Jason Aaron Mills (born May 24, 1992), professionally known as IDK (also known as Jay IDK; a backronym for Ignorantly Delivering Knowledge), is a British-American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer.

Early life

Jason Aaron Mills was born on May 24, 1992, in

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to British American parents. He was raised in

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, where he later started to make music initially under the

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IDK.

Career

In August 2015, Mills released his second mixtape, titled ''SubTrap''. The name stands for Suburban

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or "Trap music with substance." The album features the singles "The Plug," "God Said Trap (King Trappy III)" and "Cookie Addiction" featuring

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. It features production from

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, was mixed by Lo Mein, Tim Webberson, Matt Weiss, and Delbert Bowers. Project management for Subtrap was overseen by Blade Thornton, David Kuti, Clayton Barmore, Quinelle Holder, and Ryan Booth. Mills' style of rapping has been compared to the early work of Kendrick Lamar, especially Lamar's 2011 album ''

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''. On June 22, 2016, Mills was announced as one of the performers at the 2016

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. On September 9, 2016, Mills released his third mixtape ''Empty Bank'' and premiered it on

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. Mills opened for

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on his "The Lil Sunny" tour which started in January 2017. On October 13, 2017, Mills released his fourth mixtape ''IWasVeryBad''. On September 4, 2019, Mills released his debut

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Is He Real Jason Aaron Mills (born May 24, 1992), professionally known as IDK (also known as Jay IDK; a backronym for Ignorantly Delivering Knowledge), is a British-American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Early life Jason Aaron Mills was ...

''. On July 9, 2021, Mills released his second studio album, '' USEE4YOURSELF''. On April 29, 2022, Mills opened for Zedd at

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as part of

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. On May 1, 2022, Mills performed at

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as part of Worthstock. On May 6, 2022, Mills released his third studio album, ''Simple''. Mills' song ''Dog Food'' was featured on the soundtrack for the 2022 video game

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Discography

Studio albums

Mixtapes

Guest appearances

References

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