Stylo G

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Stylo G
Spanish Town, Jamaica
OriginSouth London, England
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • rapper
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2008–present
Labels3Beat

Jason McDermott (born 15 September 1985 in

UK Singles Chart. He also featured on the hit song "Come Over" by the British electronic group Clean Bandit. He also got famous for his collaboration with Divine
for the song "Mirchi".

Biography

McDermott's family relocated to London at the age of fifteen, following the murder of his father, artist and producer Poison Chang. He currently resides in South London.[1][2]

History

Stylo G's first initial hit was a

UK rap and grime artists such as Giggs, Chip, Zeph Ellis, and Wretch 32.[3][4][5][6]

In 2011, Stylo G released "Call Mi A Yardie".[5][6]

In 2012, Stylo G featured in the Red Bull Culture Clash alongside Rita Ora and Usher.[3]

On 26 May 2013, he released the single "

MOBO Award in the Best Reggae Act category.[7]

In 2019, police raided an Airbnb residence Stylo G was staying at in Caymanas Estate, St Catherine in Jamaica. The police surrounded the house and showed a warrant, explaining they were looking for guns. After a 5 hour search, they found nothing.[8][9]

Discography

Stylo G at Ruhr Reggae Summer 2014

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[10]
 SCO
[11]
"Summer Is Back" 2012 — — Non-album single
"Press Up" — —
"Mama (Give Me a Call)" 2013 — —
"Soundbwoy" 18 29
"Badd"
(with Sister Nancy) 		— —
"Move Back" 2014 81 —
"Call Mi a Leader" 157 —
"My Number 1 (Love Me, Love Me, Love Me)"
(featuring Gyptian) 		2015 45 —
"My Time" 2016 — —
"Boomin' Ball" — —
"Bike Engine"
(with Jacob Plant) 		— —
"Mek Yeh Cum" 2017 — —
"Boom" — —
"Yu Zimme (Remix)"
(with Chip) 		— —
"Yu Zimme (All Star VIP)"
(feat. Lisa Mercedez & Ms Banks) 		— —
"Touch Down"
(feat. Nicki Minaj & Vybz Kartel 		2018 — —
"Oh Lawd" 2020 — —
"Dirty Dance"
(with Banx & Ranx)[12] 		2023 — —
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released.

As featured artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[10]
 BEL
(FL)
[13]
GER
[14]
"Blackberry"
(Stamma Kid featuring Stylo G and Warning Crew) 		2011 — — — Nah Stop
"Talk"
(Jodie Connor featuring Stylo G) 		2012 — — — Non-album single
"Tun Up"
(Jus Now featuring Bunji Garlin and Stylo G) 		2014 — — —
"Come Over"
(Clean Bandit featuring Stylo G) 		45 —[A] 76 New Eyes
"Shizam"
(Zed Bias featuring Stylo G and Scrufizzer) 		— — — Non-album single
"Put Your Love On Me"
(Diztortion featuring Sasha Keable and Stylo G) 		2015 — — —
"Foundation"
(Cadenza featuring Stylo G and Busy Signal) 		— — —
"Do It Like"
(Lucas DiPasquale featuring Stylo G, Kardinal Offishall and Konshens) 		— — — Post-Secondary EP
"Bring It Back"
(Friction featuring Stylo G) 		2016 — — — Non-album single
"Chariot"
(Will Simms featuring Stylo G) 		— — —
"Lingua"
(Sub Focus featuring Stylo G) 		2017 — — — TBA
"Young Hearts"
(Henry Fong featuring Nyla and Stylo G) 		— — — Non-album single
"Won't Forget You"
(Pixie Lott featuring Stylo G) 		— — — TBA
"What A Night"
(Lisa Mercedez featuring Stylo G) 		— — — BGC Mixtape
"Contigo"
(Mala Rodríguez featuring Stylo G) 		2018 — — — Non-album single
"Mirchi"
(Divine (rapper) featuring MC Altaf, Stylo G, Phenom) 		2020 — — — Punya Paap

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"More Liquor" 2012 Stamma Kid, Warning Crew Nah Stop
"In The Party" 2014 Cashtastic, Fekky Alarm Clock
“Check" Dru Blu Double or Nothing
"We Make It Bounce” Dillon Francis, Major Lazer Money Sucks, Friends Rule
"Storm Brew” 2016 TC Unleash The Wolves
"La La La La (Means I Love You)” 2017
HRVY
 Holiday EP
"Mel Made Me Do It” 2022 Stormzy Non-album single

Notes

  1. ^ "Come Over" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 7 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.[13]

References

  1. theguardian.com. Archived
    from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  2. ^ "WATCH: Stylo G Interview". Reggae Roast. Archived from the original on 7 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Stylo G". www.umusicpub.com. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  4. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived
    from the original on 7 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  5. ^ a b reggaeville. "Biography: Stylo G". www.reggaeville.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Stylo G talks about new single 'Bike Engine' with Jacob Plant". Archived from the original on 7 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  7. ^ Jackson, Kevin (2014) "5 For MOBO Reggae Archived 28 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine", Jamaica Observer, 24 September 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014
  8. ^ "Jamaica Observer Limited". Jamaica Observer. Archived from the original on 7 February 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Stylo G fuming after his house is raided by cops | Buzz". Buzz | Caribbean and Jamaican News, Culture, Entertainment and Trends. 17 September 2019. Archived from the original on 7 February 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Clean Bandit featuring Stylo G". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  11. ^ Peak positions for singles in Scotland:
  12. ^ "Fire – Single by Stylo G & Banx & Ranx". Apple Music. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  13. ^ a b "Discografie Stylo G" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  14. Media Control. Retrieved 18 September 2014.[dead link
    ]

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