August 08 (musician)

August 8 is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and recording artist.

Early life

August 8 was born as Ray Jacobs and grew up in South Los Angeles.[1] His stage and recording name was selected because his father's birthday was the eighth of August.[2]

Music career

August 8 is an R&B singer and recording artist[3] that fuses R&B with influences including hip-hop, electronica, and dance.[4] As a songwriter in the years before he was releasing his own music, he wrote songs for artists including DJ Khaled—including his track “I'm the One”, which reached number one on the Billboard chart—Justin Bieber,[1] Lil Wayne,[5] Chance The Rapper.[6][7]

In 2018 August 8 released the EP FATHER in 2018, and was featured on the Wynne song "Spiral" later that year.[8] August 8 released the song "Blood on My Hands" in 2019, featuring Smino.[9] He is signed to label 88rising x Red Bull Records, and has performed with other 88rising artists at live music festivals.[10]

References
  1. Celine Teo-Blockey (August 29, 2019). "After years of writing hits for others, South LA native AUGUST 08 is ready to set out on his own with a deeply personal sound". Red Bull Bulletin.
  2. Donna-Claire Chesman (April 11, 2018). "Meet AUGUST 08, the K-Town Singer Who Wants Kids to Know It's Okay to Cry - "Don't be afraid to have emotions."". DJ Booth.
  3. Jake Nixon (February 13, 2019). "Smino Joins Rising Artist AUGUST 08 On Smooth Collab "Blood on My Hands"". This Song is Sick.
  4. "Smino Joins August 08 On "Blood On My Hands"". February 13, 2019.
  5. Bryan Hanh (August 7, 2019). "AUGUST 08 pens his own novel on Happy Endings with an Asterisk". The Fader.
  6. "August 08 Reveals BLOOD ON MY HANDS Feat. Smino Remix". Broadway World. May 3, 2019.
  7. "August 08".
  8. Sydney Gore (February 13, 2019). "August 08 & Smino Are Smooth Operators on "Blood on My Hands"". High Snobiety.
  9. Craig Jones. "88rising star AUGUST 08 joins Smino on "Blood On My Hands"". Ear Milk.
  10. Emmanuel Maduakolam (May 3, 2019). "August 08 Gets Channel Tres to Remix "Blood On My Hands"". Hype Beast.
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