Jaydes

Jayden Yen Dumont was born on February 24, 2006, in Pompano Beach, Florida. His father is of Haitian descent, while his mother is of Puerto Rican and Dominican descent. Dumont's father was an R&B artist. As a child, Jaydes' parents often played Jodeci and Erykah Badu around the house. He grew up with a passion for music, and started playing and writing music. He took piano lessons in elementary school and in his early teenage years. Jaydes started releasing music and gained popularity on SoundCloud. At 16, he stopped attending high school and switched to online learning to focus on his music career and due to controversies from school. == Career ==

2019–2021: Career beginnings, Evvls, Virality and !? In an interview with underground rap blog Masked Gorilla, Jaydes stated that he began making music in 2019, recording his music in Audacity, and has since then recorded mixed and produced music in FL Studio. His singles "Highschool," "Vivienne," "Trust Issues," "South," and "Clueless," would later gain traction online, best known for Jaydes' soft vocals and helping popularize the PluggnB genre in 2021. He is best known for his soft vocals, which popularized the PluggnB genre in 2021. 2022: Breakthrough, Romanticism and Heartpacing In April 2022, Jaydes released his 4-track studio EP Romanticism, and later made a guest appearance on the title track of fellow American rapper Rich Amiri's second extended play (EP), For The Better (2022). In August 2022, which received significant attention and was considered a "turning point in his career", with features from fellow rappers Riovaz and Rich Amiri. with the introductory track "Rose" gaining significant traction on social media platforms such as TikTok. In December 2023, his single "Belikeme?" (released under his Evvls moniker) was listed by The New York Times as one of the best songs of 2023. He started releasing music consistently in 2024, focusing on mostly raw guitar playing, releasing and teasing such music on SoundCloud under the moniker Mandy. He collaborated with the New York rapper Yuke on his album Trap Finesse Cult. which debuted his new punk rock sound. On October 31, 2024, he released a follow-up EP, Panic, which he claimed in an interview was recorded live in-studio. == Musical style and influences ==

Jaydes has referred to artists such as GG Allin, Black Kray, XXXTentacion, and Playboi Carti as his main influences. The review had also commented on Jaydes' third EP, Heartpacing, saying it "rejoined" plugg by pairing emo quavers with the "luxurious" production classical of [the style]. Pierre wrote that Ghetto Cupid was similar to Lucki's musical style, and felt that the album "pulls together disparate strands, from plugg to shoegaze and emo balladry. It's messy, but [it] works more often than not". == Legal issues ==

In the opening track of Count Up Dracula titled "Junkie", Jaydes says, "Killed my girlfriend and it felt so good," The victim was brought to a pediatric emergency room to get stitches. A week later, on November 10, 2024, 9-1-1 was called on Dumont at a Denny's in Oakland Park, Florida, when he was observed having a mental episode, wielding a knife. He was arrested and charged with attempted murder. His attorney filed a written plea declaring the defendant not guilty on November 14. == Tours ==

As a co-headliner • Fabulous Tour (with Rich Amiri) (2024) == Discography ==

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