Jayy Grams Talks 'Every Gram Counts' & Joining The ...

The 20-year-old rapper finds music to be his calling — his ticket out. Growing up on old school Hip-Hop and R&B, Jayy lost his father at the age ... Featured JayyGramsTalks‘EveryGramCounts’&JoiningTheCinematicFamily June1,2020 ReadthefullinterviewonAllHipHop.com! JayyGrams isheretoproveyoucanmakeitoutofBaltimore,nomatteryourcircumstances. The20-year-oldrapperfindsmusictobehiscalling—histicketout.GrowinguponoldschoolHip-HopandR&B,Jayylosthisfatherattheageof6.At12-years-old,hebeganproducinghisowntracksontheBoothApp,whichleadtotheformationofhisLOWFicollective. Soonafter,he’dcatchtheattentionofJonnyShipeswhosignedhimtohisCinematicMusicGroupimprint.WithJayy’smostrecentsingle“HoodTales,”fansareexposedtoafirst-personperspectiveofhisupbringingandthetrialsandtribulationshehadtogothroughcomingoutthemud.Hiscleverwordplayandstorytellinglyricscannotbeoverlooked,givingthemasseshopethatrealhip-hopisstillthriving. AllHipHopcaughtupwiththeLiberty-Garrisonnative,whodescribeshimselfasa“veryintrospectiveperson.I’manaveragedudewholikestorapaboutthingsIgothrough.Ialwaystrytohavesubstanceinmymusic.”ReadbelowaswediscusshisupbringinginBaltimore,relationshipwithSmokeDZA,hisnewproject,hisTop5artistsinrotation,andmore! AllHipHop: BeingfromBaltimore,howhasthatinfluencedyourlifeandcareer? JayyGrams: Baltimoreinfluencedmealot,itgavemealotofsubstanceifanything.Youalwaysseealotgrowingup.Iknowtoomanypeoplewhohavethesamestereotypicalstorieslikegrowingupwithoutafatherinthehousehold,samethingwithmetoo.Youputshitlikethatinthemusicalot.Thesoundingeneral,Inevertrytostayinonething.Baltimorehasthisreallyhypething,theylovetogetturnt.It’sturnupandgangsta,soItrytogetcreative. AllHipHop: Bringusbacktothedaysyouformed1/3ofthegroupLOWFi. JayyGrams: LOWFiwasmeandmymanfromBaltimore,andanotherguyfromFlorida.Wemetontheinternet,thisappcalledBoothapp.ItwasbasicallyTwitterforrappers,itdoesn’tevenexistanymorebecauseitwasthatbad.YoucouldprobablysearchitonGoogle,butit’sgone.Weweretheonlyyoungn*ggasonthereforreal,everyoneelseweredrugaddicts.Weeasilyconnected,2youngpeoplewhoweren’tdrugaddictswhocouldrap.MymansfromBaltimorewasn’tevenrappingatfirst,hejusthadwritten.I’mlike“theserecordsarelikehowmyrecordsare,youjustdon’tknowhowtorap.”Wekepthiminthegroupuntilhelearnedhowtoflow.Eventually,we’regoingstepbysteponSoundcloud,thenYouTube.Oneday,wegotintunewithJohnny. AllHipHop: How’dJohnnyShipesfindyou? JayyGrams: Isentthefreestyle,he’slike“yo,yougotmoremusic?”Atthetime,Iwasstillrecordinginmycloset.Isenthimthissongcalled“Hypebeast”Ihad,hesaiditwasdopeandputitonCinematicRadioVolume7.Hesaid“let’sbuild.Comeout,I’lltakeyoutoNewYorkfortheholiday.”It’soneofthoseirrelevantholidays,likeLaborDay.Ididn’tevenknowhemeantthat.Itwas2daysfromwhenIsenthimthefreestyle.Icameup,weconnectedandstartedrecording.IrecordedGrime & Basslinez,itwaslegendary. AllHipHop: HowdoesitfeeltobeapartoftheCinematicfamily? JayyGrams: It’sdope,definitely.It’ssofunnytoobecauseI’vebeensosilent.Ihaven’tdroppedatapein3years.IwasstillwithLOWFiforabitandmyprojectwasn’tentirelyfinishedhowIwantedittobe.WekeptgoingwithLOWFiuntilIfinishedmyshit.We’restillagroup,I’mjusttryingtohoneinonmyshitrightnow. AllHipHop: How’dyougetyournameJayyGrams? JayyGrams: S##t,sellingweedbasically..[laughs]Tomakeitshort. AllHipHop: Whendidyourealizeyoucouldwalkawayfromhustlingandmakealivingoffofmusic? JayyGrams: Iwasalwaysafakehustler.IsoldweedbecauseIloveweed.Ialwayshadit,soI’mlikewassup?I’minhighschool,Imightaswell.Ialwayslikedmusic,thatwasmypassion. AllHipHop: Youlostyourfatheratage6,howhasthatmoldedyouintowhoyouaretoday? JayyGrams: Ididn’tevenknowwhatwashappening.Atthatage,itneverreallyregistered.Iknewhewasgone,buttheelementofdeathdidn’treallykickin.Ididn’tknowdeathinitsentirety,Ithoughtyoucouldsomehowcomeback.Iwas8whenitreallyregistered,like“damnI’mfollowingthestereotype.”Thats##t’scrazy. AllHipHop: Whatwouldyourfatherthinkaboutyourrapsnow? JayyGrams: Wellhewasactuallyasinger,Icanholdamusicnotebecauseofmydad.He’ddefinitelyf##kwithmys##tbecausehewasalwaysaBiggiefan.IdefinitelyrememberhimbumpingtoFatJoe,soIknowhe’safan.“LeanBack”ands##t.[chuckles] AllHipHop: Youreleasedthe“HoodTales”video,whatwereyougoingthroughwhenyourecordedit? JayyGrams: Itwasreally:howcouldIcapturethefeelofsomebodywho’slostitall?Intheworstsituationever.Notonlywereyoucaughtupinsomes##tyoudidn’tmeantobein,youkilledsomebody.Youcouldgotojail.“HoodTales”isbitsandpiecesofthingsthathappened.I’vedefinitelygotteninafight,there’sbeenshootouts.Itdidn’thappeninthatorder,butdefinitelyalotoftrueshitinthatinthestory. AllHipHop: Howoftenwereyouexperiencingdeathandviolencegrowingup? JayyGrams: Whenmyfatherdied,thatwasthedominoeffect.Alsobeforethatin2004,that’swhenmygrandfatherdied.Myfather’sfather,itwasbacktobacktoback.Itstartedhappeningmoreandmore.WhenIgottohighschool,that’swhenpeopleyouknewstarteddyingtoo.Notonlyisitfamily,butrandompeople.Yourhomeboysgettingthebulls##t,f##kingrandomaccidents.It’salwaysbeenaroundme,butthat’sBaltimoregeneral. AllHipHop: Howhasmusicbeenacopingmechanismforyou? JayyGrams: It’sdefinitelyanoutlet.It’sfun.Music’sreallymys##tbro.Ilovemusic.Certainpeoplearebornforthisshit.I’mawriter,musicistheoutletIchoosetowritewith. AllHipHop:CongratsonreleasingEveryGramCounts.What’sthesignificanceinthetitle? JayyGrams:Appreciateyou.EverythingIdocounts.EverylittlemoveImakecounts.EverybitofmusicIputonthatprojectcounted.Everythingisatripleentendreforreal.Everyversatilesong,Itrytoputabunchofflavorsonthere.EveryGramCounts. AllHipHop:Whatsongsmeanthemosttoyouandwhy? JayyGrams:“ROSES”explainsmeasapersonmorethananyothersongonthere.“LightYagami”becauseit’sleapingmeintothisnextprojectI’mdoingrightnow.It’stheintrotoamovielowkey.Eventhoughit’sanoutro,it’sabouttobeanintrotoamovie.“Keanu”too,Iputthatontheretoshowtheversatility.Icouldgoeitherway,itdoesn’tmatter. AllHipHop:DoyoufeellikerealHip-Hopishardtobeseennowadays? JayyGrams:Hellno.It’swaysoflookingatit,peopledon’twanttolookatitatthispoint.AnybodyIhearsaythat,youdoen’twanttolook.Hip-Hop’salmostmainstreamnow.Griselda,somanypeopleputtingonforrap. AllHipHop:HowwaslinkingwithSmokeDZAon“Smok’nGrams”? JayyGrams: DZA’smyf##kingmymentorrightnow.DZA’sdefinitelytheOG.He’spassingmethebaton,Ihavetoseizethemoment.He’sbeenguidingme.Wehavethesameearforbeats,it’scrazy.Everything’sbeenrealauthenticwithus.Hecameintothesession,he’slike“yothisbeatishard.Letmehoponthis.”Hedidhisversefirst,Iputmineonsecond.Wekeptgoingonafterthat. AllHipHop:Whatisitabouthimthatyouguysvibesowell? JayyGrams: Webothlikeweed.Ifhe’stheKushGod,I’mtheKushDemigod.He’sagenuineassperson.Youneverknowwhenyouclickwithpeople.Whenyouclickwithsomeone,themusic’sgoingtobeinevitable. AllHipHop: WhoareyourTop5artistsinrotation? JayyGrams: It’sgoingtobeKendrick,Kendrick’salwaysfinessinghiswayintomys##t.RioDaYoungOG,hebespazzingbuthe’shilarious.MymansBabyfaceRay,If##kwithhimalot.SleepyHallowfromNewYork,I’vebeenbumpinghissongonalot.AndLilBaby. AllHipHop: Whataresomegoalsforyourselfatthispointofyourcareer? JayyGrams: I’mtryingtodrop3moreprojectsthisyear.Iwanttogetalotmorefeatures,IonlygotafeaturewithDZA.IneedtorecordwithalotmorepeopleinBaltimore. AllHipHop: Doyoufreestyleordoyouwrite? JayyGrams: Iwrite.Iwritemyassoff.Icanfreestylefreestyle.Ifreestyleagoodamountofsongs,butI’mstuckinmyways. AllHipHop: Anythingelseyouwanttoletusknow? JayyGrams: Igotalots##tcoming.I’mworkingrightnow,that’snottheend.Igottoomuchs##tcoming.EveryGramCountsisoutnow!Weouthere. allhiphopeverygramcountsfomoblogJayyGramssmokedza 0Comments Share shirju YouMightAlsoLike JheneAikoStaysDangerousAndVeryL.A.WithYG September19,2018 SAMDAMESHEK|NEWCOFFEETABLEBOOK‘YOURSTRULY’&CLOTHINGLINE‘WISHMELUCK’ August17,2021 LilWayneBringsOutWizKhalifa,TheGame,BigSean&PoloGAtUproarFestivalInLosAngeles August16,2021 NoComments LeaveaReplyCancelReplyName* Email* Website Δ Twitter happylunarnewyear🧧 About6hoursago gunnahastheperfectfeatures About10hoursago rihanna&rockybabyabouttobesogorgeous Yesterday self-care>>>>> Yesterday dowhatyoulove&fucktherest. 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