Jallal

Jallaluddin Mohammad Malik (born February 10, 1993, in Los Angeles, California),^[1] better known by his stage name Jallal, is an American rapper and actor from Los Angeles, California.

Jallal
Background information
Birth name	Jallaluddin Mohammad Malik
Born	(1993-02-10) February 10, 1993 (age 32) Los Angeles, CA
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation	Rapper
Years active	2011-
Website	jallal.com

Career

Music

After spending time under the mentorship of Lupe Fiasco, Jallal released his debut mixtape, Semi-Casual Love, in 2011.^[2][3] Since then, he has released a second mixtape, Unwilling Fortay, along with numerous tracks. The mixtape caught the attention of Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def), who has since served as a mentor to Jallal.^[4] Jallal has opened for Bey on several stops on his US tours starting in 2013.^[4]

Jallal appeared on the remix to Olivia Olson's 2013 song "Suspicious". In 2014, he released his first single, "Rocky", featuring Rick Ross and produced by DJ Moza,^[5] and "Suicide", featuring BJ the Chicago Kid.^{[citation needed]} In 2015, he released the single "Gone Girl", featuring RDGLDGRN.^[6]

In February 2017, Jallal released the single "Imma Dog". It was produced by CashMoneyAP.^[5][7] He followed that up with "2:00 AM", produced by Goddy Beats, which Vibe magazine called "a flossy number that serves as the soundtrack for all of our late night rendezvous."^[8] In May 2017, Jallal released the single "Toss & Turn" featuring Ne-Yo, produced by Hugo, James and Jan Fairchild.^[1][9][10] In June 2017, he released the single "Never Forgotten", featuring BJ The Chicago Kid, Kaye Fox and Georgia Anne Muldrow.^[11] The four tracks are included on his 15-track mixtape Off the Radar, which was released on June 14, 2017.^[12][13] It features additional appearances from 2 Chainz, Lil Wayne, T-Pain and Yo Gotti,^{[citation needed]} and production from Chad Hugo of The Neptunes, Elliot James of Hey Monday, and DJ Moza.^[8] In March 2018, he released the single "Without Drake, Mos Def and Lupe Fiasco", produced by Killa J and DJ Moza.^[14]

In 2018, Jallal put out the singles "The Truth" and "The Heat".^[15][16] In April 2019 he released the single "You Gon' See", produced by Arteen Mozafari.^[17] In August 2019 he released the music video for "We Made the Same". The song features the actress Tala Ashe.^[18]

Discography

Singles

• "Rocky" (feat. Rick Ross) (January 26, 2014)
• "Gone Girl" (feat. RDGLDGRN) (October 21, 2015)
• "Over Now" (February 11, 2016)
• "Control Me" (feat. Stoomie and Chris Taylor) (March 9, 2016)
• "Friday Night Lights" (feat. Stoomie) (March 9, 2016)
• "Imma Dog" (February 15, 2017)
• "2:00 AM" (March 20, 2017)
• "Toss & Turn" (feat. Ne-Yo) (May 3, 2017)
• "Never Forgotten" (feat. BJ The Chicago Kid, Kaye Fox and Georgia Anne Muldrow, June 7, 2017)
• "Without Drake, Mos Def and Lupe Fiasco" (March 9, 2018)
• "The Truth" (August 28, 2018)
• "The Heat" (September 27, 2018)
• "You Gon' See" (April 4, 2019)
• "We Made the Same" (feat. Tala Ashe) (August 19, 2019)
• "Lets Ride" (with Slushii) (2022)

Appears on

• "Suspicious" (remix) – Olivia Olson feat. Jallal (August 27, 2013)

Mixtapes

• Semi-Casual Love (2011)
• Unwilling Fortay (2013)
• Off the Radar (2017)

Personal life

Jallal is a Muslim.