Opening act, Charly Black — Good Times
Jay RebL
Not Just an Artist — a Running Story
R&B / Hip-Hop / Reggae artist, guitarist, and producer from Spanish Town, Jamaica — now based in the Evanston/Skokie area, Illinois. The music is always where the story lands, never the opening line.
Not "listen to my new song." A running story.
The Jay RebL Universe
The plan isn't one song, one video. It's a handful of recurring series built around one idea: give people a reason to check in on Jay RebL, not just a track to stream. The music is always where each story lands — never the opening line.
Jay RebL Stories
The real story behind a song, told before you ever hear it — the song is the payoff, not the pitch.
Jay RebL Sessions
Stripped-down, one-take performances — acoustic, studio, and live versions of the same song side by side.
Jay RebL On the Street
Strangers give one word, one sentence, or one story — Jay turns it into a melody on the spot.
Jay RebL Challenges
The audience finishes the verse, votes on the hook, or helps decide what gets released next.
Jay RebL Freestyles
No script, no safety net — a beat, a word, and whatever comes out.
Jay RebL Asks
One uncomfortable, funny, or emotional question per episode — some of the answers become songs.
Want the full plan behind this? See how one song becomes fifty pieces of content.
Read the Song Factory StrategyLooking for the next riddim to write to? Browse the 20 foundational dancehall riddims.
Open the Riddim VaultBeyond the Music
Projects & Partnerships
Grant proposals, tribute performances, and the production packets behind them — everything Jay RebL has in motion right now, in one place.
Grants & Community
International Reggae Day Proposal
Community songwriting workshops + a free park showcase, drafted for Night Out in the Parks.
ViewTechnical Rider & Run of Show
Personnel, stage/power, input list, and the minute-by-minute show schedule for the showcase.
ViewNAP Idea Submission (Park District Grant)
DCASE Neighborhood Access Program application — the 4 required questions plus a recording script.
ViewTribute Performances
The Story
Jay RebL has been making music professionally since 2006, moving between R&B, hip hop, reggae, soul, dancehall, and gospel without settling into just one lane. In his own words: "Can't say exactly when it happened but I just knew music is what I was going to be doing for the rest of my life."
Listen
Full catalog, streaming live from SoundCloud.
Ride or Die
R&B & Soul
Jay Rebl_Cover Me
Dancehall
Need You To Love
Reggae
Jay Rebl Love
R&B & Soul
Jay RebL All-nighter
Hip-Hop & Rap
Jay Rebl_Nobody But You
R&B & Soul
Connect
Follow along as the series rolls out, and reach out directly on Instagram or Facebook for bookings.
Currently appearing with TRC Events' Charly Black lineup.