Jallal Explained

Jallal
Birth Name:Jallaluddin Mohammad Malik
Birth Date:10 February 1993
Birth Place:Los Angeles, CA
Genre:Hip hop
Occupation:Rapper
Years Active:2011-
Website:jallal.com

Jallaluddin Mohammad Malik (born February 10, 1993, in Los Angeles, California), better known by his stage name Jallal, is an American rapper and actor from Los Angeles, California.

Career

Music

After spending time under the mentorship of Lupe Fiasco, Jallal released his debut mixtape, Semi-Casual Love, in 2011.[1] [2] Since then, he has released a second mixtape, Unwilling Fortay, along with numerous tracks. The mixtape caught the attention of Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def), who has since served as a mentor to Jallal.[3] Jallal has opened for Bey on several stops on his US tours starting in 2013.[3]

Jallal appeared on the remix to Olivia Olson's 2013 song "Suspicious". In 2014, he released his first single, "Rocky", featuring Rick Ross and produced by DJ Moza,[4] and "Suicide", featuring BJ the Chicago Kid. In 2015, he released the single "Gone Girl", featuring RDGLDGRN.[5]

In February 2017, Jallal released the single "Imma Dog". It was produced by CashMoneyAP.[4] [6] He followed that up with "2:00 AM", produced by Goddy Beats, which Vibe magazine called "a flossy number that serves as the soundtrack for all of our late night rendezvous."[7] In May 2017, Jallal released the single "Toss & Turn" featuring Ne-Yo, produced by Hugo, James and Jan Fairchild.[8] [9] [10] In June 2017, he released the single "Never Forgotten", featuring BJ The Chicago Kid, Kaye Fox and Georgia Anne Muldrow.[11] The four tracks are included on his 15-track mixtape Off the Radar, which was released on June 14, 2017.[12] [13] It features additional appearances from 2 Chainz, Lil Wayne, T-Pain and Yo Gotti, and production from Chad Hugo of The Neptunes, Elliot James of Hey Monday, and DJ Moza.[7] In March 2018, he released the single "Without Drake, Mos Def and Lupe Fiasco", produced by Killa J and DJ Moza.[14]

In 2018, Jallal put out the singles "The Truth" and "The Heat".[15] [16] In April 2019 he released the single "You Gon' See", produced by Arteen Mozafari.[17] In August 2019 he released the music video for "We Made the Same". The song features the actress Tala Ashe.[18]

Discography

Singles

Appears on

Mixtapes

Personal life

Jallal is a Muslim.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Christian D'Antonio, "Le borse William hanno un nuovo testimonial: il rapper Jallal da Los Angeles," The Way, March 8, 2017.
  2. Sarah J. Edwards, "Introducing... Jallal, the Yasmin Bey, Lupe Fiasco & Chad Hugo Protege," Blag, 2017.
  3. Jake Rohn, "Jallal Explains How Yasiin Bey Became His Mentor," HipHopDX, April 3, 2017.
  4. Emmanuel C.M., "Jallal Talks Relationships on 'Imma Dog'," XXL, February 22, 2017.
  5. http://djbooth.net/tracks/review/10235-jallal-gone-girl-rdgldgrn "Jallal – Gone Girl ft. RDGLDGRN,"
  6. http://hiphopdx.com/singles/id.36156/title.dxclusive-jallal-drops-imma-dog-ahead-of-debut-mixtape "Jallal Drops 'Imma Dog' Ahead Of Debut Mixtape,"
  7. Mark Braboy, "Jallal Delivers An Afterhours Anthem, '2 AM'," Vibe, March 20, 2017.
  8. Marjua Estevez, "Jallal Reflects On Relationship Woes In 'Toss & Turn' Featuring Ne-Yo," Vibe, May 3, 2017.
  9. http://www.rap-up.com/2017/05/03/new-music-jallal-ne-yo-toss-turn/ "New Music: Jallal Feat. Ne-Yo – ‘Toss & Turn’,"
  10. Kyle Eustice, "DX Digest: Listen To Rare Big Daddy Kane Vintage Freestyle & The LOX Murder Drake's Beat On 'Dodge Van'," HipHopDX, May 4, 2017.
  11. Mikey Fresh, "Jallal Links With BJ The Chicago Kid, Kaye Fox and Georgia Anne Muldrow On 'Never Forgotten'," Vibe, June 7, 2017.
  12. http://losangelesleakers.com/2017/07/jallal-releases/ "Jallal Releases ‘Off The Radar’ Mixtape W/ Features From Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz & Others,"
  13. Patrick Glynn, "LA Rapper Jallal Taps Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz, Chad Hugo & More for 'Off the Radar' Debut," 2dopeboyz.com, July 26, 2017.
  14. Lisa Deez, "LA Rapper Jallal Drops 'Without Drake, Mos Def and Lupe Fiasco'," This Is 50, March 9, 2018.
  15. News: Allah . Sha Be . JALLAL SET TO RELEASE HIS DEBUT FULL LENGTH ALBUM 'UNTOLD TRUTH' . 12 October 2018 . The Source . 24 Aug 2018.
  16. News: West Coast Rapper Jallal Shares What He's Learned From Hip-Hop Legends . 12 October 2018 . All Hip Hop . 12 Sep 2018.
  17. Web site: NYCE PICK: Jallal – "You Gon' See" . LA Leakers . 23 April 2019 . 14 May 2019.
  18. Web site: "We Made the Same" . jallal.com . 29 August 2019.