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Jazz Cartier
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Birth name | Jahmarie Wishart Adams |
Also known as | Jacuzzi LaFleur |
Born | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
March 19, 1993
Genres | Hip hop |
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Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 2010–present |
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Jahmarie Wishart Adams (born March 19, 1993), known as Jazz Cartier, is a Canadian rapper, singer, and songwriter. He is famous for his mixtapes, Marauding in Paradise and Hotel Paranoia.
He was nominated twice for the Polaris Music Prize. This award celebrates the best Canadian albums. He won a Juno Award in 2017 for his mixtape Hotel Paranoia. The Juno Award is a big music award in Canada. His first studio album, Fleurever, came out in July 2018.
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Jazz Cartier's Early Life
Jahmarie Wishart Adams was born in Toronto, Ontario, on March 19, 1993. His stepfather worked as a diplomat. This meant his family moved often. They lived in the United States, Barbados, and Kuwait.
He went to 13 different boarding schools. Jazz Cartier says that the many types of music he heard in these places helped shape his own hip-hop style. He spent most of high school at Avon Old Farms in Connecticut. He later graduated from Blue Ridge School in Virginia.
In 2012, he was accepted into an art program. This was at Columbia College Chicago. But he decided to return to Toronto instead.
Jazz Cartier's Music Career
In 2013, the Get Home Safe Crew started in Toronto. It included 88Glam members Drew Howard and Derek Wise. They met through the city's music scene. Later, they moved into a house together.
Jazz Cartier worked on an early version of his first mixtape, Marauding in Paradise, in 2011. But he was not happy with it. After moving back to Toronto, he started working with producer Lantz. They had first met in 2009. In 2014, they released the song "Set Fire".
He quickly gained attention by performing in Toronto. His song "Switch" was often played at Toronto Raptors basketball games. At a show in March 2015, rapper Kardinal Offishall introduced him.
His first mixtape, Marauding in Paradise, was released on April 15, 2015. Songs like "Switch", "New Religion", and "Dead or Alive" helped promote it.
His second mixtape, Hotel Paranoia, came out in February 2016. It included the songs "Stick & Move" and "I Know". In February 2016, it was announced that Jazz Cartier would perform at the 2016 Osheaga Festival.
He was nominated for the 2016 SOCAN Songwriting Prize for his song "Dead or Alive". In 2017, he won a Juno Award for Hotel Paranoia.
On December 16, 2016, Jazz Cartier announced his next project. It would be called Fleurever. He released the first song from the album, "Tempted", on January 6, 2017. This song reached number 91 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart. This was his highest-charting song so far.
In 2018, he released more songs from the album. These included "Right Now", "Godflower", and "Which One". Fleurever was released on July 27, 2018. It reached number 70 on the Canadian Albums Chart.
Jazz Cartier's Music Releases
Studio Albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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Fleurever |
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70 |
The Fleur Print |
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TBA |
The Fleur Print (Vol.2) |
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Mixtapes
Title | Details |
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Marauding in Paradise |
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Hotel Paranoia |
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Singles
As a Lead Artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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"Her Daddy Don't Like Me" (featuring JB and Scotch Butta) |
2010 | — | non-album single |
"Switch" | 2014 | — | Marauding in Paradise |
"New Religion" | 2015 | — | |
"Dead or Alive" | — | ||
"Stick & Move" | — | Hotel Paranoia | |
"I Know" | — | ||
"Ring" (with Ye Ali) |
2016 | — | non-album singles |
"Waste" | — | ||
"Just in Case" | — | ||
"Pree" | — | ||
"Tempted" | 2017 | 91 | Fleurever |
"How Did I Get This Deep?" | — | non-album single | |
"Right Now" (featuring KTOE) |
2018 | — | Fleurever |
"Godflower" | — | ||
"Which One" | — | ||
"Touring" (with KTOE) |
2019 | — | non-album singles |
"Itchin' for a Lick" | 2020 | — | |
"Disclosure" | — | The Fleur Print | |
"Basement" | — | ||
"Nothin 2 Me" (with Cousin Stizz) |
2021 | — | |
"Two of 'Em" (with Buddy) |
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"B.I.G." (with Grandtheft) |
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"Woah" (with Tobi) |
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"Rock the Boat" (with Kyle) |
— | The Fleur Print |
As a Featured Artist
Title | Year | Album |
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"Special" (Lex Aura featuring Rexx Life Raj and Jazz Cartier) |
2017 | non-album single |
"Come Inside" (Lou Phelps featuring Jazz Cartier) |
2018 | 002 / Love Me |
"Prettiest" (Ro Ransom featuring Jazz Cartier) |
Momentum | |
"Crazy World" (WaveIQ featuring Jazz Cartier) |
2019 | non-album single |
Guest Appearances
Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
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"Still Up" | 2016 | Wale, Phil Ade | Summer on Sunset |
"Indicted Mind" | Ken Rebel, Danny Seth | Indicted Mind | |
"Blue Cross, Blue Shield" | 2017 | Itsthereal | Teddy Bear Fresh |
"Waterworld" | 2018 | Falcons, B. Lewis, GoldLink | Daydrift |
"Ring 4x" | 2019 | Ye Ali | Private Suite |
"Weekend" | Ty Senoj | Metroflwr | |
"Casablanca" | Naar, Issam | Safar |
Awards and Nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2015 | SiriusXM Indie Awards | Rap/Hip-Hop Artist or Group of the Year | Himself | Nominated | |
Polaris Music Prize | Canadian Album of the Year | Marauding in Paradise | Nominated | ||
2016 | SiriusXM Indie Awards | Rap/R&B Artist/Group of the Year | Himself | Nominated | |
iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards | Best Hip-Hop Video | "The Valley/Dead or Alive" | Nominated | ||
Best New Canadian Artist | Himself | Nominated | |||
SOCAN Songwriting Prize | Canadian Song of the Year | "Dead or Alive" | Nominated | ||
Polaris Music Prize | Canadian Album of the Year | Hotel Paranoia | Nominated | ||
2017 | Juno Award | Breakthrough Artist of the Year | Himself | Nominated | |
Rap Recording of the Year | Hotel Paranoia | Won | |||
Canadian Independent Music Awards | Rap/R&B Artist/Group of the Year | Himself | Nominated | ||
iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards | Best Hip Hop Video | "Red Alert/100 Roses" | Nominated |
Filmography
Film and television | |||
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
2017 | 6ix Rising | Himself | A documentary about Toronto's hip-hop scene. It features many Canadian rap artists. |