Ricky J
Encyclopedia
Ricky J is a DJ
/rapper from Montreal
, Quebec
, Canada
, who is best known for the single "No Means No", which peaked at #2 on the Billboard Canada single sales chart. His debut album, Lose Control, was released in 2001 on Warner Bros. Records
. He later left Warner Bros. to sign with an independent label
, Evolution Records, in 2002. Through Evolution, he released his second album, "WHITEBOYS" and released the single, "Gotta Man" featuring R&B duo,We-R in the summer of 2002, which had heavy rotation on Toronto's Flow 93.5 FM.
In 2010, he released the single "Whatta Night" which has peaked at #42 on the Canadian Hot 100
.
In 2011, he was featured on 4Play track "Good Life"
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
/rapper from Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, who is best known for the single "No Means No", which peaked at #2 on the Billboard Canada single sales chart. His debut album, Lose Control, was released in 2001 on Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
. He later left Warner Bros. to sign with an independent label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
, Evolution Records, in 2002. Through Evolution, he released his second album, "WHITEBOYS" and released the single, "Gotta Man" featuring R&B duo,We-R in the summer of 2002, which had heavy rotation on Toronto's Flow 93.5 FM.
In 2010, he released the single "Whatta Night" which has peaked at #42 on the Canadian Hot 100
Canadian Hot 100
The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007...
.
In 2011, he was featured on 4Play track "Good Life"