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Meet Jay Lifted
JAYLIFTED BORN IN QUEENS NEW YORK, RAISED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF CHICAGO. THE BELIZEAN AMERICAN RAPPER DELIVERS A VERSATILE STYLE OF MUSIC. FROM HIS CATCHY CADENCES & MELODIES TO HIS BARS THAT STICK WITH YOU. I’VE HAD A PASSION FOR MUSIC MY ENTIRE LIFE, EVER SINCE I WAS A KID. I ALWAYS HAD NOTEBOOKS FILLED WITH LYRICS AND IDEAS. FROM BEFORE I EVEN STEPPED IN A BOOTH AND RECORDED ANYTHING. THE PASSION WAS ALWAYS THERE FOR ME. I THINK WHAT MAKES ME DIFFERENT AS AN ARTIST IS MY STORY AND WHERE I COME FROM. MY FAMILY COMES FROM BELIZE, WHICH COULD EASILY BE A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY TO MANY. THE THINGS MY FAMILY HAS HAD TO OVERCOME FOR ME TO EVEN BE IN THE POSITION TO WORK AS HARD AS I DO, AND EVEN CREATE MUSIC FOR OTHERS HAS BEEN A BLESSING. THOSE SIMPLE THINGS ARE WHAT DRIVE ME TO WORK THE WAY I DO. AS WELL AS SPARK MY LOVE FOR MUSIC. TO EXPRESS MYSELF AND CREATE IN A SPACE WHERE THERE IS NO RIGHT OR WRONG. IT’S REALLY A FEELING I CAN’T EVEN DESCRIBE IT. WHERE DO I SEE MYSELF IN FIVE YEARS? I’D SAY I SEE MYSELF STAYING FULLY INDEPENDENT, AND IN A POSITION WHERE I CAN CONTINUE TO GIVE MY FANS MUSIC CONSISTENTLY. AS WELL AS SHOWING PEOPLE THAT IT IS OK TO BE AN INDEPENDENT ARTIST AND BUILD A BRAND. I’D ALSO LIKE TO KEEP ON CHECKING THINGS OFF THE BUCKET LIST MUSICALLY SPEAKING. LAST YEAR I WAS ABLE TO RECEIVE MY FIRST PLAQUE FOR MY SINGLE “BUILD IT UP.” THAT WAS MY FIRST RECORD TO REACH OVER A MILLION STREAMS. I FEEL LIKE MY CATALOGUE SHOULD CONTINUE…