# Jaykae

Janum Khan, better known by his stage name Jaykae, is a British rapper and actor from Small Heath, Birmingham.

## Music career

Jaykae's start with music began when he started listening to other grime artists from London.
In 2017 he released a single, "Every Country," featuring Murkage Dave of the Murkage cartel. The song, produced by Skepta, was Radio 1's Tune of the Week. He has featured on Charlie Sloth's BBC show, Fire In The Booth, where he performed a two piece set which reflected on life and the recent passing of fellow grime artist and friend, Depzman. He has performed on the BBC radio show segment, The BBC Live Lounge, where he performed two of his own songs, "Moscow" and "Toothache", and also a cover of Cameo's "Candy". Jaykae has been described as the "essential voice of the city" of Birmingham.
He featured on Skepta's All-Star Remix of the single '"That's not me". He collaborated with Mike Skinner (of The Streets) producing the tracks "CCTV" and "Boys Will Be Boys". Jaykae has performed at Glastonbury, MADE, Reading Festival, Creamfields and Wireless Festival. He supported Skepta on his Konnichiwa tour, supported Stormzy at one of his gigs, and will also be supporting The Streets on their upcoming Greatest Hits tour. Jaykae was brought out at Drake's 2019 Birmingham concert. Jaykae completed his first solo headline tour in December 2017, where he performed in Manchester, London and Birmingham.
Jaykae's "Toothache" featured on the TV series Power.
In 2021, he collaborated with Jorja Smith on "1000 Nights".

## Acting career

Khan plays Azaar, a cocaine dealer in Small Heath, in season two of the BBC Three comedy-drama, Man Like Mobeen. In 2018, he appeared as himself on season three of Chicken Shop Date.
In the Amazon Prime Video series, Jungle, Khan plays Willow, an associate of one of the show's main villains. An Evening Standard review of the show states that Khan "lends a disconcerting lightness to his gangster role."

## Personal life

Khan was born and raised in Small Heath, Birmingham, and has Afghan, Egyptian, Irish and Pakistani heritage. He is an avid supporter of his local football club Birmingham City. He had a difficult childhood and was bullied as a young child

## Discography
### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with release date and select details. :
| Title | Details |
| Where Have You Been? | Total tracks: 8 Total length: 26:59 Released: 8 December 2017 Formats: Digital download Doing Bits Worldwide Limited |

### Extended plays

List of extended plays, with release date and select details. :
| Title | Details |
| A Bite to Eat | Total tracks: 7 Total length: 22:42 Released: 9 June 2013 Formats: Digital download |
| Froggy (with Dapz OTM) | Total tracks: 5 Total length: 25:05 Released: 9 June 2014 Formats: Digital download |

### Compilations

List of compilations, with release date and select details. :
| Title | Details |
| Certain Man | Total tracks: 7 Total length: 22:42 Released: 9 June 2013 Formats: Digital download |

### Singles
#### As lead artist

List of singles as a lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | UK | UK Ind. | Certifications | Album |
| "Toothache" | 2016 | — | — | BPI: Gold | Where Have You Been? |
| "Pull Up" (featuring Bowser Boss) | 2016 | — | — | | Where Have You Been? |
| "No" (featuring Bowser Boss) | 2017 | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "Every Country" (featuring Murkage Dave) | 2017 | — | — | | Where Have You Been? |
| "Moscow" (featuring Bowser Boss) | 2017 | — | — | BPI: Silver | Where Have You Been? |
| "Heartache" | 2019 | — | 39 | | TBA |
| "On the Way Home" (with Aitch featuring Bowser Boss) | 2019 | 73 | 13 | BPI: Silver | TBA |
| "Chat" (featuring Local) | 2019 | — | — | | TBA |
| "Froggy 2" (with Dapz on the Map) | 2019 | — | — | | TBA |
| "On Top" | 2020 | — | — | | TBA |
| "Novocaine" (featuring Remtrex) | 2020 | — | — | | TBA |
| "Chop (Henry the 8th)" | 2021 | — | — | | TBA |
| "1000 Nights" (featuring Jorja Smith) | 2021 | — | — | | TBA |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||

#### As featured artist

List of singles as a featured artist, showing year released, and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | UK | Certifications | Album |
| "Boys Will Be Boys" (The Streets featuring Jaykae) | 2018 | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Honey Dew (FTSE Club Edit)" (Rude Kid, FTSE and JayKae) | 2018 | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Cheatin (UGK Remix)" (Nathan Dawe featuring JayKae, Bru-C, Malika, and UGK) | 2018 | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Toast to Our Differences (Remix)" (Rudimental featuring JayKae, Cadet, and Shungudzo) | 2018 | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Dunya" (Big Stygs featuring Jaykae) | 2019 | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Wicked and Bad" (Tom Zanetti featuring JayKae) | 2019 | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Faded" (Sam Tompkins featuring JayKae) | 2019 | — | | From My Sleeve to the World |
| "Flowers" (Nathan Dawe featuring Jaykae) | 2019 | 12 | BPI: Platinum | If Heaven Had a Phone Line |
| "Take Me Back to London (Remix)" (Ed Sheeran featuring Stormzy, JayKae, and Aitch) | 2019 | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Take Me Back to London (Sir Spyro Remix)" (Ed Sheeran featuring Sir Spyro, Stormzy, JayKae, and Aitch) | 2019 | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Tears Don't Dry" (Grim Sickers featuring JayKae and Rob Harvey) | 2019 | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Bally" (Remix) (Swarmz featuring Geko, JayKae, Kwengface and 23 Unofficial) | 2019 | — | | Non-album singles |
| "1AM" (Kida Kudz featuring Jaykae) | 2020 | — | | Nasty |
| "Again" (CLIPZ featuring Ms Banks, Ms. Dynamite and JayKae) | 2020 | — | | Non-album single |
| "Mozambique" (Ghetts featuring Jaykae and Moonchild Sanelly) | 2020 | — | | Conflict of Interest |
| "Believe Me (Remix)" (Navos featuring JayKae) | 2021 | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Playing Games (Remix)" (Silky featuring French the Kid & JayKae) | 2021 | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Lively" (Double Lz featuring JayKae and Blair Muir) | 2022 | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Animal" (Arma featuring JayKae and Edge 22) | 2024 | 8 | | Animal |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||

### Guest appearances

List of guest appearances, showing year released, other artists and album name :
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
| "Grow Up" | 2019 | Slowthai | Nothing Great About Britain |