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Jazz Cartier
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Cartier performing in April 2017
Background information
Birth name Jahmarie Wishart Adams
Also known as Jacuzzi LaFleur
Born (1993-03-19) March 19, 1993 (age 32)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres Hip hop
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2010–present
Labels
Associated acts
  • KTOE
  • Lantz

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.

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

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Cartier performing in May 2015

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

List of studio albums, with selected details
Title Album details Peak chart positions
CAN
Fleurever 70
The Fleur Print
  • Released: September 10, 2021
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
0TBA
The Fleur Print (Vol.2)
  • Released: February 25, 2022
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with selected details
Title Details
Marauding in Paradise
  • Released: April 15, 2015
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Hotel Paranoia
  • Released: February 1, 2016
  • Label: Universal Music Canada
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

As a 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
"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)
"B.I.G."
(with Grandtheft)
rowspan="2" 0TBA
"Woah"
(with Tobi)
"Rock the Boat"
(with Kyle)
The Fleur Print

As a Featured Artist

List of singles as a featured artist, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"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

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Artist(s) Album
"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.
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
Year Title Role Notes
2017 6ix Rising Himself A documentary about Toronto's hip-hop scene. It features many Canadian rap artists.
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