Jae Millz
{{short description|American rapper}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Jae Millz
| image = Jae Millz performing at General Motors Place.jpg
| caption = Millz performing in 2009
| birth_name = Jarvis Antonio Mills{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/896646264 |title=ACTING BRAND NEW |website=ASCAP |publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers |access-date=April 29, 2023}}
| alias = J.A.E., Yae, Jar Jar
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|09|11}}
| birth_place = New York City, U.S.
| genre = Hip hop
| occupation = Rapper
| years_active = 2002-present
| label = Atlantic Records, Young Money, Cash Money, Warner Bros.
| associated_acts = Lil Wayne, Gudda Gudda, Lil Twist, Birdman
| website = {{url|millzy.com}}
}}
Jarvis Antonio Mills (born September 11, 1983), better known by his stage name Jae Millz, is an American rapper from Harlem, New York.{{cite web|title=Jae Millz|url=http://www.last.fm/music/Jae+Millz|publisher=Last.fm|access-date=December 29, 2012}} He is best known for his performances on Young Money Entertainment's 2009 singles "BedRock" and "Every Girl," having signed to the label a year prior.{{cite web | url=https://www.xxlmag.com/happy-birthday-jae-millz/ | title=Happy Birthday, Jae Millz! - XXL | date=September 11, 2015 }}{{cite magazine|last=Arnold|first=Paul|title=DX-clusive: Jae Millz speaks on deal with Lil Wayne|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.6505/title.dx-clusive-jae-millz-speaks-on-deal-with-lil-wayne|magazine=HipHopDX|access-date=December 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915032454/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.6505/title.dx-clusive-jae-millz-speaks-on-deal-with-lil-wayne|archive-date=September 15, 2012|url-status=dead}} His debut album, Nothing Is Promised was scheduled for release in 2013, although it remains unreleased; he departed from the label the following year.{{cite web|last=Alexis|first=Nadeska|title=Jae Millz Says 'Hearing Voices' Is Aimed At All YMCMB Detractors|url=http://www.hiphopmusicc.com/jae-millz-says-hearing-voices-is-aimed-at-all-ymcmb-detractors-2/|publisher=HipHopMusicc.com|access-date=December 29, 2012|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126013915/http://www.hiphopmusicc.com/jae-millz-says-hearing-voices-is-aimed-at-all-ymcmb-detractors-2/|archive-date=January 26, 2013}}
Mills is also known for his rap battles with MCs including Murda Mook, E Ness, K-Shine, 40 Cal. and J.R. Writer.{{cite web|title=Jae Millz Interview|url=http://nerdatthecooltable.com/2011/03/jae-millz-interview/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217130005/http://nerdatthecooltable.com/2011/03/jae-millz-interview/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=December 17, 2014|publisher=Nerd At the Cool Table|access-date=December 29, 2012}}
Biography
Jae Millz was born in Harlem, New York. He started writing lyrics while at junior high school. He followed his love for art and went to the New York High School for Cartoon and Fashion Architecture.{{cite web|last=Mousdell|first=Daniel|title=LilWayneHQ.com's Exclusive Interview With Young Money's Jae Millz|url=http://www.lilwaynehq.com/2009/11/lilwaynehq-exclusive-interview-with-young-moneys-jae-millz/|publisher=LilWayneHQ.com|access-date=December 29, 2012}}
Millz grew to local fame by winning hip hop battles and doing performances and releasing a number of mixtapes. In 2003, he released his debut single "No, No, No", which received radio play and peaked at number 89 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.{{cite magazine|title=Jae Millz Album & Song Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jae millz|chart=all}}|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|access-date=December 29, 2012}} After the success of the song, Millz was offered a record deal with Warner Bros. Records. However, due to creative differences, he left the label, without having an album released. Soon after that he signed with Universal Records. Eventually, he left Universal, too, due to the lack of promotion, as the label was giving priority to other artists.{{cite magazine|last=Hatfield|first=Quinton|title=Jae Millz: New Money|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/interviews/id.1089/title.jae-millz-new-money|magazine=HipHopDX|access-date=December 29, 2012}}
Jae Millz' 2004 single "Streetz Melting" was featured on the soundtrack of the EA video game NBA Live 06.
Millz has released 20 mixtapes since 2004, including Back 2 Tha Future, Zone Out Season and Dead Presidents.{{cite web|title=Jae Millz Discography|date=June 17, 2009 |url=http://www.youngmoneyhq.com/artists/jae-millz/discography/|publisher=YoungMoneyHQ.com|access-date=December 29, 2012}}{{cite web|title=Jae Millz Official Releases|url=http://www.datpiff.com/mixtapes-search.php?criteria=jae+millz&sort=official|publisher=DatPiff|access-date=December 29, 2012|archive-date=December 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223125946/http://www.datpiff.com/mixtapes-search.php?criteria=jae%20millz&sort=official|url-status=dead}}
In January 2008, Millz was signed to Young Money Entertainment. He made a cameo appearance in the video for Lil Wayne's single "Lollipop" from Tha Carter III.
On December 21, 2009, Millz' collaboration album with Young Money We Are Young Money was released. Millz was featured on eight of the songs, including the singles "Every Girl" and "BedRock". The album landed at number nine on the US Billboard 200, selling 142,000 copies in its first week,{{cite web|title=Young Money Racks Up 142K in First Week Sales, 127K Eminem Fans Order Refill|date=December 30, 2009 |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/latest-headlines/2009/12/young-money-racks-up-142k-in-first-week-sales-127k-eminem-fans-order-refill/|publisher=XXL Magazine|access-date=December 29, 2012}} and was later certified gold by the RIAA.{{Cite certification | region=United States | type=album | title=We Are Young Money | artist=Young Money | date=May 24, 2010 | access-date=December 29, 2012}}
A debut album, Nothing Is Promised, was scheduled for a 2013 release. In an interview with BBC Radio 1's Tim Westwood, Millz explained that the title refers to his health problems – "The title come from [me] having two seizures in the previous year. I had them in my sleep. It's like you wake up and you don't know what happened."{{cite magazine|last=Horowitz|first=Steven|title=Jae Millz Reveals His Young Money Debut Is Inspired By Seizures|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.15227/title.jae-millz-reveals-his-young-money-debut-is-inspired-by-seizures|magazine=HipHopDX|access-date=December 29, 2012}} The first single from the album, called "Forever Winning", was released in July 2011 and featured fellow Young Money rapper Lil Wayne.{{cite web|title=Jae Millz Feat. Lil Wayne – "Forever Winning"|url=http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/2011/07/new-music-jae-millz-feat-lil-wayne-forever-winning|publisher=The Smoking Section|access-date=December 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004034104/http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/2011/07/new-music-jae-millz-feat-lil-wayne-forever-winning|archive-date=October 4, 2013|url-status=dead}} His mixtape Dead Presidents 2 was released on February 4, 2013.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}
On April 19, 2013, Millz released his 20th mixtape Property Of Potentness 2.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}
On November 20, 2020, Millz released the album Wood Panel Walls, which included the single "High Rollers" featuring Anthiny King.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}
On February 12, 2021, Millz released the album, "Much Love" with Anthiny King (distributed through Empire Records), as a continuation of their collaboration.{{cite web | url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/much-love/1553341465 | title=Much Love by Jae Millz & Anthiny King }}
Discography
- Lenox Ave Legend (2017)
- Wood Panel Walls (2020)
- Much Love (with Anthiny King) (2021)
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://millzy.com/}}
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