J. Holiday
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J. Holiday

J. Holiday is the stage name of Nahum Grymes, a singer from Washington, D.C. who came up in the mid-2000s. He started singing in church as a kid, influenced...

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J. Holiday's soulful R&B from D.C. church roots

A mid-2000s singer whose debut 'Back of My Lac' delivered the charting single 'Bed'.

For the vibe, 'Bed' is still the one. If you want something later, 'Crazy Love' from his catalog has that same soulful pull.

He came up at a time when straightforward R&B about relationships still had a solid place on the charts. 'Bed' from that 2007 debut got real radio play. His sound, gospel-influenced, soulful, direct, feels like a specific moment in the late 2000s urban landscape.

He started singing in church in Washington, D.C., signed with Capitol in 2007, and put out 'Back of My Lac'. After an arrest in 2008 shifted things, he kept releasing albums like 'Round 2' and 'Time' into the 2010s.

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J. Holiday is the stage name of Nahum Grymes, a singer from Washington, D.C. who came up in the mid-2000s. He started singing in church as a kid, influenced by gospel and R&B. In 2007, he signed with Capitol Records and put out his debut album, 'Back of My Lac'. The single 'Bed' from that album did well on the R&B charts.

His music leans into soulful R&B with straightforward lyrics about relationships. You can hear that on tracks like 'Be With Me' and 'Crazy Love' from his catalog. After that first album, he released others including 'Round 2' in 2014 and 'Time' in 2019.

There was an arrest in 2008 for marijuana possession that got some attention at the time. He kept making music afterward, but that period marked a shift from his initial commercial peak.

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