{{short description|British grime MC and producer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}{{Infobox musical artist | name = Jammz | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|5|21|df=yes}} | birth_place = London, England | origin = Hackney, London, England | genre = Grime | occupation = {{flat list| * MC * record producer}} | years_active = 2002–present | label = {{flat list| * I Am Grime * Floor Sixx * Local Action }} | associated_acts = {{flat list| * Shemzy * Mic Ty * P Money * YGG * Plastician
}} | instruments = Vocals }} '''Jammz''' (born 21 May 1991), is a grime MC and record producer from Hackney, East London and the founder of the record label I Am Grime.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Patterson|first1=Joseph JP|title=Get To Know Jammz, The MC Dedicated To A Life Of Grime|url=http://uk.complex.com/music/2016/11/interview-jammz/|website=Complex|accessdate=18 June 2017|archive-date=4 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804120123/http://uk.complex.com/music/2016/11/interview-jammz/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Munoz|first1=Luis|title=Take a ride with East London MC Jammz on the night of his EP release|url=http://www.factmag.com/2017/02/03/take-ride-east-london-mc-jammz-night-ep-release/|website=Fact Mag|date=3 February 2017 |accessdate=18 June 2017|archive-date=12 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170612210344/http://www.factmag.com/2017/02/03/take-ride-east-london-mc-jammz-night-ep-release/|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Career== Although he had already released an early mixtape, Jammz started to make a proper name for himself in 2014, and was frequently cited<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.factmag.com/2015/04/03/the-next-10-grime-mcs-to-break-through/|title=The next 10 grime MCs to break through|date=2015-04-03|website=FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music.|access-date=2017-07-13|archive-date=29 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170529174128/http://www.factmag.com/2015/04/03/the-next-10-grime-mcs-to-break-through/|url-status=live}}</ref> as part of grime's "radio renaissance" of those years due to his appearances on radio stations such as Rinse FM, BBC Radio 1xtra, NTS and Radar Radio.
His single 'Hit Then Run', released in 2015, was voted as Noisey's Third Best Grime Track<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/grime-tracks-of-the-year-2015/|title=The 25 Best Grime Tracks of 2015|website=Noisey|date=21 December 2015 |language=en-us|access-date=2017-07-13|archive-date=28 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428042444/https://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/article/rpyvzz/grime-tracks-of-the-year-2015|url-status=live}}</ref> of that year and was playlisted on BBC Radio 1xtra. He also collaborated with Plastician on the single 'London Living', and Finn & Fallow on the single 'Final Warning'.
In March 2016, Jammz supported Kano on the UK leg of his Made In The Manor tour and featured on the front cover of the ''Observer Music Magazine'', alongside Krept & Konan, Stormzy, Novelist and Little Sims as part of an article titled 'How British MCs Found a Voice of Their Own'.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/may/31/british-mcs-stormzy-jammz-little-simz-krept-konan-novelist|title=How British MCs found a voice of their own|last=Hancox|first=Dan|date=2015-05-31|work=The Guardian|access-date=2017-07-13|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107061136/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/may/31/british-mcs-stormzy-jammz-little-simz-krept-konan-novelist|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2016, he featured in ''GQ''<nowiki/>'s documentary ''The Business of Grime.''<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/video/the-business-of-grime-chapter-one|title=The Business of Grime: Chapter One I A Blueprint For DIY Culture|access-date=2017-07-13|archive-date=23 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170423080315/http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/video/the-business-of-grime-chapter-one|url-status=live}}</ref>
In November 2016 Jammz released his ''Warrior'' EP to acclaim from Fader,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thefader.com/2016/11/03/jammz-warrior-ep|title=Listen To Jammz's Warrior EP|website=The FADER|date=22 October 2016 |access-date=2017-07-13|archive-date=6 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161106124607/http://www.thefader.com/2016/11/03/jammz-warrior-ep|url-status=live}}</ref> Complex,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uk.complex.com/music/2016/10/jammz-ep-london-thing|title=Jammz Announces 'Warrior' EP, Drops Video For "It's A London Thing"|website=Complex UK|language=en|access-date=2017-07-13|archive-date=19 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161219045423/http://uk.complex.com/music/2016/10/jammz-ep-london-thing|url-status=live}}</ref> FACT Mag,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.factmag.com/2016/10/13/london-grime-mc-jammz-announces-warrior-ep/|title=London grime MC Jammz announces Warrior EP|date=2016-10-13|website=FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music.|access-date=2017-07-13|archive-date=27 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161127213222/http://www.factmag.com/2016/10/13/london-grime-mc-jammz-announces-warrior-ep/|url-status=live}}</ref> Noisey<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/warrior-mode-jammz-is-the-unstoppable-force-lighting-up-grime/|title=Warrior Mode: Jammz is the Unstoppable Force Lighting Up Grime|website=Noisey|date=7 December 2016 |language=en-uk|access-date=2017-07-13|archive-date=16 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201216005825/https://www.vice.com/en/article/mgv9g4/warrior-mode-jammz-is-the-unstoppable-force-lighting-up-grime|url-status=live}}</ref> and more, and he performed at his first London headline show in December of that year.
In 2017 he collaborated with DJ Q on the single 'Who's That Girl', an answer song to Dizzee Rascal's "I Luv U", and released the singles 'Oh Please' and 'Know Yourself' (with Westy).
In 2018, Jammz released the highly anticipated follow up to his Warrior EP, Warrior 2, and followed up by embarking on his first headline tour, The Warrior tour, with artists such as Capo Lee, Manga Saint Hilare, Flowdan, & more.
==Theatre== In 2018 Jammz began his journey into the world of theatre, appearing in the critically acclaimed play Poet In Da Corner,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Akbar |first=Arifa |date=2018-09-26 |title=Poet in da Corner review – thrilling grime musical leaves you Dizzee |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/sep/26/poet-in-da-corner-review-grime-royal-court |access-date=2024-06-04 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> at The Royal Court Theatre. The play returned to the theatre in 2019, and toured the UK, before being cut short due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Since then Jammz has gone on to be commissioned as a composer, musical director, & writer, with his work being showcased in theatres such as The Big House,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Upload |first=Reviewer |date=2023-05-11 |title=No Man's Island – The Big House, London |url=https://www.thereviewshub.com/no-mans-island-the-big-house-london/ |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=The Reviews Hub |language=en-GB}}</ref> New Diorama<ref>{{Cite web |title=Between the Lines review at the New Diorama Theatre, London, written by James Meteyard and Jammz |url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/between-the-lines-review-new-diorama-theatre-london-james-meteyard-jammz |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=The Stage |language=En}}</ref> & more.
==Personal life== Jammz is of Jamaican and Vincentian descent.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=Jammz |author=Jammz |number=816971697085706241|date = 5 January 2017 |title=Nationality wise? JA + St Vincent g }}</ref>
==Discography==
=== Solo === '''Albums'''
* 2010: What's The Latest * 2016: Underdog Season * 2017: Free Up The Riddims Volume 1 * 2020: Free Up The Riddims Volume 2 * 2021: Free Up The Riddims Volume 3 * 2022: Free Up The Riddims Volume 4 * 2022: Pink Lemonade
* 2024: No Remorse
'''EPs'''
* 2010: I Am Grime * 2012: I Am Grime - The Myth Edition * 2015: Hit Then Run EP * 2016: Keep It Simple / The World * 2016: Warrior EP * 2018: Warrior II * 2019: French Montanna EP
'''Singles'''
* 2015: Final Warning * 2016: 10 Missed Calls * 2017: Who's That Girl? * 2017: Oh Please * 2018: Everything Dead * 2021: Dark & Light * 2024: If U Need Me * 2024: Long For Them * 2024: Who Can't Hear * 2024: Pão de Açúcar
=== Collaborative === '''Albums'''
* 2020: IAG Is The Label Volume 1 (w/ D-Structo, Jack Dat, Gesher & More) * 2021: The Avengers LP (w/ Mayhem NODB, Blay Vision & Buggsy) * 2023: Make The Ting (Elijah & Jammz)
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Category:1991 births Category:People from the London Borough of Hackney Category:Grime music artists Category:Living people Category:English people of Jamaican descent Category:English people of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines descent
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