Maurice Eugene Willis (born December 4, 1984), who goes by the stage name Jimi Cravity, is an American

Christian music Christian music is a genre of music that has been written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christianity, Christian life and faith. Common themes of Christian music include praise, worship, penitence and lament, and its f ...

ian, who primarily plays a style Christian pop, EDM, R&B, and

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music. He has released two musical works, both being

extended play An extended play (EP) is a Sound recording and reproduction, musical recording that contains more tracks than a Single (music), single but fewer than an album. Contemporary EPs generally contain up to eight tracks and have a playing time of 1 ...

s, and ''Maverick'' (2012) and ''Heaven'' (2017) with Sparrow Records and Six Steps Records. The ''Heaven'' EP charted on two ''Billboard'' magazine charts.

Early life and background

Maurice Eugene Willis was born on December 4, 1984, in

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, Georgia.

Music career

His music recording career started in 2012, with the

, ''Maverick'', while it was released on May 20, 2012, independently. He released, ''Heaven'', another

, on January 6, 2017, with Sparrow Records and Six Steps Records. This extended play charted on two ''Billboard'' magazine charts, while it placed on both the

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and

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charts, where it peaked at Nos. 15 and 11, correspondingly.

Personal life

Cravity is married.

Discography

EPs

Singles

References

External links

* 1984 births Living people American performers of Christian music Musicians from Atlanta Songwriters from Georgia (U.S. state) Sparrow Records artists Sixstepsrecords artists {{US-singer-songwriter-stub