Jazz Cartier

Jazz Cartier

Jazz Cartier performing at Gramercy Theatre in 2017 in New York City. Picture taken by Zach Boisjoly.
Background information
Birth name Jaye Adams
Also known as
  • Jazz Cartier
  • Jacuzzi LaFleur
Born (1993-03-19) March 19, 1993
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres Hip hop
Occupation(s)
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2011–present
Labels Capitol Records
Associated acts
  • Michael Lantz
Website www.jazzcartier.com

Jaye Adams (born March 19, 1993), better known by his stage name Jazz Cartier, is a Canadian hip hop recording artist from Toronto.[1] He is best known for his mixtapes, Marauding in Paradise and Hotel Paranoia.

He has twice been a longlisted nominee for the Polaris Music Prize, in 2015 for Marauding in Paradise,[2] and 2016 for Hotel Paranoia, [3][4] and won the Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2017 for Hotel Paranoia.[5]

Background

Born in Toronto, Ontario,[4] Cartier (whose stepfather worked as a diplomat) moved frequently in childhood with his family, living at various times in the United States, Barbados and Kuwait.[4] He credits the different types of music he was exposed to in these locations as all having had an influence on his own style as a hip hop musician. [6] he spent most of his high school career at Avon Old Farms, a prestigious all-boys boarding school located in Connecticut.

He was accepted to an art program at Columbia College Chicago in 2012 but, reluctant to move to a new city without anyone he knew, he returned to Toronto.[4]

Musical career

Cartier had worked on an early version of Marauding in Paradise in 2011,[4] but was not satisfied with the album. After moving back to Toronto, he began working with record producer Michael Lantz,[4] and released his first single "Set Fire" in 2014.[7] Performing in Toronto-area music venues, he quickly attracted attention[6] — his track "Switch" was regularly played at Toronto Raptors games by team DJ 4Korners,[4] and at a Toronto Red Bull Sound Select show in March 2015 he was introduced by celebrity rapper Kardinal Offishall.[4]

Marauding in Paradise was released in April 2015.[7][8]

On February 23, 2016, Jazz Cartier was announced as one of the performers at the 2016 Osheaga Festival.[9]

He was a shortlisted nominee for the 2016 SOCAN Songwriting Prize for his track "Dead or Alive".[1] In 2017 he won a Juno Award for his album Hotel Paranoia.[10]

Discography

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with selected details
Title Details
Marauding in Paradise
  • Released: April 15, 2015
  • Format: Digital download
Hotel Paranoia
  • Released: February 1, 2016
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
CAN
[11]
"Her Daddy Don't Like Me"
(featuring JB & Scotch Butta)		 2010 — non-album single
"New Religion" 2015 — Marauding in Paradise
"Always Up to Something" — non-album single
"Dead or Alive" — Marauding in Paradise
"Stick & Move" — Hotel Paranoia
"I Know" —
"Ring"
(with Ye Ali)		 2016 — non-album single
"Waste" —
"Just in Case" —
"PREE" —
"Tempted" 2017 91 Fleurever

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Artist(s) Album
"Still Up"[12] 2016 Wale, Phil Ade Summer on Sunset

Awards and nominations

Year Awards Category Nominated work Result
2015 SiriusXM Indie Awards[13] Rap/Hip-Hop Artist or Group of the Year — Nominated
Polaris Music Prize[14] Canadian Album of the Year Marauding in Paradise Nominated
2016 SiriusXM Indie Awards[15] Rap/R&B Artist or Group of the Year — Nominated
iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards[16] Best Hip-Hop Video "The Valley/Dead or Alive" Nominated
Best New Canadian Artist "Wake Me Up When It's Over" Nominated
SOCAN Songwriting Prize[1] Canadian Song of the Year "Dead or Alive" Nominated
Polaris Music Prize[17] Canadian Album of the Year Hotel Paranoia Nominated
2017 Juno Awards[18] Breakthrough Artist of the Year Jazz Cartier Nominated
Rap Recording of the Year[5] Hotel Paranoia Won
Canadian Independent Music Awards[19] Rap/R&B Artist/Group of the Year Jazz Cartier Nominated
iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards[20] Best Hip Hop Video of the Year "Red Alert/100 Roses" Nominated

References

  1. 1 2 3 "These are the 10 best Canadian songs of the year according to SOCAN’s Songwriting Prize". chartattack.com, June 9, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Polaris Music Prize Announces 2015 Long List". Exclaim!, June 16, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Polaris Music Prize unveils long list of albums in Whitehorse". Edmonton Journal, June 15, 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Jazz Cartier Takes Us Inside 'Marauding in Paradise'". Exclaim!, May 8, 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Jazz Cartier Wins A 2017 Juno Award, Says Canadian Radio Should “Stop Bullshitting”". The Fader. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Jazz Cartier is the new darling of Toronto hip hop". BlogTO, May 5, 2015.
  7. 1 2 "The Story Behind Every Song on Jazz Cartier's 'Marauding In Paradise'". Noisey, April 17, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Jazz Cartier Takes Us Inside 'Marauding in Paradise'". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  9. ↑ Marsh, Ray (February 23, 2016). "Jazz Cartier part of hip hop line up at Osheaga Festival". RapWave. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Gord Downie wins three Junos at music awards gala dinner Saturday night". London Free Press, Lynn Saxberg and Peter Hum. April 1, 2017
  11. ↑ "Jazz Cartier – Chart history (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Wale - Still Up Feat. Phil Ade & Jazz Cartier (Prod. By Lee Major) [New Song]". Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Here Are Your 2015 SiriusXM Indie Awards Nominees!". Cimamusic.ca. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Polaris Music Prize Announces 2015 Long List". Exclaim!. June 16, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  15. ↑ "2016 INDIE Awards Nominees Announced". Cmw.net. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Drake, Alessia Cara lead with seven nods each at MMVAs". Toronto Star. May 18, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  17. ↑ "2016 Nominees". Polaris Music Prize. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Juno Awards Nominees 2017: Here's the Full Nominations List". Flare. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  19. ↑ "Home - Jim Beam INDIES with INDIE88". Jim Beam INDIES with INDIE88. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  20. ↑ "Full List of THE 2017 IHEARTRADIO MMVA Nominees – Bell Media". www.bellmedia.ca. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
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