iayze
{{Short description|American rapper and singer (born 1995)}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Jace!
| image = frameless
| image_size =
| caption = Jace in 2024
| birth_name = Jace Lavoer Salter{{Cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/writer/1108638365/SALTER%20JACE%20LAVOER|title=Information on iayze's songs in ASCAP ACE database|website=ASCAP|access-date=2022-09-23}}
| alias = {{hlist|iayze|}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|01|10}}
| birth_place = Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.{{Cite web|title=THE BREAK PRESENTS – Iayze|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/iayze-interview-the-break/|access-date=2022-09-23|website=XXL|date=22 March 2022 |language=en}}
| origin =
| genre = {{hlist|Hip hop|Underground Rap|Plugg|Regalia}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Rapper|singer|songwriter}}
| years_active = 2019–present
| label = *Geffen
- Interscope{{cite web |url=https://www.interscope.com/artists |title=Artists |publisher=Interscope Records |access-date=September 23, 2022}}
- Simple Stupid Records
}}
Jace Lavoer Salter (born January 10, 2003), known professionally as Iayze (pronounced as "Jace") or Jace!, is an American rapper from Fort Worth, Texas. He is better known for his song "556 (Green Tip)" which received traction on TikTok due to its quite jaunty, old-fashioned instrumental paired with the modern/violent lyrics that he uses.{{Cite web|title=DotComNirvan Interview: Rising YouTuber makes videos for rappers|url=https://www.insider.com/dotcomnirvan-interview-youtube-yeat-trippie-redd-plugg-soundcloud-rap-2022-5|access-date=2022-09-23|website=Insider|language=en}} He is currently independent.
Career
=2016: Beginnings=
Salter began recording music at age 13 and began releasing songs on YouTube under the alias "TGE Duwap", TGE standing for: Texas Gang Entertainment. He was inspired to start creating music after his friend, Almighty Jay convinced him to, for whom Salter was creating cover art at the time. Salter claims to only have started taking music seriously with the birth of his daughter, Ela.{{Cite web|title=Listen To Iayze's New Single 'Cracked (I'm Him 2)'|url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/iayze-cracked/|access-date=2022-09-23|website=UDiscoverMusic|date=30 June 2022 |language=en}}
=2021–2023: Breakthrough=
In 2021, Salter started releasing multiple mixtapes and extended plays before gaining traction after his song "C'mere" went viral on YouTube and TikTok.{{Cite web|title=SoundCloud Highlights Rising Plugg Rap Movement With MexikoDro and More in New SCENES Episode|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/soundcloud-scenes-plugg-rap/|access-date=2022-09-23|website=XXL|date=7 June 2022 |language=en}} In January 2022, he appeared on late rapper PnB Rock's mixtape SoundCloud Daze{{cite web |last1=Cummings-Grady |first1=Mackenzie |title=PnB Rock Taps Underground Talent For Collaborative 'SoundCloud Daze' Mixtape |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.67625/title.pnb-rock-taps-underground-talent-for-collaborative-soundcloud-daze-mixtape |website=HipHopDX |access-date=September 23, 2022 |date=January 28, 2022 |archive-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205192750/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.67625/title.pnb-rock-taps-underground-talent-for-collaborative-soundcloud-daze-mixtape |url-status=live }} before releasing the track "556 (Green Tip)" the following month. The song also went viral on TikTok, with multiple jokes being made about its instrumental.
Discography
= Studio albums =
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| scope="row"|Virtuous
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| scope="row"| Monarch 2
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| scope="row"| Reverence
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| scope="row"| Reverence 2
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= Mixtape =
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|+ List of mixtapes, with selected details ! scope="col" style="width:15em;"| Title ! scope="col" style="width:20em;"| Mixtape details |
| scope="row"|Demons 2
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References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{AllMusic|id=iayze-mn0004187656}}
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Category:Songwriters from Texas
Category:21st-century American male rappers
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