Nigerian producer, Beats By Jayy is dead

Beats By Jayy, a popular Nigerian music producer, rapper, and vocalist, has died.

After a brief illness, the 27-year-old music producer died on Saturday, November 20, 2021, at the age of 27.

Jayy was associated with AQ, MI Abaga, Blaqbonez, and Loose Kaynon. He also worked with artists such as iLLBliss, Teeto Ceemos, and others.

He was working on his fourth body of work, as well as an EP with Jay Teazer, at the time of his death.

Jayy has progressed from an underground Hip-Hop producer to one of Nigeria’s most famous producers in the last few years.

In H1 2020, his stock rose after he produced ‘JUDAH EP’ for Abaga, the Headies-winning ‘God’s Engineering’ for AQ and ‘The Love Report’ for Abaga and AQ.

In the years leading up to that, he heavily sound-tracked AQ’s releases after he met the award-winning rapper as his junior at King’s College, Lagos.

A Surulere-bred artist, who grew up in a family of music-loving parents, also performed under the moniker Big Daddy Jayy, and released three EPs, ‘Replay Value EP’ in 2017, ‘Road To Jaynius’ in 2019 and ‘Jaynius’ in 2020.

He also delivered memorable hooks on AQ and Loose Kaynon’s ‘Crown’ via ‘God Wants Us To Be Lit’ and ‘Clap For Yourself’ by Abaga and AQ.

On ‘Jaynius,’ he had the record ‘Mad Ohh.’

In 2021, he produced ‘Survivor’s Remorse’ by Loose Kaynon and ‘Sex Over Love’ Blaqbonez.

May his soul rest in peace.