IDK (rapper)
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| Birth name | Jason Aaron Mills |
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| Born | May 24, 1992 London, England, United Kingdom |
| Origin | Prince George's County, Maryland, United States |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
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Jason Aaron Mills (born May 24, 1992), professionally known as IDK (also known as Jay IDK; a backronym for Ignorantly Delivering Knowledge),[2] is a British-American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer.[3][4][5][6]
Early life
Jason Aaron Mills was born on May 24, 1992, in London, England to British-American parents. He was raised in Prince George's County, Maryland, where he later started to make music initially under the moniker IDK.[1]
Career
In August 2015, Mills released his second mixtape, titled SubTrap.[7] The name stands for Suburban Trap or "Trap music with substance."[8] The album features the singles "The Plug,"[9] "God Said Trap (King Trappy III)"[10] and "Cookie Addiction" featuring BJ the Chicago Kid.[11] It features production from Skhye Hutch, was mixed by Lo Mein, Tim Webberson, Matt Weiss, and Delbert Bowers.[7] Project management for Subtrap was overseen by Blade Thornton, David Kuti, Clayton Barmore, Quinelle Holder, and Ryan Booth.[12] Mills' style of rapping has been compared to the early work of Kendrick Lamar, especially Lamar's 2011 album Section.80.[13]
On June 22, 2016, Mills was announced as one of the performers at the 2016 Trillectro Music Festival.[14][15] On September 9, 2016, Mills released his third mixtape Empty Bank and premiered it on Forbes.[16] Mills opened for Isaiah Rashad on his "The Lil Sunny" tour which started in January 2017.[17]
On October 13, 2017, Mills released his fourth mixtape IWasVeryBad.
On September 4, 2019, Mills released his debut studio album, Is He Real.
On July 9, 2021, Mills released his second studio album, USEE4YOURSELF.
On April 29, 2022, Mills opened for Zedd at Washington University in St. Louis as part of WILD.
On May 1, 2022, Mills performed at Swarthmore College as part of Worthstock.
On May 6, 2022, Mills released his third studio album, Simple.
Mills' song Dog Food was featured on the soundtrack for the 2022 video game FIFA 23.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| US [18] | ||
| Is He Real |
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| USee4Yourself |
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164 |
| Simple. |
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Mixtapes
| Title | Album details |
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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 :)[19] |
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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 | — |
| "Uh Huh" | Denzel Curry | ||
| "I Don't Sell Dope" | Lil Gnar | GNAR Lif3 | |
| "No Time" | Party Thieves | — | |
| "Beautiful Smile" | Saba | ||
| "And You" | Token, Bas | Between Somewhere | |
| "Beautiful Oblivion" | The Neighbourhood | Hard To Imagine The Neighbourhood Ever Changing | |
| "MINIMIZYA" | 2019 | City Morgue | CITY MORGUE VOL 2: AS GOOD AS DEAD |
| "Al Pacino" | 2020 | Izi | RIOT |
| "Burnin Bridges / Long Day" | 2021 | Quadeca | From Me To You |
| "FREE SMOKE" | 2021 | Jerm | Ultraviolet |
| "Uber Music" | 2021 | Diz Live, Bino Rideaux | Uber Music |
References
- ^ a b "IDK launches new label Clue, shares "Digital" video". The Fader.
- ^ "IDK". Genius. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
- ^ Krzeczowski, Jake. "The Break Presents: Jay IDK". XXL. Retrieved May 9, 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.
- ^ a b 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.
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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.
- ^ @billboardcharts (July 19, 2021). "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200..." (Tweet). Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ McKrell, Aaron. "Review: IDK Finds Good Company on 'IDK & Friends'". HipHopDX. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
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