JR Castro

JR Castro
Born Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.[1]
Genres R&B[1]
Occupation(s) Singer
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2007–present
Labels
Website www.jrcastrolv.com

JR Castro is an American R&B singer from Las Vegas, Nevada.[1] In 2015 he gained attention for his debut single "Get Home" featuring Kid Ink and Quavo.[1]

Career

Career beginnings

Castro started his career as a member of I-15, an R&B trio.[2] They gained attention with their 2007 single "Lost in Love", which was produced by Polow Da Don.[2] In 2007 the group was featured on the single "Soulja Girl" by American rapper Soulja Boy.[3] It peaked at number 32 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[4]

2015–present: Songs You Were Made To

In July 2015, Castro released his debut solo single "Get Home", which was produced by DJ Mustard and features guest appearances from American rappers Kid Ink and Quavo of Migos.[5] An official music video for the single was released in October 2015.[6] "Get Home" peaked at number 11 on the US Rhythmic chart and topped the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart.[7]

In February 2016, Castro premiered the music video for the Timbaland-produced single "FMN".[8] While talking about how he met Timbaland, Castro said; "I met Timbaland in Vegas backstage one year at a Justin Timberlake concert in 2014. He heard my music going around the city, being in Vegas. At the time the music I had out was strictly in the city and he got a hold of it. He thought it was dope. It was a blessing for me as it was Timbaland."[9] On August 22, 2016, Castro released his debut EP Songs You Were Made To, which features guest appearances from Poo Bear and Goldie.[10]

Discography

EPs

List of EPs, showing selected details
Title Details
Songs You Were Made To[10]

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
R&B
/HH		 US
Rhy.
"Get Home"
(featuring Kid Ink and Quavo)		 2015 —[upper-alpha 1] 11 non-album singles
"FMN"
(featuring Timbaland)		 2016 — —
"Right Away" — —
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

As featured artist

List of singles as a featured artist, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Want To"
(Micah Banks featuring JR Castro, Iamsu! and AD)[11]		 2016 Non-album single

Notes

  1. ↑ "Get Home" did not enter the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Singles, but peaked at number 1 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Premiere: Watch JR Castro's Insane Short Film For "Get Home" f/ Quavo and Kid Ink". Complex. September 10, 2015. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "i15 Interview". DJBooth.net. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Soulja Boy Debunks "Superman Dat Hoe" Rumors". HipHopDX. November 15, 2007. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Soulja Boy Tell Em - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  5. ↑ "JR Castro feat. Kid Ink & Quavo – 'Get Home'". Rap-Up. July 21, 2015. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  6. ↑ "JR Castro Feat. Kid Ink & Quavo "Get Home" Video". HotNewHipHop. October 9, 2015. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Rhythmic Songs". Billboard. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Premiere: Watch JR Castro's "FMN" Video f/ Timbaland". Complex. February 11, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  9. ↑ "JR Castro Talks Being Discovered By Timbaland, Catering To The Ladies With His Music, More". Singersroom.com. April 26, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  10. 1 2 "Songs You Were Made To (Hosted by DJ Carisma) - EP by JR Castro". iTunes. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Want To (feat. JR Castro, Iamsu & AD) - Single by Micah Banks". iTunes. Retrieved August 27, 2016.

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