Shy Glizzy

Shy Glizzy
Birth name Marquis King
Also known as
  • Young Jefe
  • Jefe[1]
Born (1992-12-12) December 12, 1992[2]
Origin Washington, D.C., United States
Genres
Years active 2010–present

Marquis Amonte King[2] (born December 12, 1992), better known by his stage name Shy Glizzy,[3] is an American rapper from Washington, D.C..[4][5]

Career

Glizzy was featured on Complex as one of the "10 New DMV Rappers To Watch Out For."[6] On December 12, 2012, he released his mixtape Fxck Rap and ATL rapper Trinidad James appears on the track "Pilot." The Fader describes Fxck Rap as "an appealingly eager tape."[7]

On August 2, 2013, Glizzy released his mixtape Law 2, a follow-up to his previous mixtape. The 14-track project features Migos, Yo Gotti, Kevin Gates, Starlito, and more. The following producers soundtracked the project: Karltin Bankz, Izze The Producer, Rick Flare, Metro Boomin, Big K, YB, Beezy, Rico Beats, Lil Lody, LG The Producer.[8]

On February 17, 2014, Glizzy released his mixtape Young Jefe, an 18-track tape hosted by DJ Bigga Rankin, and featured production from Zaytoven, Cardo, Roger Beat and others.[9] From that mixtape, the hit single “Awwsome” turned into the biggest song of his career and peaked at number 45 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[10] It spawned a remix off the record that features A$AP Rocky and 2 Chainz that grabbed more than 750,000 streams on Soundcloud in the first week of its release.[11] The mixtape also features "Medellin" with Young Scooter, as well as appearances from Young Thug, PeeWee Longway, Zed Zilla, Gudda Gudda, Plies and more. It was produced by Cardo, Will A Fool, Zaytoven, and Nito Beats.[12] In 2015, Shy Glizzy was chosen as part of the XXL magazine Freshman Class.[13]

Glizzy released an EP titled "The World is Yours" under the name Jefe in January 2017.[14][15] The song "Take Me Away" was released September 29, 2017.[16] He released the mixtape Quiet Storm on December 12, 2017.[17]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details
Fully Loaded[18]
  • Released: October 12, 2018
  • Label: 300 Entertainment, Glizzy Gang
  • Formats: Digital download

EPs

List of extended plays, with selected details
Title EP details Peak chart positions
US
R&B/HH

[19]
The World Is Yours 37

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with selected details
Title Mixtape details Peak chart positions
US
[21]
US
R&B/HH

[22]
No Brainer'
  • Released: January 19, 2011
Streets Hottest Youngin'
  • Released: October 31, 2011
Law
  • Released: June 6, 2012
Fly Money
(with Jose Guapo)
  • Released: November 14, 2012
Fxck Rap
  • Released: December 12, 2012
Law 2
  • Released: August 1, 2013
Young Jefe
  • Released: February 17, 2014
Law 3: Now or Never
  • Released: December 2, 2014
47
Be Careful
(with Glizzy Gang)
  • Released: June 3, 2015
For Trappers Only
(with Zaytoven)
  • Released: September 30, 2015
Young Jefe 2
  • Released: July 15, 2016
13414
Quiet Storm
  • Released: December 12, 2017

Awards and nominations

Year Awards Category Nominated work Result
2013 O Music Awards[23] Make a Band Famous Himself Nominated
2018 Grammy Awards[24] Best Rap/Sung Performance "Crew" (with GoldLink and Brent Faiyaz) Nominated

References

  1. 1 2 Richards, Chris (21 May 2015). "Six months on the trail with Shy Glizzy, Washington's latest budding rap star". The Washington Post. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  2. Weinstein, Max. "Shy Glizzy Bosses Up in His New 'Congratulations' Video - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  3. "Shy Glizzy – Fxck Rap [Mixtape Review]". Metrojolt. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  4. "Shy Glizzy's Law, Reviewed". Washington City Paper. June 15, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
  5. Kimble, Julian. "10 New DMV Rappers To Watch Out For". Complex. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  6. Zeichner, Naomi. "Download Shy Glizzy's Fxck Rap Mixtape". Fader. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  7. Goddard, Kevin. "Shy Glizzy – Law 2". Hot New Hip Hop. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  8. "Download Shy Glizzy's Young Jefe Mixtape". The Fader. February 17, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
  9. "Shy Glizzy – Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  10. Krastz, Roger. "Shy Glizzy Says Birdman Inspired Him To Get In The Studio With Boosie Badazz". XXL Mag. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  11. Lilah, Rose. "Shy Glizzy – Young Jefe". Hot New Hip Hop. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  12. "XXL Releases Shy Glizzy's 2015 Freshman Class Freestyle and Profile [WATCH]". Music Times. June 24, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
  13. Dandridge-Lemco, Ben. "Shy Glizzy Is Changing His Name To Jefe And Releasing A New Project". The FADER. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  14. Cook-Wilson, Winston (January 3, 2017). "Shy Glizzy Changes Name to Jefe, Releases Zaytoven-Produced "One"". Spin. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  15. Weinstein, Max. "Shy Glizzy Is Back With New Song 'Take Me Away' - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  16. Goddard, Kevin. "Stream Shy Glizzy's "Quiet Storm" Project". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  17. "Fully Loaded by Shy Glizzy". Apple Music. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  18. "Jefe - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  19. The World Is Yours by Jefe on Apple Music. Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved on January 9, 2017.
  20. "Shy Glizzy - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  21. "Shy Glizzy - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  22. "Frank Ocean, Beck Lead O Music Awards Nominees". Billboard. May 16, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  23. "60th GRAMMY Awards: Full Nominees List". The Recording Academy. November 28, 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
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