IDK (rapper)
Jason Aaron Mills (born May 24, 1992), professionally known as IDK (formerly Jay IDK), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer.[1][2][3][4]
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Birth name | Jason Aaron Mills |
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Born | London, England | May 24, 1992
Origin | Bowie, Maryland, U.S. |
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Years active | 2012–present |
Labels | Warner |
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Career
In August 2015, Mills released his second mixtape, titled SubTrap.[5] The name stands for Suburban Trap or "Trap music with substance."[6] The album features the singles "The Plug,"[7] "God Said Trap (King Trappy III)"[8] and "Cookie Addiction" featuring BJ the Chicago Kid.[9] It features production from Skhye Hutch, was mixed by Lo Mein, Tim Webberson, Matt Weiss, and Delbert Bowers.[5] Project management for Subtrap was overseen by Blade Thornton, David Kuti, Clayton Barmore, Quinelle Holder, and Ryan Booth.[10] Mills' style of rapping has been compared to the early work of Kendrick Lamar, especially Lamar's 2011 album Section.80.[11]
On June 22, 2016, Mills was announced as one of the performers at the 2016 Trillectro Music Festival.[12][13] On September 9, 2016, Mills released his album Empty Bank and premiered it on Forbes Magazine.[14] Mills opened for Isaiah Rashad on his "The Lil Sunny" tour which started in January 2017.[15]
On October 13, 2017, Mills released his fourth mixtape IWasVeryBad.
On September 4, 2019, Mills released his debut studio album, Is He Real.
Discography
Albums
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Is He Real |
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Mixtapes
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Sex, Drugs & Homework (as Jay IDK) |
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SubTrap (as Jay IDK) |
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Empty Bank (as Jay IDK) |
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IWASVERYBAD |
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IDK & FRIENDS :)[16] |
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IDK & FRIENDS 2 (Basketball County Soundtrack) |
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Guest appearances
Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
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"Kristi YamaGucci" | 2018 | ASAP Ferg, Denzel Curry, NickNack | N/A |
"Uh Huh" | Denzel Curry | ||
"No Time" | Party Thieves | ||
"Beautiful Smile" | Saba | ||
"And You" | Token, Bas | Between Somewhere | |
"Beautiful Oblivion" | The Neighbourhood | Hard To Imagine The Neighbourhood Ever Changing | |
"Minimizia" | 2019 | City Morgue | "As Good As Dead" |
References
- Krzeczowski, Jake. "The Break Presents: Jay IDK". XXL. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
- Skelton, Eric. "LISTEN TO TWO EXPLOSIVE NEW SINGLES FROM JAY IDK". Pigeons & Planes. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
- Ju, Shirley. "Jay IDK Drops "Mentality" & "Somebody"". HipHopDX. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
- Kyles, Yohance. "#DMVOnTheMove: Jay IDK Is Expanding His Tribe Of Supporters By Ignorantly Delivering Knowledge". AllHipHop. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
- Frydenlund, Zach. "Premiere: Stream IDK's 'Subtrap' Project". Complex. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
- Martinez, Adrian. "Premier: Jay IDK "God Said Trap" FT. Ash Riser". Mass Appeal. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- Leight, Elias. "Vent Your Frustrations With Jay IDK's "Metro"". The Fader. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
- Lewis, Brittany. "Jay IDK & Deniro Farrar "Trust Nobody" (NEW MUSIC)". Global Grind. Interactive One. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
- Belassen, Lorenzo. "Jay IDK Recruits BJ The Chicago Kid forKid". 2DOPEBOYZ. Retrieved June 28, 2016. Cite magazine requires
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- Krzeczowski, Jake. "The Break Presents: Jay IDK". XXL.
- Case, Wesley. "Kid Cudi, Rae Sremmurd to headline 5th Trillectro Music Festival at Merriweather". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
- Hartleb, Ellie. "Trillectro 2016 Lineup Announced". NBC Washington. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
- Setaro, Shawn. "Rapper Jay IDK Gets Real About Money On 'Empty Bank'". Forbes. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
- Morris, Hannah. "jayidkfan.weebly.com". Weebly.
- McKrell, Aaron. "Review: IDK Finds Good Company on 'IDK & Friends'". HipHopDX. Retrieved January 18, 2019.