Rodriquez Jacquees Broadnax, who later reduced his name to Jacquees for the
stage, was born on April 15, 1994 in Decatur, Georgia, USA. He began his musical
career in the shadows, working in various recording studios as a technician. But
he never despaired of breaking into music under his own name, and self-released
the EPs I Am Jacquees in 2011 and 19, three years later. The latter reached
number 15 on the Billboard R&B chart. Although conducted independently, his
recording benefits from contributions from Chris Brown, Lloyd and Trinidad
James. That same year, 2014, the artist w...