Jazz Cartier

Jahmarie Adams (born March 19, 1993), known professionally as Jazz Cartier, is a Canadian rapper, singer, and songwriter.[1] He is best known for his mixtapes, Marauding in Paradise and Hotel Paranoia.

Jazz Cartier
Cartier performing in February 2016
Background information
Birth nameJahmarie Adams
Also known asJacuzzi LaFleur
Born (1993-03-19) March 19, 1993
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
GenresHip hop
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2010–present
Labels
Associated acts
  • KTOE
  • Lantz
Websitejazzcartier.com

He has twice been a longlisted nominee for the Polaris Music Prize, in 2015 for Marauding in Paradise,[2] and 2016 for Hotel Paranoia,[3][4] and won the Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2017 for Hotel Paranoia.[5] He released his debut studio album Fleurever in July 2018.[6]

Early life

Born in Toronto, Ontario,[4] Cartier (whose stepfather worked as a diplomat) moved frequently in childhood with his family, living at various times in the United States, Barbados and Kuwait.[4] 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.[7] Cartier spent most 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 without anyone he knew, he returned to Toronto.[4]

Musical career
Cartier performing in May 2015

Cartier had worked on an early version of his debut mixtape, Marauding in Paradise in 2011 but was not satisfied with the album.[4] After moving back to Toronto, he began working with record producer Lantz and released the song "Set Fire" in 2014.[8][9] Performing in Toronto-area music venues, he quickly attracted attention[7] — his track "Switch" was regularly played at Toronto Raptors games by team DJ 4Korners,[4] and at a Toronto Red Bull Sound Select show in March 2015 he was introduced by rapper Kardinal Offishall.[4]

Cartier's debut mixtape, Marauding in Paradise was released on April 15, 2015.[9][10] The mixtape was supported by three singles: "Switch", "New Religion" and "Dead or Alive".[11][12]

Cartier's second mixtape, Hotel Paranoia was released in February 2016 and was supported by the singles: "Stick & Move" and "I Know".[13][14][15] On February 23, Cartier was announced as one of the performers at the 2016 Osheaga Festival.[16]

He was a shortlisted nominee for the 2016 SOCAN Songwriting Prize for his track "Dead or Alive".[1] In 2017 he won a Juno Award for his mixtape Hotel Paranoia.[17]

Cartier later announced that his next project following Hotel Paranoia would be titled Fleurever on December 16, 2016.[18] Cartier released the lead single from the album titled, "Tempted" on January 6, 2017.[19] The song peaked at number 91 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart, which became his highest and only charting single to date.[20] Cartier later released the singles "Right Now", "Godflower" and "Which One" as singles from the album in 2018.[21][22][23] Fleurever was released on July 27, 2018, and debuted at number 70 on the Canadian Albums Chart.[6][24]

Discography

Studio albums
List of studio albums, with selected details
Title Album details Peak chart positions
CAN
[24]
Fleurever 70

Mixtapes
List of mixtapes, with selected details
Title Details
Marauding in Paradise
  • Released: April 15, 2015[25]
  • Format: Digital download
Hotel Paranoia
  • Released: February 1, 2016[13]
  • Format: Digital download

As lead artist
List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
CAN
[20]
"Her Daddy Don't Like Me"[26]
(featuring JB and Scotch Butta)		 2010 — non-album single
"Switch"[27] 2014 — Marauding in Paradise
"New Religion"[11] 2015 —
"Dead or Alive"[12] —
"Stick & Move"[14] — Hotel Paranoia
"I Know"[15] —
"Ring"[28]
(with Ye Ali)		 2016 — non-album singles
"Waste"[29] —
"Just in Case"[30] —
"Pree"[31] —
"Tempted" 2017 91 Fleurever
"How Did I Get This Deep?"[32] — non-album single
"Right Now"[21]
(featuring KTOE)		 2018 — Fleurever
"Godflower"[22] —
"Which One"[23] —
"Touring"[33]
(with KTOE)		 2019 — non-album single
"Itchin' for a Lick"[34] 2020 — TBA
List of singles as a featured artist, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Special"[35]
(Lex Aura featuring Rexx Life Raj and Jazz Cartier)		 2017 non-album single
"Come Inside"[36]
(Lou Phelps featuring Jazz Cartier)		 2018 002 / Love Me
"Prettiest"[37]
(Ro Ransom featuring Jazz Cartier)		 Momentum
"Crazy World"[38]
(WaveIQ featuring Jazz Cartier)		 2019 non-album single

Guest appearances
List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Artist(s) Album
"Still Up"[39] 2016 Wale, Phil Ade Summer on Sunset
"Indicted Mind"[40] Ken Rebel, Danny Seth Indicted Mind
"Blue Cross, Blue Shield"[41] 2017 Itsthereal Teddy Bear Fresh
"Waterworld"[42] 2018 Falcons, B. Lewis, GoldLink Daydrift
"Ring 4x"[43] 2019 Ye Ali Private Suite
"Weekend"[44] Ty Senoj Metroflwr
"Casablanca"[45] Naar, Issam Safar

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2015 SiriusXM Indie Awards Rap/Hip-Hop Artist or Group of the Year Himself Nominated [46]
Polaris Music Prize Canadian Album of the Year Marauding in Paradise Nominated [47]
2016 SiriusXM Indie Awards Rap/R&B Artist/Group of the Year Himself Nominated [48]
iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards Best Hip-Hop Video "The Valley/Dead or Alive" Nominated [49]
Best New Canadian Artist Himself Nominated [49]
SOCAN Songwriting Prize Canadian Song of the Year "Dead or Alive" Nominated [1]
Polaris Music Prize Canadian Album of the Year Hotel Paranoia Nominated [50]
2017 Juno Award Breakthrough Artist of the Year Himself Nominated [51]
Rap Recording of the Year Hotel Paranoia Won [5]
Canadian Independent Music Awards Rap/R&B Artist/Group of the Year Himself Nominated [52]
iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards Best Hip Hop Video "Red Alert/100 Roses" Nominated [53]

Filmography
Film and Television
Year Title Role Notes
20176ix RisingHimself[54]Documentary showcasing Toronto's hip-hop featuring numerous Canadian rap artists.

References
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  2. "Polaris Music Prize Announces 2015 Long List". Exclaim!, June 16, 2015.
  3. "Polaris Music Prize unveils long list of albums in Whitehorse". Edmonton Journal, June 15, 2016.
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  5. "Jazz Cartier Wins A 2017 Juno Award, Says Canadian Radio Should "Stop Bullshitting"". The Fader. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
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  8. Nostro, Lauren (August 20, 2014). "Premiere: Watch Jazz Cartier's "Set Fire" Video". Complex. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
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  11. "New Religion - Single by Jazz Cartier". Apple Music. April 28, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  12. "Dead Or Alive - Single by Jazz Cartier". Apple Music. September 18, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  13. Zorgel, Aaron (February 1, 2016). "Stream Jazz Cartier's 'Hotel Paranoia' Album". Complex. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  14. Walker, Angus (November 5, 2015). "Jazz Cartier - Stick & Move". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
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  17. "Gord Downie wins three Junos at music awards gala dinner Saturday night". London Free Press, Lynn Saxberg and Peter Hum. April 1, 2017
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  22. "GODFLOWER - Single by Jazz Cartier on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  23. "Which One - Single by Jazz Cartier on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
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  29. "Waste - Single by Jazz Cartier". Apple Music. August 14, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  30. "Just In Case - Single by Jazz Cartier". Apple Music. September 16, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  31. "PREE - Single by Jazz Cartier". Apple Music. December 9, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  32. "How Did I Get This Deep? - Single by Jazz Cartier". Apple Music. November 17, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  33. "Touring - Single by Ktoe & Jazz Cartier". Apple Music. March 1, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  34. "Itchin' for a Lick - Single by Jazz Cartier". Apple Music. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  35. "Special (feat. Rexx Life Raj & Jazz Cartier) - Single by Lex Aura". Apple Music. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  36. "Come Inside (feat. Jazz Cartier) - Single by Lou Phelps". Apple Music. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  37. "Prettiest (feat. Jazz Cartier) - Single by Ro Ransom". Apple Music. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  38. "Crazy World (feat. Jazz Cartier) - Single by WaveIQ". Apple Music. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
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  40. "Indicted Mind by Ken Rebel". Apple Music. August 26, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  41. "Teddy Bear Fresh by ItsTheReal". Apple Music. May 26, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  42. "Daydrift - EP by Falcons & B. Lewis". Apple Music. October 26, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  43. "Private Suite by Ye Ali". Apple Music. March 21, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  44. "Metroflwr by Ty Senoj". Apple Music. August 22, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  45. "Safar by Naar". Apple Music. September 13, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
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