Jaicko – Capitol Records (EMI)
Jaicko signed to Capitol Records in 2009. That same year he went on tour with Sean Kingson in the U.S. and Canada and released his first single, “Oh Yeah”. It was the lead single from his debut album Can I. According to an article on The Black & White, the song was made in collaboration with Mary J. Blige and Ne-Yo.
“Oh Yeah” reached number 2 on the Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart and number 33 on the Billboard Rhythmic Airplay chart. The Snoop Dogg remix peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 chart and number 77 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 chart.
It also has a Black Chiney remix featuring Vybz Kartel. Jaicko released a rap song with Barbadian artist Teff Hinkson called “Makin Dollaz” that sampled “Oh Yeah”.
On April 14th, 2009 Jaicko was honoured at Broadcast Music Inc (BIM)’s “Who’s Next? Writers on the Rise” reception.
Originally scheduled for December 1st, 2009, Can I was released on June 1st, 2010. Jaicko himself did songwriting and production on the album.
The album’s second single, “Fast Forward”, is on the compilation album Now That’s What I Call Music Vol. 33 as a Now What’s Next Bonus Track. Now What’s Next tracks are specifically for new, up and coming artists. It reached number 39 on the Billboard Rhythmic Airplay chart.
By 2012 Jaicko was no longer with Capitol Records. A Singer’s Room article from that year refers to him as “former Capitol/EMI recording artist”.
In an interview on the local INO Podcast, Jaicko described his decision to leave Capitol Records as “amicable”. He explained that “Oh Yeah” didn’t perform as well as he thought that it would have and that, around that time, the label restructured and “a lot of people left the company”. Jaicko and Capitol “dissolved” their relationship and took the time to “develop himself” and work on his songwriting and producing.
Since his departure from the label he’s been steadily releasing music. His Soundcloud page is a lengthy record of the work he has done over the years. This includes the album Gentlemen Don’t Survive and his singles “That Should Be Me”, “Number One”, “That Girl” and “Coast”. In January 2021 he released his EP, Rizzle Minded.
Jaicko also works as a songwriter and producer. He’s co-written songs for DJ Antoine (like “Holiday feat. Akon”), Benny Benassi, Justine Skye, Korean boy-band Epex, and local singer Krisirie’s “Long Time Love”.
On Genius he’s credited as a composer and writer on “Sling Shot” by Epex; as a composer and backing vocalist on “Focus” by Korean boy band NCT 127; a composer on “Eighteen (End of My World)” by Key from Korean group SHINee; and as a composer, writer, and lyricist on “Second Guessing” by Mario Novembre.
He’s produced for local artists including Gallest and 2 Mile Hill and produced Bengali artist Megan Rakesh’s debut single, “Find My Way”, with her band Meg and the Miracles.
He co-founded King Minded Music Group with King Servant.
