JAHKOY in December 2013. The album, Forward Thinking, introduced what Jahkoy refers to as a "bipolar" sound[3] and also marked a shift from predominately rapping to predominately singing.[5]

JAHKOY has collaborated with Willow and Jaden Smith. In 2015, he released singles, which included songs like "Still in Love," "Hold Your Hand," and"All The Things You Do."[9][11] "Still in Love" and "Hold Your Hand" were often in the regular rotation on Zane Lowe, Drake, Elton John, and Pharrell's Beats 1 radio stations.[14]

In early 2016, Jahkoy was signed to Def Jam Recordings.[6][7] He released his first single under the Def Jam banner in January 2016. The song, "Odd Future," was premiered on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 radio station and played by Drake and OVO Sound Radio.[9]

Throughout 2017, Jahkoy and Ella Mai opened up for Kehlani on her Sweet Sexy Savage tour.

Discography

Mixtapes

Title Details
Forward Thinking[3]
  • Released: 2015 (US)
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download

. Forward Thinking II (2017)

EP's

. Foreign Water (2016)

Singles

Title Year Album
"Still in Love"[11] 2015
"Hold Your Hand"[4]
"Odd Future"[9] 2016
"California Heaven"[15]
(featuring Schoolboy Q)

References

  1. ↑ Tanners, Jon (21 January 2016). "JAHKOY – "Odd Future"". Pigeons & Planes. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Home Grown Talent - Raheem". Freshly Educated Men. 2 July 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Peralta, Tania (3 March 2015). "Jahkoy Talks His Escape from Toronto". Noisey. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  4. 1 2 Ramirez, Erika (26 August 2015). "JAHKOY's 'Hold Your Hand': Exclusive Song Premiere". Billboard. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 Barna, Ben (29 July 2015). "band crush: jahkoy". Nylon. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  6. 1 2 High, Kemet (3 February 2016). "Introducing JAHKOY". Syracuse University. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  7. 1 2 ""Odd Future" - JAHKOY". Hillydilly. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  8. ↑ Drake, David (9 October 2015). "Jahkoy - "Still in Love"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  9. 1 2 3 4 Zorgel, Aaron (21 January 2016). "Listen to JAHKOY’s "Odd Future," Produced by Wondagurl & Nova". Complex. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  10. ↑ Golden, Zara (30 January 2016). "Here is the Full Tracklist from OVO Sound Radio". The Fader. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  11. 1 2 3 4 Zorgel, Aaron (14 July 2015). "Premiere: Stream JAHKOY’s "Still In Love" Remix EP". Complex. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  12. ↑ Asare, Andrew (5 February 2016). "Five Interesting Facts About Jahkoy". Def Jam Recordings. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  13. ↑ Mohamed, Abdirahman (11 December 2014). "Q&A with Jahkoy, Toronto’s next rising star". Mace & Crown. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  14. ↑ Huynh, Davis (January 2016). "Listen to JAHKOY’s New Single "Odd Future"". Hypetrak. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  15. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/california-heaven-feat.-schoolboy/id1153813279
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