The song "Icey" featuring Nelly and the St. The success of this album opened the door for other projects. The song "Country Grammar" would receive nominations for best rap performance and the album received a nomination for best rap album of the year. The song " Ride with Me" would go on to receive Grammy nominations. After its release, it would go on to sell over 10 million copies. The success of this album made Jay E one of the hottest new producers. In 2016, it became the ninth hip hop album to be certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting shipment of 10 million copies in the US. The album was certified three times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ) and Music Canada (MC), denoting shipments of 45,000 and 300,000 copies. It also peaked in the top five on the New Zealand Albums Chart and Australian Albums Chart as well as the top ten on the Canadian Albums Chart and Dutch Albums Chart.
It was at the top of the US Billboard 200 chart for five consecutive weeks and the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for six consecutive weeks. "Ride wit Me" peaked within the top five on the Hot 100, ARIA Singles Chart, Irish Singles Chart and UK Singles Chart.Ĭountry Grammar received positive reviews for the album's production. "E.I." charted at number 16, number 12 and number 11 on the Hot 100, UK Singles Chart and ARIA Singles Chart, respectively. The lead single, " Country Grammar (Hot Shit)", peaked at number 7 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and UK Singles Chart. It supported four very successful singles: " Country Grammar (Hot Shit)", " E.I.", " Ride wit Me" and " Batter Up". This album brought forth a Saint Louis Midwest swing never before heard in production. The production on the album was handled by Jason "Jay E" Epperson, with additional production by C-Love, Kevin Law, City Spud, Steve "Blast" Wills and Basement Beats.
It was released on June 27, 2000, by Universal Records. Lunatic's member Nelly's first solo album, Country Grammar. Lunatics, Jay began to develop a unique style of production. While working at the roller rink as a DJ and with the St. This album was not released under Universal Music but was released by the owner of the original music.Ģ000: Country Grammar, Bait and The Original Kings of Comedy soundtracks, Rasheeda The independent release brought forth a huge buzz which pushed Jay to work even harder on his production style and another EP with the St. Its lead single, "Gimme What U Got", was the group's first local hit. Lunatics was the EP Who's the Boss with production by Jay E. Music career 1998: First release: Who's the Boss EP Lunatics member Ali who introduced him to the St. His first shot at production was in Saints Studio in 1996 this is where he met future St. Jay would DJ for local house parties and would later land a job at a local St. Thereafter, he focused on his social life and entertainment for the remainder of his high school years. Some of his early influences were DJs such as Kid Capri and Jam Master Jay. He would go on to work and perfect his craft as a DJ. It was an off-brand turntable and his first record was by KRS-One. Having had an interest in becoming a DJ, he purchased his first turntable at the age of 15. He first took an interest in musical instruments at the age of 14, learning piano and light guitar. Jay E was born on August 13, 1978, the first child of three.
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2.3 2001: Osmosis Jones soundtrack and Free City.2.2 2000: Country Grammar, Bait and The Original Kings of Comedy soundtracks, Rasheeda.2.1 1998: First release: Who's the Boss EP.
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