Lil TJ is an American singer, rapper and songwriter. He is known for his singles such as Resume (2018), Hold On (2019), Leaked (2020), Calling My Phone (2021) and Move On (2021).
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Wiki/Biography
Lil Tjay aka Tiyon Jaden Merritt was born on Monday, April 30, 2001 (age 21 years; as of 2022) in South Bronx, New York City, United States. Their zodiac sign is Scorpio.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 7″
Weight (Approx): 75 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: brown
Family
Lil Tjay comes from a Ghanaian family.
parents and siblings
Lil Tjay was raised by his mother and his two younger siblings.
relationships/affairs
In April 2020, Tjay was rumored to be in a relationship with fellow American rapper Ruby Rose.
TJ with his rumored girlfriend Ruby Rose
Reportedly, the couple had a dispute over money and Ruby’s friend Lala Baptiste. According to reports, Ruby got angry after finding out that her friend Lala Baptiste has hooked up with her boyfriend TJ. In an interview, TJ revealed the reason for his separation from his alleged girlfriend and said,
There was a slight misunderstanding between us. She flew over to see me, saw some girls on my phone, got angry, overreacted. You know, he tried to call them people [the police] On me for no reason. That was just this area left for me. You know I’m from New York, you’re not going to the police. You also wouldn’t want anyone to talk about it after that.
Later, in 2021, it was rumored that Lil Tjay dated his ex-girlfriend’s friend Lala Baptiste.
TJ with his rumored girlfriend Lala Baptiste
Lala is a model and hails from Atlanta, Georgia. It was speculated that the couple dated after she played Tjay’s girlfriend in Pop Smoke’s music video ‘Mood Swings’. In 2022, it was rumored that Lil TJ dated Lil Wayne’s daughter, Regina Carter. The rumors surfaced after the couple traveled together and shared pictures on social media.
signature/autograph
Lil Tjay’s signature
livelihood
singer
In 2018, Lil TJ released his debut single, Resume.
A scene from TJ’s first song, Resume
In the same year, he released various singles such as ‘Brothers,’ ‘Got,’ ‘Forever,’ ‘Ruthless,’ and ‘Ride for You.’ On December 24, 2018, Tjay released his debut EP (extended play), No Comparison, on SoundCloud. Later, he released some extended dramas such as FN (2019), State of Emergency (2020), and Strictly4MyFans (2022). In 2019, she released her debut studio album, True 2 Myself.
Poster for Lil TJ’s debut studio album, True 2 Myself
That same year, he released several singles such as ‘One Take,’ ‘Go In,’ ‘Hold On,’ ‘Decline,’ ‘Got,’ ‘FN,’ and ‘Zoo York.’ On April 2, 2021, he released his music album Destined 2 Win, under which he released singles like ‘Calling My Phone,’ ‘Headshot,’ and Losses. In 2021, he released several music singles such as ‘Move On,’ ‘Love Hurts,’ and What You Wanna Do.
live music festival
Lil TJ has performed live at many concerts, stage shows and concerts. In May 2019, Lil TJ performed at the Miami Music Festival in Miami Gardens, Florida with Migos, Travis Scott and Kid Cudi. That same year, Lil Tjay accompanied Seattle rapper Lil Mosey on his nationwide tour. TJ also performed at The Los Angeles Music Festival and the Destined 2 Win Tour in 2021.
Poster for TJ’s music tour Destined 2 Win
controversies
On December 30, 2020, Lil Tjay was arrested in Brooklyn and charged with robbery, criminal weapon possession, and marijuana possession. According to reports, TJ was in a vehicle which was allegedly changing lanes without using signal. Police approached the vehicle, searched the car and recovered four loaded guns and marijuana.
Shot multiple times during attempted robbery
On June 22, 2022, Lil Tjay was shot multiple times at The Promenade in Edgewater, New Jersey by a man named Mohammed Konate, who tried to rob Lil Tjay. Tjay was accompanied by his friends Antoine Boyd and Jeffrey Valdez. Konate was later arrested by police and charged with attempted murder, armed robbery and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.
Favorite
- Travel Destination: London
Facts/General Knowledge
- Lil Tjay is also known as the Bronx Justin Bieber and hip-hop heartthrob.
- In 2016, when Tjay was fifteen, he was sent to a youth detention center for robbery. Jai remained in custody for almost three years and was released in 2017. Recalling his days of detention in an interview, he said,
it was not fun. It’s not something I would want to do again, but I learned a lot from it. I feel like if I hadn’t gone to jail, I probably wouldn’t be the person I am—I wouldn’t be like this. ‘Cause I don’t sit down and write those songs and I can never focus on what I want to achieve. So it’s like it was actually a good thing for me. It opened my eyes and things like that happened.”
- In 2018, Lil TJ dropped his first song, Resume, on the social media platform, Facebook. Later, he was signed by the American record label company Columbia Records. Talking about the experience of his debut track in an interview, he said,
I just posted the link and I made sure all my friends posted it,” he recalled. “Everyone heard the song before it dropped and they were like, ‘Yo, you got to drop this.’ And then I dropped it. Everyone I know posted it at one time, and then I think other people from different places started reposting it and they actually heard it and then it went crazy. Went.
- TJ’s song Calling My Phone became the highest charting song released as part of the album Destined 2 Win in 2021.
- Jai loves playing football. In an interview, while sharing his memories related to playing football, he said,
Man, when I was in elementary school I used to play soccer all the time – after every recess we’d run outside and play. That was the main job from kindergarten through fifth grade. I think I got caught up in that in middle school and high school. To be honest, I am not really into any sports, but football was the first sport for me that was a part of my life and I enjoyed playing.
- Lil TJ performed his first show in Middletown, New York, where he had an audience of about 30 people.
- Lil TJ has a self-titled YouTube channel, where he posts music videos of his singles and albums; The channel has over 4.6M subscribers.
- In 2019, Tjay’s debut studio album, True 2 Myself, was listed at number 5 on the US Billboard 200. The same year, their extended play ‘FN’ was listed at number 56 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
- In 2021, Tjay’s single ‘Calling My Phone’ debuted at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
- Lil TJ is often seen smoking cigarettes and cigars.
jay is smoking cigarette
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