PNV Jay

PNV Jay, an N.Y.C. rapper, entered the music industry at a young age by dropping his initial singles at just 15. As a participant in New York's drill movement, his music featured ominous, threatening instrumentals paired with nonstop delivery. The track "OMBK," which came out toward the end of 2017, saw its accompanying visual spread rapidly online and accumulate millions of plays. This release, followed by others such as "Level Up" and "Out the Hood," secured him a deal with Atlantic Records. His inaugural project under the imprint, the mixtape Paid N Verified, arrived in late 2018.

Born Jalen Stevens in the Bronx, PNV Jay immersed himself in Brooklyn's active hip-hop community during his early adolescence. He adopted the moniker PNV, standing for "Paid N Verified," and started creating rhymes in his area while handling production for his songs and clips himself. Before reaching his late teens, his output gained traction beyond local circles through popular clips and digital releases that highlighted his assured style and a somewhat broader approach to trap sounds. Building on a string of well-received songs, PNV Jay obtained label support and compiled standout cuts into his debut mixtape.