J’Ray Drops Hit Singles ‘1942’ Today

A Nigerian but United States Of America based Music Star J’Ray  has dropped a hit single titled ‘1942.’ The song, released yesterday, is being streamed on all music platforms. Speaking about the song the fast growing music star said ‘the song is about my growth as an artiste and to show my listeners that my music is different to that of other artiste -the catch phrase I’ve been a Don since 1942 makes a reference to the 1942 tequila’s.

J’ Ray who has performed alongside the likes of Adekunle Gold, Omahlay, Fireboy, Joeboy said his music is Afro Fusion which is a combination of Afrobeats, hip-hop, electronic dance, folks and others.  

 Speaking about himself J’Ray disclosed, “I was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria and by no means with a silver spoon. However, I was always surrounded by music while  growing up . I always found joy with it. My dad was heavily involved in the choir, through which I got to learn and play multiple instruments like the piano, guitar, and saxophone. Eventually, this led me to writing my own songs, though I did  not officially put out a song till 2017.”

And towards the end of 2021 he  dropped  a 5-track EP“UnJ’rayted” . The project features J’Ray   biggest song yet “Dance” which topped Apple Music and Spotify charts across Nigeria, and is still being played across the country.

J’ray whose real name is Morojuoluwa Oke grew up in the largest West African city of Lagos. Born May 1, 1996, the multi-instrumentalist is the second child in a family of four. He had his primary education at Badestay Nursery and Primary School, Lagos and subsequently, Bizben International School, Lagos. To complete his secondary education, he attended Trinity International College, Mowe Ofada, Ogun State.

The singer’s rise to stardom began in 2018 after he dropped a single “Spotlight” produced by one of Africa’s biggest producers, Kiddominant, leading to him signing his first record deal with Atlanta Based Record Label, Governor’s Media Group who shot the video for “Spotlight”. J’ray went on to drop other singles “Peperenpe” and “You” under Governor’s Media Group which were very well received.

In the summer of 2019, J’ray collaborated with rapper SP Juice and producer Marphy Jay to put out a body of work “High Notes the EP” of which “High Notes” was the top song from the EP. Other songs on the EP include “Tonight”, “Bottles On me”, “Roll For Me”, and “Down Below” which were also very well written. In 2020, J’ray and Governors Media Group amicably parted ways, with J’ray dropping his first post-Governors Media Group single “Rock Bottom” in the early weeks of June, 2020.