Jesse Boykins III
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Jesse Boykins III (born February 20, 1985) is a Jamaican-American singer, songwriter, and record producer from Chicago, Illinois.
Career
Boykins is a world soul artist originally from Jamaica, later relocating to Miami and finally Brooklyn. His first EP, Dopamine: My Life On My Back EP was released February 14, 2008 and his follow up The Beauty Created LP was released November 25, 2008 through NomaDic MuSic.
In November 2017, Boykins revealed that he was signed to Def Jam Recordings. His first album under his major label deal was a physical release of his mixtape Bartholomew, which was previously released for streaming on SoundCloud in 2016.[1] Boykins received his first Grammy nomination for co-writing Steve Lacy's lead single Playground from his ApolloXXI album.[2][3]
Discography
Studio albums
- The Beauty Created (2008)
- Zulu Guru (2012)
- Love Apparatus (2014)
- Bartholomew (2017)
- New Growth (2023)
Extended plays
- Dopamine: My Life on My Back (2008)
- Way of a Wayfarer (2011)
Writing credits
- Apollo XXI: Playground - Steve Lacy
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Make Me a Fool" | 2010 | The Foreign Exchange, Median | Authenticity |
| "A Place Where Lovers Go" | 2013 | The Jet Age of Tomorrow | JellyFish Mentality |
| "Higher Times" | The Internet | Feel Good | |
| "Magic" | Vic Mensa | Innanetape | |
| "Tribe" | 2014 | Theophilus London | Vibes |
| "Heartbreak in Motion" | 2015 | Anna Lunoe | — |
| "Go" | Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment, Mike Golden, Joey Purp | Surf | |
| "Paradise" | Logic | The Incredible True Story | |
| "Just a Dose" | Little Simz, Tiffany Goucheé, SiR, Isaiah Rashad, Kent Jamz | Age 101: Drop X | |
| "Celestial Levels" | 2016 | Machinedrum | Human Energy |
| "Purple Tuesday" | 2017 | Rejjie Snow, Joey Bada$$ | The Moon & You |
| "Annie" | 2018 | Rejjie Snow | Dear Annie |
| "Twogether" | Sango | In The Comfort Of | |
| "You're Gonna Need It" | 2019 | Lophiile | To Forgive |
| "Wait 4 U" | 2020 | Machinedrum | A View of U |
| "INTELLIGENT DESIGN" | 2022 | Kilo Kish | AMERICAN GURL |
| "Silence of Love" | 2023 | Tiga, Hudson Mohawke | L'Ecstacy |
References
External links
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- 1985 births
- Songwriters from Illinois
- Singers from Chicago
- Living people
- 21st-century African-American male singers
- 21st-century American male singers
- The New School alumni
- American contemporary R&B singers
- American neo soul singers
- African-American songwriters
- American male songwriters