Jez Dior
Bringing elements of millennial rap, Skid Row decadence, and influences that ranged from Kurt to Kanye, Jez Dior melded his smooth, languid flow with a rock & roll aesthetic, complete with eyeliner, leather, and nail polish. A self-proclaimed "grunge rap" artist from Los Angeles, he embodied both that city's gritty sleaze and created an entirely refreshing sound on early EPs like 2016's Youthanasia.
Jez Dior was born the son of British musician Steve Dior (associate of the Sex Pistols and the New York Dolls), who informed much of his flavor by exposing him to a wide range of music at an early age. On his 2013 mixtape Scarlett Sage, Dior let all his influences in. He sampled Daughter, Marina and the Diamonds, and Lana Del Rey, spit hard and fast, and created an album's worth of exciting genre-bending alt-rap. With a golden flow and fluid drawl, Dior mashed alternative, indie, and even some dubstep on highlights that included "Candles," "Hide," and "Blue" (featuring an inspired Eiffel 65 sample). In 2014 he released the track "Who Drank My Whiskey?," which finally brought that grunge element to the forefront, with a Cobain-esque scream-chorus and thrumming '90s riffs. "Whiskey" was the sonic precursor to the Funeral EP, a full realization of his vision. Over seven hard-hitting tracks, he proclaimed his varied influences (50 Cent, Eminem, Biggie, Kurt) and poured out his emotions in confessional lyrics fit for a therapist's chair. Beyond the drugs and debauchery, a pain and honesty usually reserved for the raw emotion of indie rock seeped through the Auto-Tune. A pair of singles released in 2015 ("Parachutes" and "The Line") continued his sound evolution, smoothing the harder edges out in a style more reminiscent of the Weeknd, Miguel, or Drake. His Youthanasia EP arrived in 2016. The next several years found Dior focusing on singles that would lead up to the release of his full-length studio debut. Songs like "Sober," "Late Night," "Cocaine," and "Please Don't Go" all arrived between 2017 and 2019. Some of these songs were included on the album Handle with Care, which saw release in the fall of 2019. The album was a hybrid of dark pop and rap sounds, and featured guest performances from Goody Grace and Jackson Guthy.
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Discografia
23 álbum(ns) • Ordenado por Mais vendidos
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Handle With Care
Pop - Lançado por Epic - Funeral Crew em 04/10/2019
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2 Birds
Hip-Hop/Rap - Lançado por Epic - Funeral Crew em 07/09/2017
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Sober
Hip-Hop/Rap - Lançado por Epic - Funeral Crew em 07/07/2017
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Don't You Worry
Pop - Lançado por Epic - Funeral Crew em 13/09/2019
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Come and Go
Hip-Hop/Rap - Lançado por Epic - Funeral Crew em 19/07/2018
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Kiss You Good
Alternative & Indie - Lançado por Epic - Funeral Crew em 19/07/2018
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Nobody Knows
Pop - Lançado por Epic - Funeral Crew em 12/10/2018
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Please Don't Go
Pop - Lançado por Epic - Funeral Crew em 12/09/2019
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Late Night
Hip-Hop/Rap - Lançado por Epic - Funeral Crew em 13/10/2017
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The Funeral
Hip-Hop/Rap - Lançado por Steel Wool Entertainment em 18/11/2014
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Youthanasia
Hip-Hop/Rap - Lançado por Steel Wool Entertainment em 16/09/2016
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Saw an Old Friend
Punk / New Wave - Lançado por DLZ Records em 07/07/2023
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Forever (feat. Elijah Blake) - Single
Hip-Hop/Rap - Lançado por Steel Wool - Jez Dior em 20/05/2016
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I Wanna Play A Game (feat. Jez Dior)
Alternative & Indie - Lançado por Warner Records em 09/09/2020
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Loved You First
Hip-Hop/Rap - Lançado por Steel Wool Entertainment em 12/08/2016
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No More Tears
Hip-Hop/Rap - Lançado por Steel Wool - Jez Dior em 12/05/2017
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