Benjamin Jacob Small Heyn-Johnsen (born August 22, 1993), also known as Benny Jamz or at times Höjer Øye is a Danish-Jamaican rapper and record producer.[1] He has been a member of the B.O.C. rap group collective[2] and of the Molotov Movement (also known as Molo or M.O.L.O.).[3] He is of mixed origin with a Danish father and a Jamaican mother.
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Benny Jamz (Höjer Øye) | |
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Birth name | Benjamin Jacob Small Heyn-Johnsen |
Born | (1993-08-22) 22 August 1993 (age 29) Denmark |
Genres | Hip hop |
Occupation(s) | Rapper, songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 2015–present |
Benny Jamz started initially rapping in English. But when he heard other Danish rappers rapping in Danish, he joined in. In 2014, he released the album Brænd System (meaning burn system) with collaboration such as tracks "Brænd System featuring Gilli or "Dumme" (meaning stupid). His album was heavily influenced by politics and social criticism. He also released an album under the pseudonym Höjer Øye (meaning high eyes), an expression he uses in Danish while rapping.
In January 2020 he released his album 1010 which topped Hitlisten Albums Chart for 2 weeks.
Jamz also appeared in the 2014 film Flow by the Iraqi director Fenar Ahmad.
Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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DEN [4] | ||
Brænd System | – | |
1010 |
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1 |
Mere End Musik (with Gilli and KESI featuring B.O.C) |
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1 [5] |
Jamo |
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1 [6] |
Year | Title | Peak positions | Certification | Album |
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DEN [4] | ||||
2015 | "Brænd System" (credited as Højer Øye) |
– | Brænd System (album by Højer Øye) | |
"Dumme" (credited as Højer Øye) |
– | |||
2017 | "Allesammen alene" (featuring Gilli) |
25 | ||
2019 | "Spark" | 26 | ||
"Tjep" (featuring Kesi) |
10 | |||
"Uuh" (featuring Branco & Kesi) |
10 | |||
2019 | "Savannah" (featuring Sivas) |
14 | ||
"Domino" | 14 | |||
"Balou" | 5 | |||
"Flytilstand" | 14 | |||
2020 | "Sektion" (featuring Branco & Gilli) |
6 | ||
"Gelato" | 32 [7] |
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"Cardi B" | 23 [8] |
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2021 | "Wawa" (with Gilli and KESI featuring B.O.C) |
3 [9] |
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"B.O. Bop" (with Gilli and KESI featuring B.O.C) |
27 [9] |
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"No Love" (with Gilli and KESI featuring B.O.C) |
3 [10] |
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"Hajde" (with Gilli and KESI featuring B.O.C) |
3 [11] |
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2022 | "Europa Life" (with Gilli) |
9 [12] |
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"Vi varme" | 7 [13] |
Jamo |
Year | Title | Peak positions | Certification | Album |
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DEN [4] | ||||
2016 | "Udenfor" (Molo feat. Benny Jamz, Gilli & MellemFingaMuzik) |
30 | ||
"Nu" (Molo feat. Benny Jamz, Gilli & MellemFingaMuzik) |
37 | |||
2017 | "Bølgen" (Molo feat. Benny Jamz, Gilli & MellemFingaMuzik) |
5 | ||
"Skejsen" (Molo feat. Benny Jamz, Gilli & MellemFingaMuzik) |
11 | |||
"Mamacita" (Kesi feat. Benny Jamz) |
4 | |||
"Op" (Kesi feat. Gilli & Benny Jamz) |
5 | |||
"Jackpot" (MellemFingaMuzik feat. Benny Jamz) |
2 | |||
"Stilen lagt" (Molo feat. Benny Jamz, Gilli & MellemFingaMuzik) |
4 | |||
2018 | "Tilfældigt" (Basim feat. Benny Jamz) |
7 | ||
"Liv$til" (Molo feat. Benny Jamz, Gilli & MellemFingaMuzik) |
2 | |||
"Safari" (Molo feat. Benny Jamz, Gilli & MellemFingaMuzik) |
5 | |||
2019 | "Fortuna" (Sivas feat. Branco & Benny Jamz) |
31 | ||
"Investere" (Branco feat. Stepz, Gilli & Benny Jamz) |
18 | |||
"Traficanté" (Branco feat. Gilli & Benny Jamz) |
29 | |||
"100" (Gilli feat. Benny Jamz, Branco & Kesi) |
25 | |||
"Principperne" (Gilli feat. Benny Jamz) |
29 | |||
"Selv" (Gilli feat. Benny Jamz & Branco) |
32 | |||
"Ik sådan der" (KESI feat. Benny Jamz) |
21 | |||
"Gimma min del" (Stepz feat. Benny Jamz) |
40 | |||
"Endnu" (Stepz feat. Gilli, Benny Jamz & Branco) |
3 | |||
"Fra gaden" (A'typisk feat. Benny Jamz) |
32 |
Year | Title | Peak positions | Certification | Album |
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DEN [4][13] | ||||
2020 | "Shopping" (feat. KESI and Stepz) |
38 | ||
2022 | "Benzema" (featuring Gilli) |
18 | Jamo | |
"Maskot" (featuring Kesi) |
36 |
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