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JayDaYoungan
JayDaYoungan (Javorius Tykies Scott, 1998-2022) was a Louisiana rapper from Bogalusa known for "23 Island," the mixtapes Forever 23 and Misunderstood, and the Billboard 200 album Baby23; he was killed in a 2022 shooting.
Jaydes
Jaydes (Jayden Yen Dumont, born 2006), also known as yen, formerly evvls, is a pluggnb rapper from Pompano Beach, Florida, known for heartpacing (2022) and a 2024 attempted murder arrest.
Jaz-O
Jaz-O (Jonathan Burks, born 1964), also The Jaz or Big Jaz, is a Brooklyn rapper and producer, Jay-Z's early mentor, EMI-signed in 1989 with Word to the Jaz, credited with the triplet flow, and returned in 2020 with The Warmup on Roc Nation's Equity Distribution.
Jazmin Bean
Jazmin Bean is the stage name of Jasmine Adams, an English non-binary singer and makeup artist from North London whose debut album Traumatic Livelihood arrived in 2024.
Jebroer
Jebroer, the stage name of Tim Kimman (born 1986), is a Dutch rapper and hardstyle and gabber artist who broke through in 2017 with 'Kind van de duivel', made with DJ Paul Elstak.
Jeezy
Jeezy (Jay Wayne Jenkins, Young Jeezy, Lil' J, Da Snowman), born 1977 in Columbia, South Carolina, is an Atlanta trap rap pioneer whose 2005 Def Jam debut Thug Motivation 101 and three Billboard 200 No. 1 albums defined the genre.
Jeff Mills
Jeff Mills (born 1963, Detroit), also known as The Wizard, is an American techno DJ and producer who co-founded Underground Resistance, runs Axis Records (founded 1992), and is famed for three-turntable, TR-909 DJ sets, the mix Live at the Liquid Room Tokyo, the track The Bells, and film scores for Metropolis.
Jeffrey Sfire
Jeffrey Sfire is an American DJ and producer from Detroit who plays 1980s italo disco, high NRG, and Chicago house, and is one half of the production project Sfire with Samuel Long, better known as SOPHIE.
Jeffrey Sutorius
Jeffrey Sutorius (제프리 수토리어스) is a Dutch trance DJ and producer, born 1979, the frontman of Dash Berlin from 2007 to 2018, who won back the name in court in 2026.
Jensen Karp
Jensen Karp, aka Hot Karl, is an American writer, producer, podcaster, and former battle rapper who won Power 106's Roll Call for 45 days, signed a shelved Interscope deal, co-owns Gallery 1988, and wrote Kanye West Owes Me $300.
JEONGHYEON
JEONGHYEON (정현), real name Kim Jeong-hyun, is a South Korean future house and bass house DJ and producer who has played Ultra Japan and World DJ Festival.
Jeremy Healy
Jeremy Healy (born Jeremiah Healy, 1962) is a British DJ and record producer who fronted new wave group Haysi Fantayzee before becoming a leading 1990s dance DJ.
Jeremy Underground
Jeremy Underground, born Jérémy Fichon in 1986, is a French DJ and record collector who founded the vinyl-only deep house label My Love Is Underground in 2010.
Jerk (music genre)
Jerk (or jerk rap) is a late-2000s Los Angeles hip-hop genre built for the jerkin' dance, fusing snap minimalism and hyphy energy; New Boyz's "You're a Jerk" (No. 24 Hot 100) spread it nationally via MySpace and YouTube, with a 2020s New York nu-jerk revival.
Jersey club rap
Jersey club rap is rap music over Jersey club beats, triplet kicks, and bed-squeak samples, popularized nationally by Lil Uzi Vert's 2022 hit "Just Wanna Rock".
Jeshi
Jeshi is the stage name of Jesse Greenway, an East London rapper and producer signed to Because Music, known for the albums Universal Credit and Airbag Woke Me Up.
Jesse Saunders
Jesse Saunders is an American DJ and record producer from Chicago whose 1984 track 'On & On' is widely credited as the first house record on vinyl.
Jessi (musician)
Jessi (제시), born Jessica Hyun-ju Ho in 1988, is a Korean-American rapper-singer; 2005 debut as Jessica H.O., Unpretty Rapstar runner-up 2015, hits "Nunu Nana" and "Zoom", first P Nation artist.
Jessie Murph
Jessie Murph is an American singer-songwriter from Athens, Alabama, who rose from TikTok covers to Columbia Records, topping the Billboard 200 top 10 with Sex Hysteria in 2025.
JEV
JEV, also written Jev, is an American electronic music producer and DJ in UK garage, house, and drum and bass, based in New York City.
Jewel Nightclub
Jewel Nightclub is an EDM and open-format nightclub at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, opened in 2016 by Hakkasan Group and now run by Tao Group.
JID
JID (Destin Route, born 1989) is an Atlanta rapper, Spillage Village member and Dreamville signee, known for rapid-fire technical rap; albums The Never Story, DiCaprio 2, The Forever Story, and 2025's Grammy-nominated God Does Like Ugly.
Jidenna
Jidenna (Jidenna Theodore Mobisson, born 1985) is a Nigerian-American rapper-singer behind the 2015 double-platinum, Grammy-nominated hit "Classic Man," albums The Chief and 85 to Africa, and a "swank" Afrobeat-hip-hop style.
Jillionaire
Jillionaire (Christopher Leacock), Trinidadian DJ and producer born 1978, Major Lazer member alongside Diplo and Walshy Fire from 2011 until June 2019, founder of Feel Up Records and solo artist.
Jim Jones (rapper)
Jim Jones (Joseph Guillermo Jones II, born 1976) is an American rapper and record executive, co-founder of Harlem's Diplomats (Dipset) with Cam'ron, known for the 2006 platinum Top Ten hit "We Fly High" and albums On My Way to Church and El Capo.
Jim Legxacy
Jim Legxacy (James Folorunso Ifeanyi Olaloye, born 1999) is a British rapper, singer, and producer from Lewisham, London. Known for genre-blending mixtapes HNPM and black british music (2025) on XL Recordings, and for co-producing Dave and Central Cee's chart-topping Sprinter.
Jimmy Wopo
Jimmy Wopo (Travon Smart) was a Pittsburgh rapper from the Hill District, known for "Elm Street" and mixtapes Woponese and Jordan Kobe; killed in a 2018 drive-by at 21.
Jimpster
Jimpster is the alias of Jamie Odell, a British deep house producer, DJ, and label owner who has released music since the early 1990s and co-founded Freerange Records in 1996.
Jinjer
Jinjer, Ukrainian progressive groove metal band from Donetsk formed in 2009, fronted by Tatiana Shmayluk; viral hit Pisces, albums King of Everything, Wallflowers, and Duél (2025) on Napalm Records.
Joachim Pastor
Joachim Pastor is a French electronic music producer and DJ, a key figure in French melodic techno who co-founded the Hungry Music label with Worakls and N'to in 2013.