Born and raised in the Chisholm Avenue area of Kingston 13, Jae Summer (also known as Jahlil) began singing at a very young age, and later made his way to national recognition in Jamaica when he won the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission's (JCDC) Song Competition in 2011. After winning the competition, Danny Browne produced his popular single One Wrong, One Right for VP Records, which was featured on Strictly the Best Volumes 50 and 51 in 2014. The song went viral, and is still a fan favorite to date.

 

Having released several other songs over the years, Walk Good (2017) landed him a feature on Seani B's epic BBC1XTRA series, and Must Win (2019) landed at #2 on the iTunes Island Chart, remaining there for over 3 weeks. Also in 2019, Expensive Tears made a strong impact while on an 11-show tour in Europe with Duane Stephenson, which included four shows in Germany, three shows in Netherlands, two shows in Austria, one show in Switzerland and one in Belgium.

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Signed to TMM in 2020, Jae Summer's potent Stay Long Time lyrics and eloquent cadence inspired TMMs Lead Producer, Neco G, to offer the riddim track to additional artists which later became the Heart Again Riddim. Released in October 2020, the buzzing compilation project featured popular international Dancehall artist Blak Ryno, alongside emerging Jamaica-based talent like BabyDall, Lusion, Itakay, Don Pree and VynnXL.  The project debuted on North America's leading Caribbean radio station, New York's IrieJam 93.5 FM, as well as America's leading mainstream, urban, radio station, New York's Hot97 FM, by Dancehall influencer Bobby Konders.