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TWOFOURJAY, is an American-Dominican rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor. Although, he hasn’t released a studio album; he is known for releasing a number of SoundCloud and Spotify hits such as 'Penny Proud', 'POGO' , 'Burned', and 'Famous'.

Real name, Jay Williams, he was born on September 19, 2000 in Tampa, Florida. At age 4, his family moved back to Atlanta, Georgia where he would grow up an Atlantan nomad. He witnessed shootings and robberies frequently in his neighborhood.

CAREER

TWOFOURJAY came on the scene with a SoundCloud hit RUN UP (feat. Drebineto). After he was featured on, childhood friend, Derryl BaileyBailey’s Instagram numerous times which boosted his social media presence. Through times of traveling and networking he fell in the studio Street Execs where he would meet Forever Feddy and 5 Star Franko. Forever Feddy is responsible for a number of recent hits by TWOFOURJAY including the viral Penny Proud and POGO averaging over a half a million streams.

PERSONAL

He expresses that he spent early years in the Villages at Carver apartments where he gained friends who lived in the George Washington Carver Homes project s. Twofour survived off his charisma and street knowledge as he was raised without a father, moving from Moury Ave to Godby Road to Moreland Ave. He attended Atlanta Youth Academy, Fayette County Open Campus, Esperanza High School, South Atlanta High School, but eventually dropped out with the maximum 11th grade education.

TWOFOUR turned to the streets admitting he has been involved with racketeer-like crime, claiming to had been recruited by a local OG who admired his work ethic along with his communication and adaptation skills.