2009–2011: Jeremih and All About You at the
2009 American Music Awards While attending
Columbia College Chicago, Jeremih collaborated with
record producer Mick Schultz. Jeremih received guidance from his cousin,
Day26 group member,
Willie Taylor. In February 2009, Jeremih met with
Def Jam CEO
Russell Simmons, and executive
vice president of
A&R Karen Kwak. After performing for the two, Jeremih signed a
recording contract with Def Jam that same day. In June 2009, Jeremih released his eponymous self-titled debut
studio album,
Jeremih. The album debuted at number 6 on the US
Billboard 200, selling 59,000 copies in its first week. In promotion of the album, Jeremih took part in
America's Most Wanted Tour, alongside
Lil Wayne,
Young Jeezy, and
Soulja Boy Tell 'Em. The second single, "
Imma Star (Everywhere We Are)", peaked at number 51 on the
Billboard Hot 100. In August 2009, Jeremih was selected by
Ron Huberman and Mayor
Richard M. Daley of the
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) to campaign children to return to school. Community activists protested and demanded CPS to undo their decision, claiming that Jeremih's music was "not appropriate for students" and "promotes teen sex". Huberman argued that "school officials would be naive to pretend students don't listen to Felton's music already". Daley also argued that recording artists have the
freedom of speech, noting that Jeremih was "a young man, [with a] back-to-school message, a young man who has had great success recording, producer, going to school, went to public school". On June 1, 2010, Jeremih released the first single for his second studio album
All About You, titled "
I Like" featuring
Ludacris. "
Down on Me" featuring rapper
50 Cent was confirmed to be the second single from the album. "Down on Me" charted on the number-one position for eight weeks total on
Rhythmic Billboard chart.
All About You was released on September 28, 2010. The following year, Jeremih and
Rick Ross were featured on the song, which was performed by
Wale, titled "That Way" from the compilation album
Self Made Vol. 1.
2012–2015: Late Nights In December 2011, Jeremih confirmed he had been working on his third studio album, originally titled
Thumpy Johnson. He announced plans from a summer 2012 release under
Def Jam. However, the album was not released. Instead, Jeremih released his first mixtape titled
Late Nights with Jeremih on August 7, 2012. On November 5, 2014, Jeremih and members of his crew were involved in an incident at a
Fuddruckers restaurant in
Billings, MT in which Jeremih's associates allegedly "hassled"a young female restaurant employee and a manager for discriminating against them. Members of Jeremih's crew responded to the alleged racism by taking over the restaurant's microphone, throwing beer onto employees, and allegedly throwing a glass beer bottle into the kitchen, getting broken glass into the fryer and forcing the restaurant to close temporarily.[https://billingsgazette.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/bpd-seeking-warrant-after-november-fuddruckers-incident-involving-singer-jeremih/article_b7737c8e-e707-5922-8b9c-f71dbd0fdf69.html The Billings Police Department sought but never issued arrest warrants in response to the incident.Surveillance footage of the altercation was published by TMZ, and the concert promoter for Jeremih's Billings performance offered refunds to audience members and renounced the actions taken by Jeremih and his crew. [https://billingsghttps://billingsgazette.com/news/local/tmz-publishes-video-of-jeremih-incident-at-fuddruckers-promoter-refunding-tickets/article_34ace4b0-3023-50cb-9b8d-bbff67471db0.amp.html "All the Time" is a song which originally appeared on his mixtape
Late Nights with Jeremih but was re-released with an additional verse by rapper
Lil Wayne as a single. The song was released on April 16, 2013, as a
digital download. On July 17, 2014, Jeremih formally released his collaborative EP "No More" with
Shlohmo through his Twitter account. The first single off Jeremih's third studio album (retitled
Late Nights: The Album), "
Don't Tell 'Em" featuring
YG, was released on June 6, 2014. On September 26, 2014, Jeremih released promotional single "Nobody But U" produced by
Cashmere Cat, but it did not make the album. The second single, "
Planez" featuring
J. Cole was released on January 22, 2015. The first promotional single "
Tonight Belongs to U!" featuring
Flo Rida was released on April 21, 2015. The third single, "
Oui" was released on October 30, 2015. The second promotional single, "Royalty" featuring
Big Sean and
Future, was released October 29, 2015. The third promotional single "Peace Sign" featuring
Fabolous and
Red Cafe was released November 18, 2015. The fourth single, "Pass Dat" was released December 1, 2015. On December 4, Jeremih finally released the album to critical acclaim. To promote the album, Jeremih embarked on his Late Nights Uncut Tour.
2016–2018: MihTy In 2016, Jeremih co-wrote "Woo" from
Rihanna's eighth album
Anti alongside
The Weeknd and
Travis Scott. On February 7, 2016, Jeremih revealed his fourth studio album will be called,
Later That Night in an interview with
Billboard. In the same interview, he mentioned he had been recently writing songs for
Kanye West and
Nicki Minaj. In the summer of 2016, Jeremih headlined his first European concert tour. In July 2016, Jeremih released his second mixtape called
Late Nights: Europe, which he recorded while on tour overseas. He stated that he was 90% done with his upcoming album
Later That Night that would complete his "Late Night" series. Following this announcement, the two artists headlined a joint tour called Summer's Over Tour scheduled for November and December 2016. In the last week of the tour, it was announced that Jeremih would removed from the tour. The decision came after Jeremih left the stage mid-performance in Chicago, sent a body-double to perform in Houston, and criticized PartyNextDoor on stage in Dallas. A few months later, Jeremih stated that there were arguments between the two artists' teams, but he had no ill will towards PartyNextDoor. On
Cinco de Mayo 2017, Jeremih released an EP,
Cinco De MihYo, which he had written and recorded in 24 hours. In March 2018, Jeremih released an EP titled
The Chocolate Box.
Pitchfork stated, "When his projects are well-considered, or made with hyper-focused collaborators, he can be the most enchanting man in the room," but called one of the four tracks awkward and bored. On June 8, 2018, Jeremih and
Ty Dolla Sign released "The Light" as the lead single from their collaboration album
MihTy. The 11-track album was released on October 26, 2018, and features guest appearances from
Chris Brown,
French Montana, and
Wiz Khalifa. In July 2018, Jeremih announced a joint tour with singer
Teyana Taylor called Later That Night. The tour dates were from August 3 through September 8 in the United States. On August 15, Teyana tweeted that she would be leaving the tour due to mistreatment from Jeremih.
2019–2024: Non-album singles and hiatus In 2019, Jeremih was featured in
Chantel Jeffries' song and music video "Chase the Summer". In March 2020, Jeremih was featured on the remix for "Baby Girl" by
Bryce Vine. On May 3, 2021,
DJ Khaled released a music video for his song "Thankful" from his album
Khaled Khaled featuring Jeremih and
Lil Wayne. After a long hiatus from recording, Jeremih released his comeback single, "Changes", on October 21, 2022. In April 2023, he introduced his first protégé, Illinois singer Murf Dilly, to the music scene with his debut single "2 C's". The song featured Jeremih as a guest vocalist and was released on his newly established Late Nightz Records.
2024–present: Departure from Def Jam and upcoming fourth studio album In February 2024, Jeremih was released from Def Jam Recordings after fifteen years under the imprint. On June 28, 2024, he released his first independent single, "Wait on It", featuring
Bryson Tiller and Chris Brown. ==Musical style==