Jae Millz was born in Harlem, New York. He started writing lyrics while at junior high school. He followed his love for art and went to the New York High School for Cartoon and Fashion Architecture. Millz grew to local fame by winning hip hop battles and doing performances and releasing a number of
mixtapes. In 2003, he released his debut single "No, No, No", which received radio play and peaked at number 89 on the US
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. After the success of the song, Millz was offered a record deal with
Warner Bros. Records. However, due to creative differences, he left the label, without having an album released. Soon after that he signed with
Universal Records. Eventually, he left Universal, too, due to the lack of promotion, as the label was giving priority to other artists. Jae Millz' 2004 single "Streetz Melting" was featured on the
soundtrack of the
EA video game NBA Live 06. Millz has released 20 mixtapes since 2004, including
Back 2 Tha Future,
Zone Out Season and
Dead Presidents. In January 2008, Millz was signed to
Young Money Entertainment. He made a cameo appearance in the video for Lil Wayne's single "
Lollipop" from
Tha Carter III. and was later certified gold by the
RIAA. A debut album,
Nothing Is Promised, was scheduled for a 2013 release. In an interview with
BBC Radio 1's
Tim Westwood, Millz explained that the title refers to his health problems – "The title come from [me] having two seizures in the previous year. I had them in my sleep. It's like you wake up and you don't know what happened." The first single from the album, called "Forever Winning", was released in July 2011 and featured fellow Young Money rapper
Lil Wayne. His mixtape
Dead Presidents 2 was released on February 4, 2013. On April 19, 2013, Millz released his 20th mixtape
Property Of Potentness 2. On November 20, 2020, Millz released the album
Wood Panel Walls, which included the single "High Rollers" featuring Anthiny King. On February 12, 2021, Millz released the album, "Much Love" with Anthiny King (distributed through Empire Records), as a continuation of their collaboration. == Discography ==