Jazz Cartier

Jazz Cartier
Cartier performing in February 2016
Cartier performing in February 2016
Background information
Birth nameJahmarie Wishart Adams[1]
Also known asJacuzzi LaFleur
Born (1993-03-19) March 19, 1993 (age 31)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
GenresHip hop
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Years active2010–present
Labels
WebsiteArchived official website at the Wayback Machine (archive index)

Jahmarie Wishart Adams (born March 19, 1993), known professionally as Jazz Cartier, is a Canadian rapper, singer, and songwriter.[2] He is best known for his mixtapes: Marauding in Paradise and Hotel Paranoia.

He has twice been a long listed nominee for the Polaris Music Prize, in 2015 for Marauding in Paradise,[3] and 2016 for Hotel Paranoia,[4][5] and won the Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2017 for Hotel Paranoia.[6] He released his debut studio album Fleurever in July 2018.[7]

Early life

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Jahmarie Wishart Adams was born on March 19, 1993, in Toronto, Ontario.[5] His stepfather worked as a diplomat for the U.S. State Department, which made him move around frequently in childhood with his family, living in various times in the United States, Barbados and Kuwait attending 13 boarding schools.[5][8] He credits the different types of music he was exposed to in these locations as all having had an influence on his own style as a hip-hop musician.[9] Cartier spent majority of his high school career at Avon Old Farms, a prestigious all-male boarding school located in Connecticut, and graduated after transferring to another prep school, the Blue Ridge School located in St. George, Virginia. He then spent a postgraduate year at Bridgton Academy in North Bridgton, ME after completing high school.

He was accepted to an art program at Columbia College Chicago in 2012 but, reluctant to move to a new city where he knew no one, he returned to Toronto.[5]

Musical career

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Cartier performing in May 2015

In 2013 the Get Home Safe Crew was formed in Toronto with 88Glam members Drew Howard & Derek Wise. They met through the city's nightlife scene and eventually moving into together in the Kensington Market neighbourhood.[10]

Cartier had worked on an early version of his debut mixtape, Marauding in Paradise, in 2011, but was not satisfied with the tape.[5] After moving back to Toronto, he began working with record producer Lantz after originally meeting in 2009 at a studio when Cartier was 16 years old.[11] They released the song "Set Fire" in 2014.[12][13] Performing in Toronto-area music venues, he quickly attracted attention[9] — his track "Switch" was regularly played at Toronto Raptors games by team DJ 4Korners,[5] and at a Toronto Red Bull Sound Select show in March 2015 he was introduced by rapper Kardinal Offishall.[5]

Cartier's debut mixtape, Marauding in Paradise, was released on April 15, 2015.[13][14] The mixtape was supported by three singles: "Switch", "New Religion" and "Dead or Alive".[15][16]

Cartier's second mixtape, Hotel Paranoia, was released in February 2016 and was supported by the singles: "Stick & Move" and "I Know".[17][18][19] On February 23, Cartier was announced as one of the performers at the 2016 Osheaga Festival.[20]

He was a shortlisted nominee for the 2016 SOCAN Songwriting Prize for his track "Dead or Alive".[2] In 2017 he won a Juno Award for his mixtape Hotel Paranoia.[21]

Cartier later announced that his next project following Hotel Paranoia would be titled Fleurever on December 16, 2016.[22] Cartier released the lead single from the album titled, "Tempted" on January 6, 2017.[23] The song peaked at number 91 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart, which became his highest and only charting single to date.[24] Cartier later released the singles "Right Now", "Godflower" and "Which One" as singles from the album in 2018.[25][26][27] Fleurever was released on July 27, 2018, and debuted at number 70 on the Canadian Albums Chart.[7][28]

Discography

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Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected details
Title Album details Peak chart positions
CAN
[28]
Fleurever 70
The Fleur Print
  • Released: September 10, 2021[29]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
 TBA

Mixtapes

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List of mixtapes, with selected details
Title Details
Marauding in Paradise
  • Released: April 15, 2015[30]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Hotel Paranoia
  • Released: February 1, 2016[17]
  • Label: Universal Music Canada
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

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As lead artist

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List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
CAN
[24]
"Her Daddy Don't Like Me"[31]
(featuring JB and Scotch Butta) 		2010 — non-album single
"Switch"[32] 2014 — Marauding in Paradise
"New Religion"[15] 2015 —
"Dead or Alive"[16] —
"Stick & Move"[18] — Hotel Paranoia
"I Know"[19] —
"Ring"[33]
(with Ye Ali) 		2016 — non-album singles
"Waste"[34] —
"Just in Case"[35] —
"Pree"[36] —
"Tempted" 2017 91 Fleurever
"How Did I Get This Deep?"[37] — non-album single
"Right Now"[25]
(featuring KTOE) 		2018 — Fleurever
"Godflower"[26] —
"Which One"[27] —
"Touring"[38]
(with KTOE) 		2019 — non-album singles
"Itchin' for a Lick"[39] 2020 —
"Disclosure"[40] — The Fleur Print
"Basement"[41] —
"Nothin 2 Me"
(with Cousin Stizz)[42] 		2021 —
"Two of 'Em"
(with Buddy)[43] 		—
"B.I.G."
(with Grandtheft)[44] 		— TBA
"Woah"
(with Tobi)[45] 		—
"Rock the Boat"
(with Kyle)[46] 		— The Fleur Print
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List of singles as a featured artist, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Special"[47]
(Lex Aura featuring Rexx Life Raj and Jazz Cartier) 		2017 non-album single
"Come Inside"[48]
(Lou Phelps featuring Jazz Cartier) 		2018 002 / Love Me
"Prettiest"[49]
(Ro Ransom featuring Jazz Cartier) 		Momentum
"Crazy World"[50]
(WaveIQ featuring Jazz Cartier) 		2019 non-album single

Guest appearances

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List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Artist(s) Album
"Still Up"[51] 2016 Wale, Phil Ade Summer on Sunset
"Indicted Mind"[52] Ken Rebel, Danny Seth Indicted Mind
"Blue Cross, Blue Shield"[53] 2017 Itsthereal Teddy Bear Fresh
"Waterworld"[54] 2018 Falcons, B. Lewis, GoldLink Daydrift
"Ring 4x"[55] 2019 Ye Ali Private Suite
"Weekend"[56] Ty Senoj Metroflwr
"Casablanca"[57] Naar, Issam Safar

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2015 SiriusXM Indie Awards Rap/Hip-Hop Artist or Group of the Year Himself Nominated [58]
Polaris Music Prize Canadian Album of the Year Marauding in Paradise Nominated [59]
2016 SiriusXM Indie Awards Rap/R&B Artist/Group of the Year Himself Nominated [60]
iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards Best Hip-Hop Video "The Valley/Dead or Alive" Nominated [61]
Best New Canadian Artist Himself Nominated [61]
SOCAN Songwriting Prize Canadian Song of the Year "Dead or Alive" Nominated [2]
Polaris Music Prize Canadian Album of the Year Hotel Paranoia Nominated [62]
2017 Juno Award Breakthrough Artist of the Year Himself Nominated [63]
Rap Recording of the Year Hotel Paranoia Won [6]
Canadian Independent Music Awards Rap/R&B Artist/Group of the Year Himself Nominated [64]
iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards Best Hip Hop Video "Red Alert/100 Roses" Nominated [65]

Filmography

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Film and television
Year Title Role Notes
2017 6ix Rising[66] Himself Documentary showcasing Toronto's hip-hop featuring numerous Canadian rap artists.

References

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  3. ^ "Polaris Music Prize Announces 2015 Long List". Exclaim!, June 16, 2015.
  4. ^ "Polaris Music Prize unveils long list of albums in Whitehorse". Edmonton Journal, June 15, 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "Jazz Cartier Takes Us Inside 'Marauding in Paradise'". Exclaim!, May 8, 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Jazz Cartier Wins A 2017 Juno Award, Says Canadian Radio Should "Stop Bullshitting"". The Fader. April 2, 2017. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  7. ^ a b c Mojica, Nick (July 27, 2018). "Jazz Cartier Drops Debut Album 'Fleurever'". XXL. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  8. ^ "Jazz Cartier is Toronto's prince of hip-hop". February 4, 2016. Archived from the original on December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Jazz Cartier is the new darling of Toronto hip-hop". BlogTO, May 5, 2015.
  10. ^ "Jazz Cartier is Toronto's prince of hip-hop". February 4, 2016. Archived from the original on December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
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  12. ^ Nostro, Lauren (August 20, 2014). "Premiere: Watch Jazz Cartier's "Set Fire" Video". Complex. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  13. ^ a b "The Story Behind Every Song on Jazz Cartier's 'Marauding In Paradise'". Noisey, April 17, 2015.
  14. ^ "Jazz Cartier Takes Us Inside 'Marauding in Paradise'". exclaim.ca. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  15. ^ a b "New Religion – Single by Jazz Cartier". Apple Music. April 28, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  16. ^ a b "Dead Or Alive – Single by Jazz Cartier". Apple Music. September 18, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  17. ^ a b Zorgel, Aaron (February 1, 2016). "Stream Jazz Cartier's 'Hotel Paranoia' Album". Complex. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  18. ^ a b Walker, Angus (November 5, 2015). "Jazz Cartier – Stick & Move". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  19. ^ a b Schwartz, Danny (November 17, 2015). "Jazz Cartier – I Know". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  20. ^ Marsh, Ray (February 23, 2016). "Jazz Cartier part of hip hop line up at Osheaga Festival". RapWave. Archived from the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  21. ^ "Gord Downie wins three Junos at music awards gala dinner Saturday night". London Free Press, Lynn Saxberg and Peter Hum. April 1, 2017
  22. ^ Lilah, Rose (December 16, 2016). "Jazz Cartier Announces New Project "Fleurever"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  23. ^ "Tempted – Single by Jazz Cartier on Apple Music". iTunes. January 6, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  24. ^ a b "Jazz Cartier – Chart history (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  25. ^ a b "Right Now (feat. Ktoe) – Single by Jazz Cartier on Apple Music". iTunes. April 6, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  26. ^ a b "GODFLOWER – Single by Jazz Cartier on Apple Music". iTunes. May 18, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  27. ^ a b "Which One – Single by Jazz Cartier on Apple Music". iTunes. June 22, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  28. ^ a b "Jazz Cartier – Chart History: Canadian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  29. ^ "Jazz Cartier Releases 'The Fleur Print' f/ Buddy, KYLE, Kari Faux, and More". Complex Networks.
  30. ^ Schwartz, Danny (April 18, 2015). "Jazz Cartier – Marauding In Paradise". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  31. ^ "Her Daddy Don't Like Me (feat. JB & Scotch Butta) – Single by Jazz Cartier". Apple Music. March 5, 2010. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  32. ^ Zeichner, Naomi (October 15, 2014). "Jazz Cartier Premieres "Switch" Video". The Fader. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  33. ^ "Ring – Single by Ye Ali & Jazz Cartier". Apple Music. April 4, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  34. ^ "Waste – Single by Jazz Cartier". Apple Music. August 14, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  35. ^ "Just In Case – Single by Jazz Cartier". Apple Music. September 16, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  36. ^ "PREE – Single by Jazz Cartier". Apple Music. December 9, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  37. ^ "How Did I Get This Deep? – Single by Jazz Cartier". Apple Music. November 17, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  38. ^ "Touring – Single by Ktoe & Jazz Cartier". Apple Music. March 1, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  39. ^ "Itchin' for a Lick – Single by Jazz Cartier". Apple Music. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  40. ^ "Disclosure – Single by Jazz Cartier". October 16, 2020.
  41. ^ "Basement – Single by Jazz Cartier". November 20, 2020.
  42. ^ "Nothin 2 Me – Single by Jazz Cartier & Cousin Stizz". March 12, 2021.
  43. ^ "Two of 'Em – Single by Jazz Cartier & Buddy". May 19, 2021.
  44. ^ "B.I.G. – Single by Grandtheft & Jazz Cartier". August 13, 2021.
  45. ^ "Woah – Single by TOBi & Jazz Cartier". August 15, 2021.
  46. ^ "Rock the Boat – Single by Jazz Cartier & KYLE". August 20, 2021.
  47. ^ "Special (feat. Rexx Life Raj & Jazz Cartier) – Single by Lex Aura". Apple Music. July 21, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  48. ^ "Come Inside (feat. Jazz Cartier) – Single by Lou Phelps". Apple Music. February 23, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  49. ^ "Prettiest (feat. Jazz Cartier) – Single by Ro Ransom". Apple Music. June 20, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  50. ^ "Crazy World (feat. Jazz Cartier) – Single by WaveIQ". Apple Music. November 15, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  51. ^ Smith, Trevor (June 18, 2016). "Wale – Still Up Feat. Phil Ade & Jazz Cartier (Prod. By Lee Major) [New Song]". HNHH. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  52. ^ "Indicted Mind by Ken Rebel". Apple Music. August 26, 2016. Archived from the original on March 18, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  53. ^ "Teddy Bear Fresh by ItsTheReal". Apple Music. May 26, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  54. ^ "Daydrift – EP by Falcons & B. Lewis". Apple Music. October 26, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  55. ^ "Private Suite by Ye Ali". Apple Music. March 21, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  56. ^ "Metroflwr by Ty Senoj". Apple Music. August 22, 2019. Archived from the original on March 18, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  57. ^ "Safar by Naar". Apple Music. September 13, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
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  65. ^ "Full List of THE 2017 IHEARTRADIO MMVA Nominees – Bell Media". www.bellmedia.ca. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  66. ^ "Noisey's 6ix Rising features Jazz Cartier, Pressa & more". HipHopCanada. December 5, 2017.
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