Posted by | Ray Cornelius
After much speculation, Wiz Khalifa is pleased to officially announce the newest signee to his Taylor Gang empire, Chicago’s up-and-coming rap star, J.R. Donato.
“We have worked with J.R. for a while now and are happy to finally have him join Taylor Gang. I kind of scooped him up and put the Taylor Gang stamp on his as soon as I met him. J.R. is young energetic and self-sufficient. He is very in touch with his fans and what’s going on in the world around him. He looks good with us and we need his energy on the label,” says Khalifa.
To celebrate, J.R. Donato released the video for his single “Couldn’t Wait,” on Monday, Nov. 3 and will be releasing his debut mixtape, Northpole on Thursday, November 5th on LiveMixtapes.com.
Hailing from Chicago’s North Side, 20-year-old J.R. Donato is the newest phenom to make noise out of the city. He first came to the attention of Wiz Khalifa in 2013. Soon after meeting, Wiz quickly added him to his song, “I’m Feelin’,” that also featured Problem and Juicy J off of Khalifa’s highly acclaimed, Cabin Fever 2 mixtape.
Before J.R. Donato reached his teenage years, he was already penning lyrics for himself and others. By the time he was 13, his regional hit, “500 Degrees,” lead to his sizable buzz in Chicago. Later J.R. found himself immersed in the Atlanta Hip Hop scene and began opening shows for the likes of Lil Boosie, T.I., Lil Wayne and more. He recently toured with Wiz and Taylor Gang on the last two “Under The Influence” tours in 2013 and 2014.
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