jay
@jaycortez915
el paso, tx USA
Joined Apr 4, 2014
Rene Cortez, aka Jay, was born December 17th 1986 in El Paso, Tx. Growing up was hard for him due to his parents divorcing at the age of 4. Seeing the abuse going on between his parents, he lived in pain. As a teen, he had made choices that would lead him down the wrong path. Being held at the juvenile detention for nearly all of his teen years, he learned to put his pain and heartaches into poetry. While being detained, his mother submitted one of his poems to a Poetry Contest. He won. With that happening, his motivation for poetry had just started. At the age of 17, he met a group who introduced him to hip hop. At that time, Jay wasn’t ready to take that commitment to music. At the age of 18, Jay was giving the greatest gift (at that time). A baby girl named, Ava Patricia. Being a young father. Jay knew what he had to do. Work a full time job, go to school and of course. Being a Dad. In 2007, his daughter was taken by her mother without a goodbye and since then, there has been no contact. With so much hate, anger and pain, he returns to poetry. Able to purchase studio equipment (laptop and mic) he starts recording. In 2008, Jay finds love again. In 2009, once again Jay was given another baby girl, Amy Renee. Soon after her birth, they broke up. Again, a situation leaving nothing but hate and pain. In 2010, Jay turned his negativity in positive. Starting a non-profit organization “Light In the Dark” to help families in his home town, El Paso, Tx. Planning events to raise goods for the need. In 2011, Jay was now homeless. A whole year of thinking, praying and hoping that life, will soon get better. Not knowing, he put himself there. With help from loving family and limited friends. He gets back on his feet. In 2012, Jay had his last child and luckily for him, it was a boy. Tre (short for the third). With all the happy and sad memories, Jay never gave up on pursing what he now loves, music. Music being the autobiography recording of Jays life. Till this day, now on his 6th year. He continues to help and inspire people to be positive and continue in their dreams and goals. Like Jay always says,”Don’t follow your dreams, chase em. Because if you chase em, you’ll catch em. But if you follow, you’re always going to follow”. So now having a little bit of knowledge on Jays life. Take the time to hear his music. Jay’s motto is “Everyone deserves a chance to be heard.”
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