THE NAME GIVEN TO HIM AT BIRTH WAS JACQUEL DESHAWN HORSLEY BUT MOST PEOPLE KNOW HIM AS JAE R. OR THE HEART BREAK KID; JAE R. IS A 18 YEAR OLD WRITER, PRODUCER, & VOCAL ARTIST WHOSE GOALS CONTINUE TO BE ACHIEVED. BORN IN NEPTUNE, NEW JERSEY & RAISED IN ASBURY PARK, NEW JERSEY; THE BIRACIAL (black, white, indian & dominican rep.) ARTIST BEGAN TO GET INVOLVED WITH MUSIC AT AN EARLY AGE. IN HIS YOUNGER YEARS ARTISTS LIKE JAY Z., CASSIDY, FREEWAY, & JOE BUDDEN INSPIRED HIM TO GET A START ON PURSUING HIS DREAMS.
WHEN HE FIRST BEAGAN HIS MUSIC CAREER HE FAILED. BUT JAE R. DIDN'T LET THAT DOWNFALL HINDER HIS ABILITY TO MAKE MUSIC & WRITE LYRICS THAT EXPRESSED HOW HE FELT. HE BEGAN TO WRITE POETRY, WHICH HE WROTE VERY WELL, THEN STARTED COMBINING THEM TO BEATS. THAT COMBINATION PERFECTED HIS CRAFT FROM THAT POINT FORWARD.
HIS STYLE IS VERY DIVERSE & IS CONSTANTLY TRANSFORMING. BUT JAE R. ENJOYS BEING ABLE TO EXPRESS HIMSELF THROUGHOUT HIS LYRICS. WHEN PEOPL LISTEN TO HIS MUSIC HE WANTS THEM TO UNDERSTAND HIS LYRICS & NOTICE THAT THEY'RE NOT MISLEADING & ARE ALWAYS TRUE. THE BEAT CAN ALWAYS CHANGE BUT THE WORDS WILL MEAN THE SAME & SPEAK THE TRUTH.
BESIDES GOING HARD IN THE STUDIO, JAE R. LOVES TO DO MANY ACTIVITIES THAT ANY TEEN WOULD ENJOY INCLUDING: SKATEBOARDING, PLAYING BALL, SHOPPING...etc. ---THE HEARTBREAK KID HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY FOR 8YRS & IS STILL GOING STRONG. HE HELPS PRODUCE MATERIAL FOR OTHER ARTISTS WHEN HE'S NOT WORKING ON SOLO PROJECTS. HIS FANS, HATERS, CASSIDY, FATHER & THE REST OF HIS FAMILY ARE HIS MOTIVATORS. THE DETERMINATION & PASSION THAT EXISTS WITHIN HIM KEEPS HIM STRIVING ON THE ROAD TO SUCCESS. HE HOPES TO BE INVOLVED IN MORE ACTIVITIES THAN MUSIC IN HIS FUTURE LIKE: PHOTOGRAPHY, DESIGNING VID. GAMES...etc. BUT IN THE END JAE R. JUST WANTS TO BE SUCCESSFUL & BE ABLE TO SUPPORT HIS FAMILY & KEEP HIS FANS PLEASED.