Casely (born Jean-Carlos Casely
30 November 1985) is an American (son of Trinidadian and Panamanian parents) singer from
Miami
Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a East Coast of the United States, coastal metropolis and the County seat, county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade C ...
,
Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...
. In 2005, he released his debut album ''I'll Be'' on the 1st Records label. The album caught the attention of the
Diaz Brothers, who signed him to their own division of
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America
Sony Corporation of America (SONAM, also known as SCA), is the American arm of the Japanese conglomerate Sony Group ...
in 2007.
His second album, ''1985'', was in development in 2008 but never released; its lead-off single, "Emotional" (written/produced by Casely), was released in February 2008 and entered the ''
Billboard
A billboard (also called a hoarding in the UK and many other parts of the world) is a large outdoor advertising structure (a billing board), typically found in high-traffic areas such as alongside busy roads. Billboards present large advertise ...
''
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by '' Billboard''. Rankings are based on a measure of radio airplay, sales data, and streaming activity. The chart had 100 ...
charts. He signed to Ultra Records in 2011–2012 with the release of his single "Neva Fall". In 2014, Casely and his band, Casely and the Jank,
released their EP "Brick: the Collection 2014". In 2020, Casely released a series of singles, including "Nena" with Red Rat, "Hillbilly Drip", "1985" with D*L*P*, "Touch Me", "Time Flies", "George", and his recent double "Never Be Alone/Rude Boy Summer" with Braveboy.
Discography
Albums
2005: ''I'll Be''
(debut album)
2008: ''1985''
(major label - unreleased)
2014: ''Brick: The Collection 2014'' - Casely and the Jank
(debut EP)
Solo singles
Featured songs
*Na Na (
Baby Bash
Ronald Ray Bryant (born October 18, 1969), better known by his stage name Baby Bash (formerly Baby Beesh), is an American rapper. From 1995 until 1998, as part of Dope House Records, after which he changed the last part of his stage name to "Bas ...
featuring Casely)
*Midnight (
Pitbull
Pit bull is a term used in the United States for a type of dog descended from bulldogs and terriers, while in other countries such as the United Kingdom the term is used as an abbreviation of the American Pit Bull Terrier breed. The term was f ...
featuring Casely)
*Defend Dade (
DJ Khaled
Khaled Mohammed Khaled (born November 26, 1975), known professionally as DJ Khaled, is an American DJ, record executive, record producer and rapper.
Khaled first gained recognition as a radio host in the 1990s on the radio station WEDR, 99 Ja ...
featuring Pitbull & Casely)
*Move, Shake, Drop (
DJ Laz
Lazaro Mendez, better known by his stage name DJ Laz (born December 2, 1971 in Hollywood, Florida, United States) is a Cuban-American rapper and DJ from Miami, Florida. He hosted his weekday radio show in Miami on WPOW 96.5 FM, branded "Power 96" ...
featuring Flo Rida, Casely & Pitbull)
*Emotional (Remix) (DJ Static & Casely featuring Pitbull & Flo Rida)
*Messy (B.Noza featuring Pitbull, Red Rat & Casely)
*Pump That Like This (J-Cool featuring Casely)
References
External links
* {{Official website, https://www.caselykingofthesouth.com/
American contemporary R&B singers
Living people
Musicians from Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1985 births
21st-century American singers