Jaykae

Biography

Janum Khan, better known by his stage name Jaykae, is a British rapper and actor from Small Heath, Birmingham.

Music career

Jaykae's start with music began when he started listening to other grime artists from London.
In 2017 he released a single, "Every Country," featuring Murkage Dave of the Murkage cartel. The song, produced by Skepta, was Radio 1's Tune of the Week. He has featured on Charlie Sloth's BBC show, Fire In The Booth, where he performed a two-piece set which reflected on life and the recent passing of fellow grime artist and friend, Depzman. He has performed on the BBC radio show segment, The BBC Live Lounge, where he performed two of his own songs, "Moscow" and "Toothache", and also a cover of Cameo's "Candy". Jaykae was described by the 2017 MOBO Awards website as the "essential voice of the city" of Birmingham.
He featured on Skepta's All-Star Remix of the single '"That's not me". He collaborated with Mike Skinner (of The Streets) producing the tracks "CCTV" and "Boys Will Be Boys". Jaykae has performed at Glastonbury, MADE, Reading Festival, Creamfields and Wireless Festival. He supported Skepta on his Konnichiwa tour, supported Stormzy at one of his gigs, and will also be supporting The Streets on their upcoming Greatest Hits tour. Jaykae was brought out at Drake's 2019 Birmingham concert. Jaykae completed his first solo headline tour in December 2017, where he performed in Manchester, London and Birmingham.
Jaykae's "Toothache" featured on the TV series Power.
In 2021, he collaborated with Jorja Smith on "1000 Nights".

Acting career

Khan plays Azaar, a cocaine dealer in Small Heath, in season two of the BBC Three comedy-drama, Man Like Mobeen. In 2018, he appeared as himself on season three of Chicken Shop Date.
In the Amazon Prime Video series, Jungle, Khan plays Willow, an associate of one of the show's main villains. An Evening Standard review of the show states that Khan "lends a disconcerting lightness to his gangster role."

Personal life

Khan was born and raised in Small Heath, Birmingham, to a mixed background of White Irish and Pakistani descent; his maternal grandfather is from Dadyal, Mirpur, while his father is from Hameed, near Hazro in Attock District. He is an avid supporter of his local football club Birmingham City. He had a difficult childhood and was bullied as a young child.