Jayden Yen Dumont (born February 24, 2006) known professionally as Jaydes (previously known as Evvls), is an American rapper, singer, producer, and songwriter from

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. He gained popularity in the

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scene in 2022 from

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and streaming platforms such as

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. His song Rose, gained substantial virality on

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Personal life

Early life

Dumont was born on February 24, 2006 to a

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an father and a Dominican mother and was raised in

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, with two older sisters. His father was an R&B artist. As a child, he recalled listening to

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, and

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from his parents. He grew up with a passion for music, and started playing and writing music at a very young age. He took

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lessons in

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and in his early teenage years, and he spent his free time playing

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until he was 13. At 16, he stopped attending

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and switched to online learning in favor of making music, and also due to controversies at school. He claimed his biggest musical influences are

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, and

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Arrest and controversy

On November 3, 2024, a warrant for Dumont's arrest was issued by the

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after a report allegedly stating that Dumont had

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his 17-year-old ex-girlfriend in the neck and arms with

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and a

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when she denied sexual intercourse. A week later, on November 10, 2024, 9-1-1 was called on Dumont at a

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, when he was observed having a mental episode, wielding a

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. He was arrested at 3:28 a.m.

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, and was charged with

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. An earlier scandal in August 2023, Jaydes claimed he was 16 to one of two underage girls, aged 14, whom he later met and allegedly engaged with inappropriately. As of December 12, 2024, Dumont's arrest charge of attempted murder was changed to aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. He was then held on a bond of $10,000, along with being placed on pre-trial release, which includes wearing an

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to monitor his location as part of his release up until his jury trial. On January 24, 2025, Dumont was arrested in

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after breaking his bond conditions. He was

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back to

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on February 8, 2025.

Tours

As a co-headliner * Fabulous Tour (with Rich Amiri)

Career

2019–2021: Beginnings, "Evvls" & ''Virality''

In an interview with Masked Gorilla, Dumont stated that he began recording music in 2019, claiming he recorded this music in Audacity, which he has since-then recorded, mixed, and produced his music in

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. In 2020, Jaydes began releasing music to

under the name of "evvls". He is best known for his soft vocals, and the support of the popularization of the PluggnB genre in 2021, with his singles such as ''vivienne, trust issues'' & ''clueless''.

2022: Breakthrough, ''Romanticism & Heartpacing''

On April 30, 2022, Jaydes released his 4-track studio EP, ''Romanticism'', which became a well-known project in his career. This project was met with positive criticism, with users online praising the project for the angel-like vocals,

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playing, and fusion of his PluggnB sound. Although, due to the EP's extremely short length, listeners criticized the project over this, similar to his previous EP, ''!?''. On August 14, 2022, Jaydes released another studio EP, ''Heartpacing'', which was also quickly considered a well-known project in his career. This 9-track EP features fellow artists within the underground, Riovaz & Rich Amiri. This project features more of the PluggnB rap sound that he is best known for.

2023–2024: ''Ghetto Cupid, Bipolar, Count Up Dracula, Panic''

On August 16, 2023, Jaydes released his debut studio album, ''Ghetto Cupid'', with Rose, the introductory track gaining virality, which was met with mixed reviews. A critic from

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recalled "the project pulls together disparate strands, from plugg to

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and

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balladry", "It's messy, but it works more often than not." On August of the same year, the first release under his "Mandy" allias was uploaded on SoundCloud, a 9 track EP called "girlypunk dont repost". In December 2023, his single ''belikeme?'' (released under Evvls) was listed by

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as one of the best songs of 2023. Jaydes started releasing music consistently in 2024, focusing on mostly raw guitar playing, releasing and teasing such music on SoundCloud released under Mandy. On April 13th, Jaydes released the 6-track EP ''Bipolar'' on SoundCloud, and later uploading to steaming platforms on May 8th. By summer of 2024, his production drastically changed to more

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-focused. On July 19, 2024, he released his second studio album, ''Count Up Dracula'', which debuted his new punk rock sound. On October 31, 2024, he released a follow-up studio EP, ''Panic'', which he claimed in an interview that he recorded this material live in-studio.

Lyrical concerns

In the opening track of ''Count Up Dracula'' titled ''junkie'', Dumont says, "Killed my girlfriend and it felt so good," followed by the line, "I opened up her body and I ate her guts." These lyrics, which seemed like shock value initially, have been questioned by listeners after Dumont was arrested and charged with attempted murder of his ex-girlfriend in 2024. The resurfacing lyrics have intensified suspicion Jaydes' recent music, with many listeners interpreting his violent lyrics as a warning to his alleged crime.

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Compilations

Singles

* text (with imsg) (2025) * i hate people (2024) * misery (2023) * scary movie (2024) * fendi (with hapes) (2024) * fallen (2023) * find me (2022) * poison (2022) * run (2022) * built off slime (2022) * south (2022) * lately (2022) * paranoia (2022) * slugs (2022) * vivienne (2021) * clueless (2021) * melatonin (2021) * scam likely (2021) * wya? (2021) * dont worry bout me (2022) * trust issues (2021) * do 2 much (2021) * offensive (2021) * staymadpussy (2021) * For The Better (with Rich Amiri) (2022) * 27 (2021) * highschool (2021) * paypal (2021) * Jug (2020)

Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jaydes Living people American rappers Rappers from Florida American rock musicians 2006 births Singers from Florida American rappers of Dominican Republic descent People from Tamarac, Florida People from Florida 21st-century births 21st-century American male singers 21st-century American male rappers