About JAY PRINCE
East London boy Jay Prince has received co-signs from the likes of Chance The Rapper and critical acclaim from Zane Lowe (Beats One) and Annie Mac (BBC Radio 1/1Xtra) for his music, which fuses silky smooth raps that touch on life experiences and opinions on social/cultural issues, with funky, feel good production.
The 23 year old rapper and producer, who???s sound has been described as ???honeyed hip-hop, recall- ing the dawn of US sunshine rap??? (PRS for Music), has received wide- spread support with the likes of The Fader, Hypetrak, XXL, Pigeons & Planes, MTV, Complex, Revolt, Red Bull Music, Noisey, NME & more supporting his releases, as well as heavy radio support across Radio 1 and 1Xtra.
MTV listed him as an artist on ???The Brink??? and Hypetrak tipped him as ???One To Watch in 2016???, whilst XXL short- listed him for the prestigious Freshmen 2016 alongside the likes of Bryson Tiller and Anderson Paak: one of few British names ever selected.
???This only is pure, quality, progressive rap at its finest. From the beat to the bars, everything is a single swing and a home run.??? - Hypetrak
In the last 2 years Jay has established himself as an exciting live performer with a series of tour dates. He toured Europe and North America with Soulection, headlined his own world tour, performed at vari- ous festivals including SXSW and Coachella and supported the likes of Major Lazer, Snakehips, Raury, Jay Electronica, Jess Gylnne and Mick Jenkins. ?
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Most recently he was hand picked by Chance The Rapper to be main support on his European tour.
His latest release, a mixtape entitled ???Smile Good??? has already racked up 4m streams on Spotify alone, with the lead single ???Father Father??? premiered by Zane Lowe on Beats 1 and playlisted on 1Xtra, along with strong support across Radio 1 and Capital Xtra.
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