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Jason Cole Critchlow (born February 25, 1998),[1] known professionally as Jay Critch, is an American rapper, singer and songwriter. He is currently signed with Rich Forever Music.

Jay Critch
Critchlow in 2018
Background information
Birth name	Jason Cole Critchlow
Born	(1998-02-25) February 25, 1998 (age 24) Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop trap
Occupation(s)	Rapper singer songwriter
Years active	2015–present
Labels	Interscope Rich Forever

Early life

Jason Cole Critchlow grew up in the Clinton Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. He was born on February 25, 1998 to a Trinidadian mother and a British-Guyanese father.[2] As a child, he was fascinated by listening to his older brother rap.[3] Critch grew up listening to Fabolous, Lil Wayne, and Jay-Z, as well as many rappers from New York City.[4]

Career

Jay Critch's first major collaboration was with Rowdy Rebel on the song "Man Down" in 2015.[5] In 2016, he began uploading songs on SoundCloud.[6] He became the subject of widespread attention in 2016, when his song "Did It Again" was remixed by Rich the Kid, who signed him to Rich Forever Music in November.[7] Their collaboration went viral, with the music video gaining over a million views in the first week of its release.[6]

In November 2018, as a newly signed artist, Jay Critch released his debut solo mixtape, Hood Favorite. It features guest appearances from Offset, French Montana and Fabolous.[8] He also was featured on Lil Tjay's "Ruthless", which was certified platinum.

In December 2020, Jay Critch released his third mixtape, Signed with Love.[9]

On May 5, 2021, Jay returned with his mixtape, Critch Tape. Announced just hours before its release, the project contains 23 songs, with features from Fivio Foreign, Lil Tjay, and Drakeo the Ruler, among others.[9]

Discography

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with release date and selected chart position

Title	Mixtape details	Peak chart positions
		US [10]	US R&B/HH [11]
Rich Forever 3 (with Rich the Kid and Famous Dex)[12]	Released: June 16, 2017 Label: Rich Forever Music, 300 Entertainment Format: Digital download, streaming	93	42
Hood Favorite[13]	Released: November 2, 2018 Label: Rich Forever Music, Interscope Records	86	47
Rich Forever 4 (with Rich the Kid and Famous Dex)[14]	Released: August 2, 2019 Label: Rich Forever Music, 300 Entertainment Format: Digital download, streaming	170	—
Signed with Love[15]	Released: December 22, 2020 Label: Talk Money Entertainment Format: Digital download, streaming	—	—
Critch Tape[9]	Released: May 5, 2021 Label: Talk Money Entertainment Format: Digital download, streaming	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

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