Jay-5Flow
Jay-5Flow | |
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 Jay-5Flow, 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Omar Craig Forsythe |
| Born | 2 August 1982 |
| Origin | Rio Nuevo, Ocho Rios, Jamaica' |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, musician, songwriter |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | VP Records |
| Associated acts | Spragga Benz, Japanese, Kalado, Suvi, Rebel Soulz, Hot Boxxx Entertainment, VP Records, Chase Mills Records, Minto Pierre (MPR) |
| Website | jay5flow |
OMAR CRAIG FORSYTHE (born August 2, LEO) was born and raised in Jamaica. He is known musically as JAY-5Flow. Jay-5, for short, is a Los Angeles based international reggae and dancehall artist, who has been popularly recognized for his 2015 hit single 'Dancehall Macarena'; produced by Hot Boxxx Entertainment, and distributed by VP Records.
Background and Career[edit]
Forsythe was born in Governs Pen, and grew up in Rio Nuevo/Ocho Rios, Jamaica. In the late 1990’s, with the support of his colleague Russian (Christian/reggae producer/engineer) of Brick Steel Productions, Forsythe began performing at local shows in the parishes of St. Mary and St. Ann, Jamaica. He did this whilst working a day job as a contract Entertainment Performer in hotels and resorts across Jamaica’s northern parishes. In 2003, Omar 'Jay-5Flow' Forsythe relocated to Los Angeles, California to further pursue his career in entertainment. Jay-5 then met the producer and CEO of Rebel Soulz, through Russian in 2008.
Working with Russian & Spragga Benz[edit]
Under the guidance of the members of Rebel Soulz, Jay-5 did his first professional music recordings, which included 'Magic (Pearl Riddim)' and 'Just Dance (Current Affairs Riddim)'. After that recording and performing, music became a career for Forsythe. This led to his alliance with well-known dancehall artist, Spragga Benz, who is the CEO of Red Square productions and actor from the Jamaican hit movie Shottas (Wayne). Jay-5's relationship with Spragga Benz and his Red Square family created platforms that gave the artist opportunities to perform on international events (Jamaica Observer 2015)[1]. Jay-5Flow toured several states in the U.S. with Spragga Benz; sharing the stage with rapper Foxy Brown, Kymani Marley, Beenie Man, Gyptian, Warrior King, Konshens, Kranium, and several others.
Achievements & Milestones[edit]
In 2011, Forsythe started pursuing his career in music as a full-time artiste.This decision was then followed by Jay-5's Sting 2014 performance in Portmore, Jamaica (Grant 2014) [2][3]. At the 2014 Grammy's, Jay-5 was nominated [4] within the pop/reggae category for his collaborated song, 'Tick Tock[5]' featuring Suvi (Grant 2014). In the following year, 2015, VP Records signed Jay-5 to a 4 year distribution deal (Jackson 2017)[6]. Later in that year [2015] he would have recorded 'Dancehall Macarena', his hit single; produced by Hot Boxxx Entertainment, and distributed by VP Records. Forsythe was later confirmed guess-hosting the Beach Road Trip (BRT) in 2016[7].
In addition to the 'Dancehall Macarena', Jay-5Flow has also been recognized for his song, 'Tick Tock' co-recorded by Jay-5 and International entertainer SuVi (Suvi Suresh). 'Tick Tock' was written and produced by Paul Drago, LA Music Award winner and Abby Cubey (cdBaby.com 2014)[8][9].
Forsythe is otherwise known to have an established work relationship with billboard producer, Minto Pierre (MPR), whom produced the track for 'Shake It Señorita' from Jay-5's album, The Dancehall Macarena[10] (The Tropixs 2018). Pierre is Jay-5’s producer and has been working with him since the beginning of his music career.
More recently, In 2018, Jay-5Flow released a single entitled ‘Me Noh Play’, produced by Big Zim Records, Kingston, Jamaica.
Forsythe was previously managed by the CEO of Belize-runway. This has contributed to his general exposure as an international reggae and dancehall artist[11].
See also[edit]
- Jay-5Flow featured on Maria Jackson Magazine
- Jay-5Flow eyes buzz in Jamaica | The Star, Jamaica
- Jay-5Flow | BandMix
- Jay-5 Flow performs in 'Cali' next week | The Star, Jamaica
- Everyone Is Doing The ”Dancehall Macarena”
- New Dancehall Dance Sensation | Maria Jackson Magazine
- KingstonToLA Interview: Jay5-Flow [2018 DANCEHALL]
- JAY-5FLOW SCORES HUGE HIT IN PANAMA
- Controversial video by dancehall artiste Jay-5Flow
- 'Whine' Gets Some Traction | The Jamaica Observer
- RAVE REVIEWS FOR 'ONE CHANCE'
- REBEL SOULZ DROPS 'CURRENT AFFAIRS' RIDDIM
- SPRAGGA BENZ NURTURES RED SQUARE RECRUITS IN 2012
- "Jamaican artist Jay-5Flow will also be taking the stage."
References[edit]
- ↑ "Jamaica Observer Limited". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ↑ Grant, Dominique (December 26, 2014). "JAY-5 FLOW PERFORMS TONIGHT!! #MAGNUM #STING #2014 #RSQRB". Redsquare Rebelnation. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ↑ THE PARTY MINISTER (2015-02-07), JAY-5FLOW TALKS STING 2014, retrieved 2019-02-19
- ↑ Grant, Dominique (October 23, 2014). "GRAMMY Nominees Are In!! Congrats to SuVi & Jay-5! "Tick Tock" was accepted in 2 categories of the Grammy's". Redsquare Rebelnation. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ↑ "Tick Tock (feat. Jay-5 Flow) - QQ音乐-千万正版音乐海量无损曲库新歌热歌天天畅听的高品质音乐平台！". y.qq.com. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ↑ Magazine, Maria Jackson (2017-05-08). "Jay-5Flow Bio (@Jay5flow)". MARIA JACKSON MAGAZINE. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ↑ Tropixs, The (2018-03-30). "Jay-5Flow Drops "Controversial" Music Video". The Tropixs. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ↑ "Suvi (featuring Jay-5 Flow) - Tick Tock". Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ↑ ♫ Tick Tock - Suvi. Listen @cdbaby, retrieved 2019-02-21
- ↑ Tropixs, The (2018-06-24). "Grammy Nominated Jay-5Flow 'Noh Play' With Dancehall". The Tropixs. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ↑ "Caye Easter Bash". www.7newsbelize.com. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
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