Jay IDK

IDK
Birth name Jason Mills
Born (1992-05-24) May 24, 1992
London, England
Origin Prince George's County, Maryland, United States
Genres
Occupation(s) Rapper
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2014–present
Website jayidk.com

Jason Mills (born May 24, 1992), better known by his stage name IDK (Ignorantly Delivering Knowledge), is an American rapper from Prince George's County, Maryland.[1][2][3][4]

Career

In August 2015, IDK released his mixtape titled SubTrap.[5] The name stands for Suburban Trap or "Trap music with substance."[6] The album features the singles "The Plug,"[7] "God Said Trap (King Trappy III)"[8] and "Cookie Addiction" featuring BJ The Chicago Kid.[9][10] It features production from Skhye Hutch, was mixed by Lo Mein, Tim Webberson, Matt Weiss, and Delbert Bowers.[5] Project management for Subtrap was overseen by Blade Thornton, David Kuti, Quinelle Holder and Ryan Booth.[11] IDK's style of rapping has been compared to the early work of Kendrick Lamar, especially Lamar's 2011 mixtape Section.80.[12]


On June 22, 2016, IDK was announced as one of the performers at the 2016 Trillectro Music Festival.[13][14]On September 9, 2016 IDK released his album Empty Bank and premiered it on Forbes Magazine.[15] The album addresses having financial issues, an anxiety IDK wanted to tap into because it is widespread and taboo in the American mindset.[16]IDK opened for Isaiah Rashad on his "The Lil Sunny" tour which started in January 2017.[17]

Discography

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with year released
Title Album details
Sex, Drugs, and Homework
  • Released: May 25, 2014
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download
SubTrap
  • Released: August 25, 2015
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download
Empty Bank[18]
  • Released: September 9, 2016
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download

References

  1. ↑ Krzeczowski, Jake. "The Break Presents: Jay IDK". XXL. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Skelton, Eric. "LISTEN TO TWO EXPLOSIVE NEW SINGLES FROM JAY IDK". Pigeons & Planes. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  3. ↑ Ju, Shirley. "Jay IDK Drops "Mentality" & "Somebody"". HipHopDX. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Kyles, Yohance. "#DMVOnTheMove: Jay IDK Is Expanding His Tribe Of Supporters By Ignorantly Delivering Knowledge". AllHipHop. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  5. 1 2 Frydenlund, Zach. "Premiere: Stream IDK's 'Subtrap' Project". Complex. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  6. ↑ Martinez, Adrian. "Premier: Jay IDK "God Said Trap" FT. Ash Riser". Mass Appeal. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  7. ↑ Leight, Elias. "Vent Your Frustrations With Jay IDK's "Metro"". The Fader. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  8. ↑ Lewis, Brittany. "Jay IDK & Deniro Farrar "Trust Nobody" (NEW MUSIC)". Global Grind. Interactive One. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  9. ↑ Belassen, Lorenzo. "Jay IDK Recruits BJ The Chicago Kid for Steamy Offering 'Cookie Addiction' (Premiere)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  10. ↑ Glynn, Patrick. "Jay IDK - "Cookie Addiction" f. BJ The Chicago Kid". 2DOPEBOYZ. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  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 28 June 2016.
  14. ↑ Hartleb, Ellie. "Trillectro 2016 Lineup Announced". NBC Washington. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  15. ↑ Setaro, Shawn. "Rapper Jay IDK Gets Real About Money On 'Empty Bank'". Forbes. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  16. ↑ Richards, Chris. "Jay IDK, one of the DMV’s most promising rappers, comes to U Street Music Hall". The Washington Post. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  17. ↑ Morris, Hannah. "jayidkfan.weebly.com". Weebly.
  18. ↑ Williams, Marcel. "Jay IDK - The Empty Bank Review". HipHopDX. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
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