| Clay Perry | |
| Birth Name: | James Clayton Perry |
| Birth Date: | 1990 10, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Ft. Worth, Texas |
| Origin: | Ft. Worth, Texas, U.S. |
| Years Active: | 2014–present |
James Clayton Perry (born October 20, 1990),[1] known as Clay Perry, is an American Hip-Hop songwriter and recording artist from Fort Worth, Texas. Perry was nominated for Best R&B & Hip-Hop Artist in 2019 by Fort Worth Weekly.[2] Perry released his debut long play project, IKIKN, on July 13, 2018.
Clay Perry was born October 20, 1990.[3] Born of two youth ministers, Perry was raised in a Christian home that will go on to inspire themes within his writings.[4] Perry served in the United States Navy from September 2009 to October 2011 when he was honorably discharged.[5]
In 2016, Perry collaborated with also Ft. Worth based recording artist, Thyra, as well as 8ball of 8ball & MJG on High, a song featured on The Best Of Texas Volume 4 released by Houston Texas DJ Michael "5000" Watts of Swishahouse affiliation. In 2018, Glasses Malone made an appearance on Perry's debut album, IKIKN. His singles "I Can't Help Ya" and "Roll N' Ride" experienced substantial success which Perry attributes to social media.[6] [7] Production from Houston, Texas area producer Mr. Lee is featured on Perry's third release, Exodus.[8]
After a week of its September 27, 2019, release, Clay Perry's originally scheduled secomd album Lyin' King, was pulled from major digital service platforms as the result of a dispute between Perry and the album's producer. The disagreement between the two garnered attention from the Dallas Observer which documented the feud that took place on Facebook.[9] [10]
Clay Perry's musical inspirations are Snoop Dogg, The D.O.C. and N.W.A.'s Dr. Dre.[11] Perry's extra-musical influences include his religious upbringing and the Bible of which he frequently refers to in his writing.[12]
| Title | Release Year | |
|---|---|---|
| "Ikikn" | 2018 | |
| "Checkmate" | 2020 |
| Title | Year | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| "You Can Find Me" | 2014 | Single | |
| "Kings of the Summer" | 2015 | Single | |
| "Suppose2Be" | Single | ||
| "High" | 2016 | Single | |
| "I Can't Help Ya" | 2018 | IKIKN | |
| "Babble On" | IKIKN | ||
| "Nebula" | IKIKN | ||
| "Momma" | IKIKN | ||
| "Funk" | IKIKN | ||
| "Roll N' Ride" | 2020 | Single | |
| "S.O.T.G." | 2020 | Single | |
| "Tell Me" | 2020 | Single |
| Year | Other artist(s) | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Weird Flex but OK" | 2019 | Pistol Pete Rose, Maintaine | Dude! | |
| "Mighty Endeavor" | 2019 | Mark Spits, Juma Spears, Mordecai the Zenith, NautQuite | Lone Star Fleet | |
| "2day Ain't the Day 2020" | 2020 | JQ Ryzer | Pain | |
| "Actors" | 2020 | Milky Beatz, Ashxs, Suave-Ski | Actors (Single) |