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{{short description|American record producer and former internet personality}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Jay Versace
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|01|24}}
| birth_place = [[Pleasantville, New Jersey]]
| occupation = Record producer
| genre = {{hlist|[[Hip-hop music|Hip-hop]]<ref name="Rose" />|[[boom bap]]<ref name="Holmes"/>}}
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'''Jay Versace''' (born January 24, 1998)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Osborne |first=Susanna |date=January 24, 2022 |title=Happy Birthday: Jay Versace’s Seamless Transition From Social Media Star To Executive Producer On Tyler, The Creator’s Album |url=https://globalgrind.com/5078569/jay-versaces-seamless-transition-from-social-media-star-to-executive-producer-on-tyler-the-creators-album/ |access-date=April 22, 2023 |website=[[Urban One#Interactive One|Global Grind]] |publisher=[[Urban One#Interactive One|iOne Digital]]}}</ref> is an American record producer and former internet personality.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Rodrigues |first=Ashwin |date=May 13, 2020 |title=How Vine Star Jay Versace Became a Rap Producer |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7jj33/how-vine-star-jay-versace-became-a-rap-producer |access-date=April 18, 2023 |website=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wallace |first=Riley |date=2020-09-04 |title=Griselda Collaborator & Social Influencer Jay Versace Is Paving The Way For Queer Hip Hop Producers — & He Knows It |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.57703/title.griselda-collaborator-social-influencer-jay-versace-is-paving-the-way-for-queer-hip-hop-producers-he-knows-it |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=[[HipHopDX]]}}</ref> He began posting comedy videos onto [[Vine (service)|Vine]] as a teenager and amassed over three million followers on the platform,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Cahill |first=Ryan |date=April 20, 2018 |title=Jay Versace interview: "I want to be free of sexuality and not boxed in as a guy who’s gay" |url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/jay-versace-interview/ |access-date=April 18, 2023 |website=[[Gay Times]]}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Hawkins |first=Erica |date=June 17, 2020 |title=Jay Versace Is Living The American Dream, 2.0 |url=http://www.ladygunn.com/culture/jay-versace-is-living-the-american-dream-2-0/ |access-date=April 18, 2023 |website=Ladygunn}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Starling |first=Lakin |date=July 12, 2016 |title=How Jay Versace Became The Funniest Teenager On The Internet |url=https://www.thefader.com/2016/07/12/jay-versace-comedian-interview |access-date=April 22, 2023 |website=[[The Fader]]}}</ref> before turning to music production for the first time in 2018.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Rose |first=Jordan |date=August 4, 2020 |title=Beats, Blackness, and Revolution: A Conversation With Jay Versace |url=https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/jay-versace-interview-682935/ |access-date=April 21, 2023 |website=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Nwanji |first=Ngozi |date=December 9, 2022 |title=Jay Versace Went From The Face Of Popular Memes To Producer On SZA’s Highly Anticipated ‘SOS' |url=https://afrotech.com/jay-versace-social-media-to-producer |access-date=April 18, 2023 |website=[[Blavity|AfroTech]]}}</ref> He has since produced songs on albums such as ''[[SOS (SZA album)|SOS]]'' (2023) by [[SZA]],<ref name=":9">{{Cite web |last=Conteh |first=Mankaprr |date=December 12, 2022 |title=How Jay Versace Got SZA to Talk Her Shit on 'SOS' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/jay-versace-sza-new-album-interview-1234645412/ |access-date=April 18, 2023 |website=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> ''[[Call Me If You Get Lost]]'' (2021) by [[Tyler, the Creator]],<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |last=Bloom |first=Madison |date=June 25, 2021 |title=Tyler, the Creator Releases New Album Call Me If You Get Lost |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/tyler-the-creator-releases-new-album-call-me-if-you-get-lost-listen/ |access-date=April 21, 2023 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref> and ''[[Pray for Paris]]'' (2020) by [[Westside Gunn]].<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Holmes |first=Charles |date=May 12, 2020 |title=From Memes to Music: How Jay Versace Landed On a Westside Gunn Album |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/how-jay-versace-got-on-a-westside-gunn-album-988466/ |access-date=April 18, 2023 |website=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref>
'''Jay Versace''' (born January 24, 1998)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Osborne |first=Susanna |date=January 24, 2022 |title=Happy Birthday: Jay Versace’s Seamless Transition From Social Media Star To Executive Producer On Tyler, The Creator’s Album |url=https://globalgrind.com/5078569/jay-versaces-seamless-transition-from-social-media-star-to-executive-producer-on-tyler-the-creators-album/ |access-date=April 22, 2023 |website=[[Urban One#Interactive One|Global Grind]] |publisher=[[Urban One#Interactive One|iOne Digital]]}}</ref> is an American record producer and former internet personality.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Rodrigues |first=Ashwin |date=May 13, 2020 |title=How Vine Star Jay Versace Became a Rap Producer |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7jj33/how-vine-star-jay-versace-became-a-rap-producer |access-date=April 18, 2023 |website=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wallace |first=Riley |date=2020-09-04 |title=Griselda Collaborator & Social Influencer Jay Versace Is Paving The Way For Queer Hip Hop Producers — & He Knows It |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.57703/title.griselda-collaborator-social-influencer-jay-versace-is-paving-the-way-for-queer-hip-hop-producers-he-knows-it |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=[[HipHopDX]]}}</ref> He began posting comedy videos onto [[Vine (service)|Vine]] as a teenager and amassed over three million followers on the platform,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Cahill |first=Ryan |date=April 20, 2018 |title=Jay Versace interview: "I want to be free of sexuality and not boxed in as a guy who’s gay" |url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/jay-versace-interview/ |access-date=April 18, 2023 |website=[[Gay Times]]}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Hawkins |first=Erica |date=June 17, 2020 |title=Jay Versace Is Living The American Dream, 2.0 |url=http://www.ladygunn.com/culture/jay-versace-is-living-the-american-dream-2-0/ |access-date=April 18, 2023 |website=Ladygunn}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Starling |first=Lakin |date=July 12, 2016 |title=How Jay Versace Became The Funniest Teenager On The Internet |url=https://www.thefader.com/2016/07/12/jay-versace-comedian-interview |access-date=April 22, 2023 |website=[[The Fader]]}}</ref> before turning to music production for the first time in 2018.<ref name="Rose">{{Cite web |last=Rose |first=Jordan |date=August 4, 2020 |title=Beats, Blackness, and Revolution: A Conversation With Jay Versace |url=https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/jay-versace-interview-682935/ |access-date=April 21, 2023 |website=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Nwanji |first=Ngozi |date=December 9, 2022 |title=Jay Versace Went From The Face Of Popular Memes To Producer On SZA’s Highly Anticipated ‘SOS' |url=https://afrotech.com/jay-versace-social-media-to-producer |access-date=April 18, 2023 |website=[[Blavity|AfroTech]]}}</ref> He has since produced songs on albums such as ''[[SOS (SZA album)|SOS]]'' (2023) by [[SZA]],<ref name=":9">{{Cite web |last=Conteh |first=Mankaprr |date=December 12, 2022 |title=How Jay Versace Got SZA to Talk Her Shit on 'SOS' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/jay-versace-sza-new-album-interview-1234645412/ |access-date=April 18, 2023 |website=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> ''[[Call Me If You Get Lost]]'' (2021) by [[Tyler, the Creator]],<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |last=Bloom |first=Madison |date=June 25, 2021 |title=Tyler, the Creator Releases New Album Call Me If You Get Lost |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/tyler-the-creator-releases-new-album-call-me-if-you-get-lost-listen/ |access-date=April 21, 2023 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref> and ''[[Pray for Paris]]'' (2020) by [[Westside Gunn]].<ref name="Holmes">{{Cite web |last=Holmes |first=Charles |date=May 12, 2020 |title=From Memes to Music: How Jay Versace Landed On a Westside Gunn Album |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/how-jay-versace-got-on-a-westside-gunn-album-988466/ |access-date=April 18, 2023 |website=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref>


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Versace was born and raised in [[Pleasantville, New Jersey]].<ref name=":6" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sheppard |first=Elena |date=May 30, 2018 |title=This aspiring comedian got famous by making people laugh in six seconds |url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/aspiring-comedian-got-famous-making-people-laugh-six-seconds-222611466.html |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=[[Yahoo! Life]]}}</ref>
Versace was born and raised in [[Pleasantville, New Jersey]].<ref name="Holmes" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sheppard |first=Elena |date=May 30, 2018 |title=This aspiring comedian got famous by making people laugh in six seconds |url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/aspiring-comedian-got-famous-making-people-laugh-six-seconds-222611466.html |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=[[Yahoo! Life]]}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==


=== 2014–2017: Social media career ===
=== 2014–2017: Social media career ===
In 2014, he began making comedic videos onto the video-sharing platform [[Vine (service)|Vine]], usually involving reenactments of certain scenarios involving his family members, friends, and entertainers.<ref name=":3" /> His work was also noted to involve the amplification of the spirituality, creativity, and mental health of [[African Americans|black people]].<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hughes |first=Jazmine |date=October 31, 2016 |title=Vine Dries Up. Black Humor Loses a Home |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/01/arts/vine-jay-versace-black-culture.html |access-date=April 22, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> He relocated to Los Angeles in 2016 at the age of 18.<ref name=":2" /> He was nominated for Viner of the Year at the [[8th Shorty Awards]].<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Ashley |date=April 11, 2016 |title=Shorty Awards: The Complete Winners List |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/shorty-awards-2016-winners-full-882622/ |access-date=April 22, 2023 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> Versace had amassed over three million followers and two billion total views on Vine before the platform was discontinued in January 2017.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" /> Thereafter, he turned to other social media platforms, amassing 2 million followers on [[Instagram]] and 500,000 subscribers on [[YouTube]].<ref name=":0" /> He also starred alongside American actors [[Danielle Campbell]] and [[Nathan Kress]] in his own [[Fullscreen (company)|Fullscreen]] web series, ''Jay Versace is Stuck in the 90s'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=2017-08-15 |title=Fullscreen Sets Fall Slate: Shows Starring Jay Versace, Danielle Campbell, Nathan Kress |url=https://deadline.com/2017/08/fullscreen-sets-fall-slate-jay-versace-danielle-campbell-nathan-kress-1202149339/ |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> which was nominated for Best Web Series at the [[10th Shorty Awards]].<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=Ramos |first=Dino-Ray |date=2018-01-16 |title=Shorty Awards Nominees: Tiffany Haddish, Lena Waithe Among Those Recognized For Social Media Excellence |url=https://deadline.com/2018/01/shorty-awards-tiffany-hadish-lena-waithe-tracee-ellis-ross-cardi-b-lebron-james-1202243565/ |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> Versace signed a representation contract with [[United Talent Agency]] in January 2018,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-01-18 |title=Comedian And Actor Jay Versace Signs With UTA |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2018/01/18/jay-versace-signs-with-uta/ |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=Tubefilter |language=en-US}}</ref> and then was slated to feature alongside American internet personality [[Miles McKenna]] in an eight-part web series by [[Portal A Interactive]] titled ''My Wizard & Me'', yet this did not come to fruition.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weiss |first=Geoff |date=2017-07-24 |title=Portal A Unveils Eight-Series Slate Featuring Jay Versace, Miles McKenna |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2017/07/24/portal-a-8-series-slate-jay-versace-miles-mckenna/ |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=[[Tubefilter]]}}</ref>
In 2014, he began making comedic videos onto the video-sharing platform [[Vine (service)|Vine]], usually involving reenactments of certain scenarios involving his family members, friends, and entertainers.<ref name=":3" /> His work was also noted to involve the amplification of the spirituality, creativity, and mental health of [[African Americans|black people]].<ref name="Rose" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hughes |first=Jazmine |date=October 31, 2016 |title=Vine Dries Up. Black Humor Loses a Home |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/01/arts/vine-jay-versace-black-culture.html |access-date=April 22, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> He relocated to Los Angeles in 2016 at the age of 18.<ref name=":2" /> He was nominated for Viner of the Year at the [[8th Shorty Awards]].<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Ashley |date=April 11, 2016 |title=Shorty Awards: The Complete Winners List |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/shorty-awards-2016-winners-full-882622/ |access-date=April 22, 2023 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> Versace had amassed over three million followers and two billion total views on Vine before the platform was discontinued in January 2017.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" /> Thereafter, he turned to other social media platforms, amassing 2 million followers on [[Instagram]] and 500,000 subscribers on [[YouTube]].<ref name=":0" /> He also starred alongside American actors [[Danielle Campbell]] and [[Nathan Kress]] in his own [[Fullscreen (company)|Fullscreen]] web series, ''Jay Versace is Stuck in the 90s'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=2017-08-15 |title=Fullscreen Sets Fall Slate: Shows Starring Jay Versace, Danielle Campbell, Nathan Kress |url=https://deadline.com/2017/08/fullscreen-sets-fall-slate-jay-versace-danielle-campbell-nathan-kress-1202149339/ |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> which was nominated for Best Web Series at the [[10th Shorty Awards]].<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=Ramos |first=Dino-Ray |date=2018-01-16 |title=Shorty Awards Nominees: Tiffany Haddish, Lena Waithe Among Those Recognized For Social Media Excellence |url=https://deadline.com/2018/01/shorty-awards-tiffany-hadish-lena-waithe-tracee-ellis-ross-cardi-b-lebron-james-1202243565/ |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> Versace signed a representation contract with [[United Talent Agency]] in January 2018,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-01-18 |title=Comedian And Actor Jay Versace Signs With UTA |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2018/01/18/jay-versace-signs-with-uta/ |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=Tubefilter |language=en-US}}</ref> and then was slated to feature alongside American internet personality [[Miles McKenna]] in an eight-part web series by [[Portal A Interactive]] titled ''My Wizard & Me'', yet this did not come to fruition.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weiss |first=Geoff |date=2017-07-24 |title=Portal A Unveils Eight-Series Slate Featuring Jay Versace, Miles McKenna |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2017/07/24/portal-a-8-series-slate-jay-versace-miles-mckenna/ |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=[[Tubefilter]]}}</ref>


=== 2018–present: Music career ===
=== 2018–present: Music career ===
Versace started experimenting with music production for the first time in May 2018, with help from his musician friends [[Knxwledge]] and [[Pink Siifu]].<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" /> He began posting atmospheric, [[lo-fi music]] instrumentals to his [[SoundCloud]] account.<ref name=":6" /> Versace approached American rapper [[Westside Gunn]] and asked to work together, before the latter discovered his account and ended up using one of Versace's first-ever songs on his own album, ''[[Pray for Paris]]'' (2020), titling the track "Versace".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Setario |first=Shawn |date=August 14, 2020 |title=How Boldy James Made His Griselda Debut With Help From Jay Versace and Westside Gunn |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/08/boldy-james-westside-gunn-jay-versace-interview |access-date=April 22, 2023 |website=[[Complex Networks|Complex]]}}</ref> He then produced all tracks on the EP, ''The Versace Tape'' (2020) by American rapper [[Boldy James]], which became the first-ever release on [[Griselda Records]] in August 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Threadcraft |first=Torry |date=2020-08-06 |title=Boldy James Announces ‘The Versace Tape,’ Produced By Jay Versace - Okayplayer |url=https://www.okayplayer.com/music/boldy-james-versace-tape.html,%20https://www.okayplayer.com/music/boldy-james-versace-tape.html |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=[[Okayplayer]]}}</ref> Also released in that month was the track, "On God" by American rappers [[Meechy Darko]], [[Freddie Gibbs]] and [[A-Trak]], which was co-produced by Versace and [[Dot da Genius]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blistein |first=Jon |date=2022-08-03 |title=Flatbush Zombies' Meechy Darko Teams With Freddie Gibbs, A-Trak for New Song 'On God' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/flatbush-zombies-meechy-darko-teams-freddie-gibbs-a-trak-for-new-song-on-god-1392399/ |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> In March 2021, Versace contributed a remix version of the song "Lay_Up.m4a" by [[Denzel Curry]] and [[Kenny Beats]] to the duo's remix album, [[Unlocked 1.5|''Unlocked 1.5'']] (2021).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Denzel Curry and Kenny Beats Release ‘Unlocked 1.5’ Project f/ Benny the Butcher, Joey Badass, and More |url=https://www.complex.com/music/denzel-curry-kenny-beats-unlocked-15 |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=Complex |language=en}}</ref> He also produced the song "Safari" off of American rapper [[Tyler, the Creator]]'s sixth studio album [[Call Me If You Get Lost|''Call Me If You Get Lost'']] (2021),<ref name=":10" /> which won the award for [[Grammy Award for Best Rap Album|Best Rap Album]] at the [[65th Annual Grammy Awards]].<ref name=":5" /> Versace then produced the songs "[[SOS (SZA song)|SOS]]" and "[[Smoking on My Ex Pack]]" from American singer SZA's second studio album, ''[[SOS (SZA album)|SOS]]'' (2022), which earned him critical acclaim and commercial success.<ref name=":9" />
Versace started experimenting with music production for the first time in May 2018, with help from his musician friends [[Knxwledge]] and [[Pink Siifu]].<ref name="Rose" /><ref name=":5" /> He began posting atmospheric, [[lo-fi music]] instrumentals to his [[SoundCloud]] account.<ref name=":6" /> Versace approached American rapper [[Westside Gunn]] and asked to work together, before the latter discovered his account and ended up using one of Versace's first-ever songs on his own album, ''[[Pray for Paris]]'' (2020), titling the track "Versace".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Setario |first=Shawn |date=August 14, 2020 |title=How Boldy James Made His Griselda Debut With Help From Jay Versace and Westside Gunn |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/08/boldy-james-westside-gunn-jay-versace-interview |access-date=April 22, 2023 |website=[[Complex Networks|Complex]]}}</ref> He then produced all tracks on the mixtape, ''The Versace Tape'' (2020) by American rapper [[Boldy James]], which became the first-ever release on [[Griselda Records]] in August 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Threadcraft |first=Torry |date=2020-08-06 |title=Boldy James Announces ‘The Versace Tape,’ Produced By Jay Versace - Okayplayer |url=https://www.okayplayer.com/music/boldy-james-versace-tape.html,%20https://www.okayplayer.com/music/boldy-james-versace-tape.html |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=[[Okayplayer]]}}</ref> In March 2021, Versace contributed a remix version of the song "Lay_Up.m4a" by [[Denzel Curry]] and [[Kenny Beats]] to the duo's remix album, [[Unlocked 1.5|''Unlocked 1.5'']] (2021).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Denzel Curry and Kenny Beats Release ‘Unlocked 1.5’ Project f/ Benny the Butcher, Joey Badass, and More |url=https://www.complex.com/music/denzel-curry-kenny-beats-unlocked-15 |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=Complex |language=en}}</ref> He also produced the song "Safari" off of American rapper [[Tyler, the Creator]]'s sixth studio album [[Call Me If You Get Lost|''Call Me If You Get Lost'']] (2021),<ref name=":10" /> which won the award for [[Grammy Award for Best Rap Album|Best Rap Album]] at the [[65th Annual Grammy Awards]].<ref name=":5" /> Released in August 2022, the track "On God" by American rappers [[Meechy Darko]], [[Freddie Gibbs]] and [[A-Trak]], which was co-produced by Versace and [[Dot da Genius]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blistein |first=Jon |date=2022-08-03 |title=Flatbush Zombies' Meechy Darko Teams With Freddie Gibbs, A-Trak for New Song 'On God' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/flatbush-zombies-meechy-darko-teams-freddie-gibbs-a-trak-for-new-song-on-god-1392399/ |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> Versace then produced the songs "[[SOS (SZA song)|SOS]]" and "[[Smoking on My Ex Pack]]" from American singer SZA's second studio album, ''[[SOS (SZA album)|SOS]]'' (2022), which earned him critical acclaim and commercial success.<ref name=":9" />


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Versace came out as [[queer]] via a [[Snapchat]] post in 2016, claiming that "I love people in general idgaf what gender you are".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hamedy |first=Saba |date=September 28, 2016 |title=Vine star Jay Versace opens up about his sexuality in a Snap |url=https://mashable.com/article/jay-versace-vine-sexuality |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=[[Mashable]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McNamara |first=Brittney |date=September 27, 2016 |title=Vine Star Jay Versace Comes Out to Fans About His Sexuality |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/vine-jay-versace-comes-out-sexuality |access-date=April 21, 2023 |website=[[Teen Vogue]]}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> His mother, Nikesha Dolly Gunter, died of illness in May 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cole |first=Ty |date=May 24, 2022 |title=Fans Come To Jay Versace Defense After Social Media Star Posts A GoFundMe Page For Mother’s Memorial |url=https://www.bet.com/article/5mbol4/jay-versace-opens-go-fund-me-account-for-mother-memorial |access-date=April 21, 2023 |website=[[Black Entertainment Television|BET]]}}</ref>
Versace came out as [[queer]]<ref name="Rose" /> via a [[Snapchat]] post in 2016, claiming that "I love people in general idgaf what gender you are".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hamedy |first=Saba |date=September 28, 2016 |title=Vine star Jay Versace opens up about his sexuality in a Snap |url=https://mashable.com/article/jay-versace-vine-sexuality |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=[[Mashable]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McNamara |first=Brittney |date=September 27, 2016 |title=Vine Star Jay Versace Comes Out to Fans About His Sexuality |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/vine-jay-versace-comes-out-sexuality |access-date=April 21, 2023 |website=[[Teen Vogue]]}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> His mother, Nikesha Dolly Gunter, died of illness in May 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cole |first=Ty |date=May 24, 2022 |title=Fans Come To Jay Versace Defense After Social Media Star Posts A GoFundMe Page For Mother’s Memorial |url=https://www.bet.com/article/5mbol4/jay-versace-opens-go-fund-me-account-for-mother-memorial |access-date=April 21, 2023 |website=[[Black Entertainment Television|BET]]}}</ref>


== Production discography ==
== Production discography ==

=== 2020 ===
'''[[Westside Gunn]] - ''[[Pray for Paris]]'''''

* 09. "Versace"

'''[[Boldy James]]''' '''- ''The Versace Tape'''''

* 01. "Pony Down Intro"
* 02. "Maria"
* 03. "Nu Wave"
* 04. "Cartier"
* 05. "Brick Van Exel"
* 06. "Long Live Julio"
* 07. "Monte Cristo"
* 08. "Cardinal Sin"
* 09. "Bentayga"
* 10. "Roxycontin"

'''[[Pink Siifu]] and [[Fly Anakin]] - ''FlySiifu’s'''''

* 08. "Mind Right"
'''[[Lil Yachty]] - ''[[Lil Boat 3|Lil Boat 3.5]]'''''

* 20. "Lil Diamond Boy" {{Small|(bonus track)}}

=== 2021 ===
'''[[Denzel Curry]] and [[Kenny Beats]] - [[Unlocked 1.5|''Unlocked 1.5'']]'''

* 06. "Lay_Up.m4a (Jay Versace Version)"
'''[[The Internet (band)|Patrick Paige II]] - ''If I Fail Are We Still Cool?'''''

* 12. "Who Am I"

'''[[Tyler, the Creator]] - [[Call Me If You Get Lost|''Call Me If You Get Lost'']]'''

* 16. "Safari" {{Small|(co-produced with Tyler, the Creator)}}

'''[[Westside Gunn]] - ''Hitler Wears Hermes 8: Side B'''''

* 04. "Free Kutter" featuring [[Jay Electronica]]

=== 2022 ===
'''[[Fly Anakin]] - ''[[Frank (Fly Anakin album)|Frank]]'''''

* 17. "Bag Man"

'''Draft Day featuring [[Lil Yachty]] - "How Far Will I Go" (single)'''

'''Xavier Omär''' '''-''' '''''B l u r r'''''

* 01. "A Dream"
[[Meechy Darko|'''Meechy Darko''']] '''- ''Gothic Luxury'''''
* 07. "On God" featuring A-Trak and Freddie Dibbs {{Small|(co-produced with [[Dot Da Genius]])}}
'''[[SZA]] - ''[[SOS (SZA album)|SOS]]'''''

* 01. "SOS"
* 11. "[[Smoking on My Ex Pack]]"


== Awards and nominations ==
== Awards and nominations ==

Latest revision as of 14:56, 22 April 2023

Jay Versace
Born (1998-01-24) January 24, 1998 (age 26)
Pleasantville, New Jersey
Genres
OccupationRecord producer

Jay Versace (born January 24, 1998)[3] is an American record producer and former internet personality.[4][5] He began posting comedy videos onto Vine as a teenager and amassed over three million followers on the platform,[6][7][8] before turning to music production for the first time in 2018.[1][9] He has since produced songs on albums such as SOS (2023) by SZA,[10] Call Me If You Get Lost (2021) by Tyler, the Creator,[11] and Pray for Paris (2020) by Westside Gunn.[2]

Early life

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Versace was born and raised in Pleasantville, New Jersey.[2][12]

Career

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2014–2017: Social media career

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In 2014, he began making comedic videos onto the video-sharing platform Vine, usually involving reenactments of certain scenarios involving his family members, friends, and entertainers.[8] His work was also noted to involve the amplification of the spirituality, creativity, and mental health of black people.[1][13] He relocated to Los Angeles in 2016 at the age of 18.[6] He was nominated for Viner of the Year at the 8th Shorty Awards.[14] Versace had amassed over three million followers and two billion total views on Vine before the platform was discontinued in January 2017.[6][4] Thereafter, he turned to other social media platforms, amassing 2 million followers on Instagram and 500,000 subscribers on YouTube.[7] He also starred alongside American actors Danielle Campbell and Nathan Kress in his own Fullscreen web series, Jay Versace is Stuck in the 90s,[15] which was nominated for Best Web Series at the 10th Shorty Awards.[16] Versace signed a representation contract with United Talent Agency in January 2018,[17] and then was slated to feature alongside American internet personality Miles McKenna in an eight-part web series by Portal A Interactive titled My Wizard & Me, yet this did not come to fruition.[18]

2018–present: Music career

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Versace started experimenting with music production for the first time in May 2018, with help from his musician friends Knxwledge and Pink Siifu.[1][9] He began posting atmospheric, lo-fi music instrumentals to his SoundCloud account.[19] Versace approached American rapper Westside Gunn and asked to work together, before the latter discovered his account and ended up using one of Versace's first-ever songs on his own album, Pray for Paris (2020), titling the track "Versace".[20] He then produced all tracks on the mixtape, The Versace Tape (2020) by American rapper Boldy James, which became the first-ever release on Griselda Records in August 2020.[21] In March 2021, Versace contributed a remix version of the song "Lay_Up.m4a" by Denzel Curry and Kenny Beats to the duo's remix album, Unlocked 1.5 (2021).[22] He also produced the song "Safari" off of American rapper Tyler, the Creator's sixth studio album Call Me If You Get Lost (2021),[11] which won the award for Best Rap Album at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards.[9] Released in August 2022, the track "On God" by American rappers Meechy Darko, Freddie Gibbs and A-Trak, which was co-produced by Versace and Dot da Genius.[23] Versace then produced the songs "SOS" and "Smoking on My Ex Pack" from American singer SZA's second studio album, SOS (2022), which earned him critical acclaim and commercial success.[10]

Personal life

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Versace came out as queer[1] via a Snapchat post in 2016, claiming that "I love people in general idgaf what gender you are".[24][25][7] His mother, Nikesha Dolly Gunter, died of illness in May 2022.[26]

Production discography

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2020

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Westside Gunn - Pray for Paris

  • 09. "Versace"

Boldy James - The Versace Tape

  • 01. "Pony Down Intro"
  • 02. "Maria"
  • 03. "Nu Wave"
  • 04. "Cartier"
  • 05. "Brick Van Exel"
  • 06. "Long Live Julio"
  • 07. "Monte Cristo"
  • 08. "Cardinal Sin"
  • 09. "Bentayga"
  • 10. "Roxycontin"

Pink Siifu and Fly Anakin - FlySiifu’s

  • 08. "Mind Right"

Lil Yachty - Lil Boat 3.5

  • 20. "Lil Diamond Boy" (bonus track)

2021

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Denzel Curry and Kenny Beats - Unlocked 1.5

  • 06. "Lay_Up.m4a (Jay Versace Version)"

Patrick Paige II - If I Fail Are We Still Cool?

  • 12. "Who Am I"

Tyler, the Creator - Call Me If You Get Lost

  • 16. "Safari" (co-produced with Tyler, the Creator)

Westside Gunn - Hitler Wears Hermes 8: Side B

2022

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Fly Anakin - Frank

  • 17. "Bag Man"

Draft Day featuring Lil Yachty - "How Far Will I Go" (single)

Xavier Omär - B l u r r

  • 01. "A Dream"

Meechy Darko - Gothic Luxury

  • 07. "On God" featuring A-Trak and Freddie Dibbs (co-produced with Dot Da Genius)

SZA - SOS

Awards and nominations

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Award Year Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Ref.
BET Social Awards 2019 Social Hustle Award Himself Nominated [27][28]
Grammy Awards 2022 Best Rap Album Call Me If You Get Lost (by Tyler, the Creator) Won [9]
Shorty Awards 2016 Viner of the Year Himself Finalist [14]
2018 Best Web Series Jay Versace Is Stuck in the 90s Nominated [16]
Soul Train Awards 2016 Internet Soul Sensation Badu Award Himself Won [29]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Rose, Jordan (August 4, 2020). "Beats, Blackness, and Revolution: A Conversation With Jay Versace". Vibe. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Holmes, Charles (May 12, 2020). "From Memes to Music: How Jay Versace Landed On a Westside Gunn Album". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  3. ^ Osborne, Susanna (January 24, 2022). "Happy Birthday: Jay Versace's Seamless Transition From Social Media Star To Executive Producer On Tyler, The Creator's Album". Global Grind. iOne Digital. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Rodrigues, Ashwin (May 13, 2020). "How Vine Star Jay Versace Became a Rap Producer". Vice. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  5. ^ Wallace, Riley (September 4, 2020). "Griselda Collaborator & Social Influencer Jay Versace Is Paving The Way For Queer Hip Hop Producers — & He Knows It". HipHopDX. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  6. ^ a b c Cahill, Ryan (April 20, 2018). "Jay Versace interview: "I want to be free of sexuality and not boxed in as a guy who's gay"". Gay Times. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  7. ^ a b c Hawkins, Erica (June 17, 2020). "Jay Versace Is Living The American Dream, 2.0". Ladygunn. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  8. ^ a b Starling, Lakin (July 12, 2016). "How Jay Versace Became The Funniest Teenager On The Internet". The Fader. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  9. ^ a b c d Nwanji, Ngozi (December 9, 2022). "Jay Versace Went From The Face Of Popular Memes To Producer On SZA's Highly Anticipated 'SOS'". AfroTech. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  10. ^ a b Conteh, Mankaprr (December 12, 2022). "How Jay Versace Got SZA to Talk Her Shit on 'SOS'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  11. ^ a b Bloom, Madison (June 25, 2021). "Tyler, the Creator Releases New Album Call Me If You Get Lost". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  12. ^ Sheppard, Elena (May 30, 2018). "This aspiring comedian got famous by making people laugh in six seconds". Yahoo! Life. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  13. ^ Hughes, Jazmine (October 31, 2016). "Vine Dries Up. Black Humor Loses a Home". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  14. ^ a b Lee, Ashley (April 11, 2016). "Shorty Awards: The Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  15. ^ Petski, Denise (August 15, 2017). "Fullscreen Sets Fall Slate: Shows Starring Jay Versace, Danielle Campbell, Nathan Kress". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  16. ^ a b Ramos, Dino-Ray (January 16, 2018). "Shorty Awards Nominees: Tiffany Haddish, Lena Waithe Among Those Recognized For Social Media Excellence". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  17. ^ "Comedian And Actor Jay Versace Signs With UTA". Tubefilter. January 18, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  18. ^ Weiss, Geoff (July 24, 2017). "Portal A Unveils Eight-Series Slate Featuring Jay Versace, Miles McKenna". Tubefilter. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  19. ^ Cite error: The named reference :6 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  20. ^ Setario, Shawn (August 14, 2020). "How Boldy James Made His Griselda Debut With Help From Jay Versace and Westside Gunn". Complex. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  21. ^ Threadcraft, Torry (August 6, 2020). "Boldy James Announces 'The Versace Tape,' Produced By Jay Versace - Okayplayer". Okayplayer. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  22. ^ "Denzel Curry and Kenny Beats Release 'Unlocked 1.5' Project f/ Benny the Butcher, Joey Badass, and More". Complex. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  23. ^ Blistein, Jon (August 3, 2022). "Flatbush Zombies' Meechy Darko Teams With Freddie Gibbs, A-Trak for New Song 'On God'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  24. ^ Hamedy, Saba (September 28, 2016). "Vine star Jay Versace opens up about his sexuality in a Snap". Mashable. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  25. ^ McNamara, Brittney (September 27, 2016). "Vine Star Jay Versace Comes Out to Fans About His Sexuality". Teen Vogue. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  26. ^ Cole, Ty (May 24, 2022). "Fans Come To Jay Versace Defense After Social Media Star Posts A GoFundMe Page For Mother's Memorial". BET. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  27. ^ Weiss, Geoff (February 22, 2019). "Queen Naija, BlameItOnKway Nominated At Second Annual 'BET Social Awards'". Tubefilter. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  28. ^ BET [@BET] (January 17, 2019). "These superstars have taken social media & built their AMAZING brands/careers! Vote now for the #SocialHustle award at the #BETSocialAwards!" (Tweet). Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Twitter.
  29. ^ "The 2016 Soul Train Awards Red Carpet Moments, Winners, Performances & More". The BLACK Media. November 27, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
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