Jay Versace | |
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Born | Pleasantville, New Jersey | January 24, 1998
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Occupation(s) | Record producer |
Jay Versace (born January 24, 1998) [3] is an American record producer and former internet personality. [4] [5] He began posting comedy videos onto Vine as a teenager and amassed over three million followers on the platform, [6] [7] [8] before turning to music production for the first time in 2018. [1] [9] He has since produced songs on albums such as SOS (2023) by SZA, [10] Call Me If You Get Lost (2021) by Tyler, the Creator, [11] and Pray for Paris (2020) by Westside Gunn. [2]
Versace was born and raised in Pleasantville, New Jersey. [2] [12]
In 2014, he began making comedic videos onto the video-sharing platform Vine, usually involving reenactments of certain scenarios involving his family members, friends, and entertainers. [8] His work was also noted to involve the amplification of the spirituality, creativity, and mental health of black people. [1] [13] He relocated to Los Angeles in 2016 at the age of 18. [6] He was nominated for Viner of the Year at the 8th Shorty Awards. [14] Versace had amassed over three million followers and two billion total views on Vine before the platform was discontinued in January 2017. [6] [4] Thereafter, he turned to other social media platforms, amassing 2 million followers on Instagram and 500,000 subscribers on YouTube. [7] He also starred alongside American actors Danielle Campbell and Nathan Kress in his own Fullscreen web series, Jay Versace is Stuck in the 90s, [15] which was nominated for Best Web Series at the 10th Shorty Awards. [16] Versace signed a representation contract with United Talent Agency in January 2018, [17] and then was slated to feature alongside American internet personality Miles McKenna in an eight-part web series by Portal A Interactive titled My Wizard & Me, yet this did not come to fruition. [18]
Versace started experimenting with music production for the first time in May 2018, with help from his musician friends Knxwledge and Pink Siifu. [1] [9] He began posting atmospheric, lo-fi music instrumentals to his SoundCloud account. [19] Versace approached American rapper Westside Gunn and asked to work together, before the latter discovered his account and ended up using one of Versace's first-ever songs on his own album, Pray for Paris (2020), titling the track "Versace". [20] He then produced all tracks on the mixtape, The Versace Tape (2020) by American rapper Boldy James, which became the first-ever release on Griselda Records in August 2020. [21] In March 2021, Versace contributed a remix version of the song "Lay_Up.m4a" by Denzel Curry and Kenny Beats to the duo's remix album, Unlocked 1.5 (2021). [22] He also produced the song "Safari" off of American rapper Tyler, the Creator's sixth studio album Call Me If You Get Lost (2021), [11] which won the award for Best Rap Album at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards. [9] Released in August 2022, the track "On God" by American rappers Meechy Darko, Freddie Gibbs and A-Trak, which was co-produced by Versace and Dot da Genius. [23] Versace then produced the songs " SOS" and " Smoking on My Ex Pack" from American singer SZA's second studio album, SOS (2022), which earned him critical acclaim and commercial success. [10]
Versace came out as queer [1] via a Snapchat post in 2016, claiming that "I love people in general idgaf what gender you are". [24] [25] [7] His mother, Nikesha Dolly Gunter, died of illness in May 2022. [26]
Westside Gunn - Pray for Paris
Boldy James - The Versace Tape
Pink Siifu and Fly Anakin - FlySiifu’s
Denzel Curry and Kenny Beats - Unlocked 1.5
Patrick Paige II - If I Fail Are We Still Cool?
Tyler, the Creator - Call Me If You Get Lost
Westside Gunn - Hitler Wears Hermes 8: Side B
Draft Day featuring Lil Yachty - "How Far Will I Go" (single)
Xavier Omär - B l u r r
Meechy Darko - Gothic Luxury
Award | Year | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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BET Social Awards | 2019 | Social Hustle Award | Himself | Nominated | [27] [28] |
Grammy Awards | 2022 | Best Rap Album | Call Me If You Get Lost (by Tyler, the Creator) | Won | [9] |
Shorty Awards | 2016 | Viner of the Year | Himself | Finalist | [14] |
2018 | Best Web Series | Jay Versace Is Stuck in the 90s | Nominated | [16] | |
Soul Train Awards | 2016 | Internet Soul Sensation Badu Award | Himself | Won | [29] |
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Jay Versace | |
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Born | Pleasantville, New Jersey | January 24, 1998
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Record producer |
Jay Versace (born January 24, 1998) [3] is an American record producer and former internet personality. [4] [5] He began posting comedy videos onto Vine as a teenager and amassed over three million followers on the platform, [6] [7] [8] before turning to music production for the first time in 2018. [1] [9] He has since produced songs on albums such as SOS (2023) by SZA, [10] Call Me If You Get Lost (2021) by Tyler, the Creator, [11] and Pray for Paris (2020) by Westside Gunn. [2]
Versace was born and raised in Pleasantville, New Jersey. [2] [12]
In 2014, he began making comedic videos onto the video-sharing platform Vine, usually involving reenactments of certain scenarios involving his family members, friends, and entertainers. [8] His work was also noted to involve the amplification of the spirituality, creativity, and mental health of black people. [1] [13] He relocated to Los Angeles in 2016 at the age of 18. [6] He was nominated for Viner of the Year at the 8th Shorty Awards. [14] Versace had amassed over three million followers and two billion total views on Vine before the platform was discontinued in January 2017. [6] [4] Thereafter, he turned to other social media platforms, amassing 2 million followers on Instagram and 500,000 subscribers on YouTube. [7] He also starred alongside American actors Danielle Campbell and Nathan Kress in his own Fullscreen web series, Jay Versace is Stuck in the 90s, [15] which was nominated for Best Web Series at the 10th Shorty Awards. [16] Versace signed a representation contract with United Talent Agency in January 2018, [17] and then was slated to feature alongside American internet personality Miles McKenna in an eight-part web series by Portal A Interactive titled My Wizard & Me, yet this did not come to fruition. [18]
Versace started experimenting with music production for the first time in May 2018, with help from his musician friends Knxwledge and Pink Siifu. [1] [9] He began posting atmospheric, lo-fi music instrumentals to his SoundCloud account. [19] Versace approached American rapper Westside Gunn and asked to work together, before the latter discovered his account and ended up using one of Versace's first-ever songs on his own album, Pray for Paris (2020), titling the track "Versace". [20] He then produced all tracks on the mixtape, The Versace Tape (2020) by American rapper Boldy James, which became the first-ever release on Griselda Records in August 2020. [21] In March 2021, Versace contributed a remix version of the song "Lay_Up.m4a" by Denzel Curry and Kenny Beats to the duo's remix album, Unlocked 1.5 (2021). [22] He also produced the song "Safari" off of American rapper Tyler, the Creator's sixth studio album Call Me If You Get Lost (2021), [11] which won the award for Best Rap Album at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards. [9] Released in August 2022, the track "On God" by American rappers Meechy Darko, Freddie Gibbs and A-Trak, which was co-produced by Versace and Dot da Genius. [23] Versace then produced the songs " SOS" and " Smoking on My Ex Pack" from American singer SZA's second studio album, SOS (2022), which earned him critical acclaim and commercial success. [10]
Versace came out as queer [1] via a Snapchat post in 2016, claiming that "I love people in general idgaf what gender you are". [24] [25] [7] His mother, Nikesha Dolly Gunter, died of illness in May 2022. [26]
Westside Gunn - Pray for Paris
Boldy James - The Versace Tape
Pink Siifu and Fly Anakin - FlySiifu’s
Denzel Curry and Kenny Beats - Unlocked 1.5
Patrick Paige II - If I Fail Are We Still Cool?
Tyler, the Creator - Call Me If You Get Lost
Westside Gunn - Hitler Wears Hermes 8: Side B
Draft Day featuring Lil Yachty - "How Far Will I Go" (single)
Xavier Omär - B l u r r
Meechy Darko - Gothic Luxury
Award | Year | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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BET Social Awards | 2019 | Social Hustle Award | Himself | Nominated | [27] [28] |
Grammy Awards | 2022 | Best Rap Album | Call Me If You Get Lost (by Tyler, the Creator) | Won | [9] |
Shorty Awards | 2016 | Viner of the Year | Himself | Finalist | [14] |
2018 | Best Web Series | Jay Versace Is Stuck in the 90s | Nominated | [16] | |
Soul Train Awards | 2016 | Internet Soul Sensation Badu Award | Himself | Won | [29] |
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