Draft:Jamie Drastik

James Thomas Huy, mainly known by his stage name Jamie Drastik, is an American rapper and songwriter from Poughkeepsie, New York. Jamie is known for his unique original sounds and sample-heavy tracks. He's worked with Pitbull, Kelly Rowland, Danny Mercer, Fat Joe, Fabolous, DJ Frank E, and other music heavyweights.

Early life and career
Drastik has been obsessed with hip-hop since he was eight years old and started songwriting at age 10. By the time he was in high school, Drastik started rapping locally and even released a mixtape titled 1 Man Band: I Don't Need Da Band which featured guest appearances from Royce Da 5'9", Anthony Hamilton, Pharrell Williams and other artists. One day, he was discovered by Pitbull and signed the New York rapper to Mr. 305 Inc. after the two met at a radio station.

2010–2011: The Magnet, Champagne and Cocaine, Planet Pit Feature
On February 16, 2010, Jamie Drastik released his debut major label mixtape The Magnet under Mr. 305 Inc. and Famous Artist Music. It was hosted by Pitbull and DJ Delz. The mixtape contains exclusive features from Justin Timberlake, David Rush, Lil Jon, Fabolous and other artists. The mixtape landed Drastik exclusive interviews online on YouTube, including an interview with 50 Cent's This is 50 and guest starred on Mic Check Live. The Magnet was rated one of the top ten mixtapes in 2010 and even landed a spot on Music Choice.

On April 7, 2011, Drastik released his second mixtape titled Champagne and Cocaine which features guest appearances from Pitbull, Fat Joe, David Rush, A. Lewins and ATM. Drastik has released music videos for the songs, "Raw", "Four in The Morning" and "One More Time". The mixtape landed him some recognition performing one of the tracks at a hotel in Las Vegas, at a nightclub in Miami and other events around the world. One day before the release, Drastik threw a release party at a club called Greenhouse which is located in New York with guests like Kid Capri, Jennifer Buonagurio, David Rush, Greg Avila, Christina Hopkins, Ghostface Killah, Johnny Donovan and many others.

On June 17, 2011, Pitbull released the song "Castle Made of Sand" from the album Planet Pit which features vocals from Kelly Rowland and Drastik. A video for the song was released on Pitbull's YouTube channel which only contains Pitbull's verses, although it features a cameo from Drastik in the video. On August 24, 2011, Drastik performed "Castle Made of Sand" at the MGM Grand along with his single "Save Me".

2015: Debut Album Release
On January 2, 2015, Drastik released his debut album titled Jump The Decision which he made available on his official website.

Mixtapes

 * The Magnet (2010)
 * Champagne And Cocaine (2011)
 * September (2012)

Albums

 * Jump The Decision (2015)
 * Jump The Takeoff (2015)

Guest appearances
Notes
 * The version of "Outta Nowhere" featuring Jamie Drastik is unavailable on iTunes for unknown reasons.

Supporting act

 * 2011-2012: Planet Pit World Tour