Jace Lavoer Salter (born January 10, 2003), known professionally as Iayze (pronounced as "Jace") or Jace!, is an American rapper from

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. He is better known for his song "556 (Green Tip)" which received traction on

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due to its quite jaunty, old-fashioned instrumental paired with the modern/violent lyrics that he uses. He is currently independent.

Career

2016: Beginnings

Salter began recording music at age 13 and began releasing songs on

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under the alias "TGE Duwap", TGE standing for: Texas Gang Entertainment. He was inspired to start creating music after his friend, Almighty Jay convinced him to, for whom Salter was creating cover art at the time. Salter claims to only have started taking music seriously with the birth of his daughter, Ela.

2021–2023: Breakthrough

In 2021, Salter started releasing multiple mixtapes and extended plays before gaining traction after his song "C'mere" went viral on

and

. In January 2022, he appeared on late rapper

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's mixtape ''SoundCloud Daze'' before releasing the track "556 (Green Tip)" the following month. The song also went viral on TikTok, with multiple jokes being made about its instrumental.

Discography

Studio albums

Mixtape

References

External links

* Songwriters from Texas Living people 21st-century American male rappers 2003 births Rappers from Texas {{Hiphop-bio-stub