Raynford Avery Humphrey (born January 8, 1986), better known by his stage name Preme (/priːm/ PREEM;[2] formerly P Reign), is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He initially guest appeared on the 2011 singles "Alone Again" by Alyssa Reid and "Invincible" by Hedley. The songs peaked at numbers 11 and nine on the Canadian Hot 100, respectively.[3] He signed with RCA Records to release his debut extended play Dear Summer EP (2014), which contained the singles "DnF" (featuring Drake and Future), "Chickens" (featuring Waka Flocka Flame) and "We Them Niggas" (featuring ASAP Rocky).
Preme | |
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| Birth name | Raynford Avery Humphrey |
| Also known as |
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| Born | January 8, 1986 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Canadian hip hop |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | |
| Children | 2 |
In 2018, he rebranded in favor of the stage name Preme, subsequently launching his own label Reps Ups Entertainment in a joint-venture with Columbia Records. That same year, his song "Jackie Chan" (featuring Post Malone) became a minor hit and spawned a remix by Tiësto and Dzeko; this version marked his first entry on the Billboard Hot 100.[3]
Career
editPreme is of Guyanese descent. He released his debut solo single, "You Know I'm Fly", in 2008; it topped the PunchMuch Canadian interactive music channel. His follow-up singles, "Money in My Pocket" (2009) and "In My Hood" (2010), were both produced by T-Minus. His stage name of Preme is due to his preterm birth; Preme is a changed spelling of "preemie", which is slang for premature.
Francis and the Lights, k-os, and Preme each toured with prominent Canadian rapper Drake on his Away from Home Tour, which spanned North America. Preme often performed as an opening act. Due to legal troubles at the time, he was not able to cross into the United States and thus toured only in Canadian cities.
Alyssa Reid's international hit "Alone Again" features P Reign. The single was a hit in Canada and several European charts, peaking at number two on UK Singles Chart. Canadian band Hedley's single "Invincible", taken from their album Storms, features Preme. The single was released on August 23, 2011 and peaked number 9 on the Canadian Hot 100.
The Canadian Dream was issued as Preme's debut mixtape, released in early 2008. His second mixtape, When It Reigns It Pours, was released on November 1, 2010. His third mixtape was to be called True Kings Don't Die but was changed to Dear America and its release date was scheduled for July 4, 2013 but was postponed and released under RCA Records as an EP. Billboard magazine reported in March 2013 that Preme is collaborating with American rapper ASAP Rocky for the commercial release of "We Them Niggas", a song that preceded the release of Preme's Dear America EP.[4] The EP was l released on September 9, 2014. His song "Realest in the City" featuring Meek Mill and PartyNextDoor peaked atop Billboard's "Emerging Artists" chart.[5]
Personal life
editPreme has a son who was born in 2006.
In 2008, Reign was charged with nine counts of weapons possession charges after Toronto Police found three loaded handguns in the backseat of his leased Cadillac.[6] He was acquitted of all charges on May 30, 2011.[7] Preme referenced this on the unofficial remix to the song "Us" by Lil Reese rapping, "Drizzy dropped a hundred on my lawyer and I beat the case!"
Preme is close friends with fellow Torontonian rapper Drake[8] and both have alluded to this on respective tracks. In the song "Intro" of his second mixtape, Reign raps "Shout out to Drizzy Drake, yeah that's my lil' bro / before the deal, we gettin' change like the corner store." Drake raps in the remake to Big Page's single "I'm Still Fly", "My brother P Reign knows we fuck with the same hoes / Plus he taught me how to spot an officer in plain clothes."[4] Most recently, the two would collaborate (along with Southern rapper Future) on the single "DnF" from Reign's Dear America EP.
Discography
editAs P. Reign
editExtended plays
edit- 2014: Dear America EP
Mixtapes
edit- 2008: The Canadian Dream
- 2010: When It Reigns It Pours
- 2014: Dear America
- 2015: Off the Books
Singles
editAs lead artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN | US | US R&B | US Rap | |||
| "Money in My Pocket" | 2009 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "In My Hood" | 2010 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Call My Name" (featuring Kim Davis and Lokz) |
— | — | — | — | ||
| "We Them Niggas" (featuring ASAP Rocky) |
2014 | — | — | — | — | Dear America |
| "Chickens" (featuring Waka Flocka Flame) |
— | — | — | — | ||
| "DnF" (featuring Drake and Future) |
— | — | 41 | — | ||
As featured artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN |
BEL | IRL | NL | SCO | |||||
| "Alone Again" (Alyssa Reid featuring P Reign) |
2011 | 11 | 25 | 15 | 59 | 2 | The Game | ||
| "Invincible" (Hedley featuring P Reign) |
9 | — | — | — | — |
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Storms | ||
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||
Guest appearances
edit| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Go Hard" | 2010 | Strizzy Kastro, Belly | Non-album singles |
| "Reality" | 2011 | DJ Charlie Brown, Belly, Jahvon, Big Lean | |
| "Peace Out" | Karl Wolf | ||
| "Schemin Up" | 2014 | OB O'Brien, Drake | |
| "Alright" | 2019 | Trippie Redd, Wiz Khalifa |
As Preme
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| CAN [10] | ||
| Light of Day[11] |
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62 |
Extended plays
edit| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Link Up with Popcaan |
|
Singles
editAs featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [12] |
AUS [13] |
AUT [14] |
GER [15] |
IRE [16] |
NLD [17] |
NOR [18] |
SWI [19] |
UK [20] |
US [21] | ||||
| "Jackie Chan"[22] (Tiësto and Dzeko featuring Preme and Post Malone) |
2018 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 25 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 27 | 5 | 52 | The London Sessions | |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Awards | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | MuchMusic Video Awards[27] | Hip Hop Video of the Year | "Call My Name" | Nominated |
| Pop Video of the Year | "Alone Again" (with Alyssa Reid) | Nominated | ||
| 2012 | MuchMusic Video Awards[28] | Video of the Year | "Invincible" (with Hedley) | Nominated |
| Best Cinematography | Nominated | |||
| Most Streamed Video of the Year | Nominated | |||
| Your Fave Video of the Year | Nominated | |||
| 2014 | Much Music Video Awards[29] | Hip Hop Video of the Year | "We Them" (with ASAP Rocky) | Nominated |
| 2015 | Juno Awards[30] | Rap Recording of the Year | Dear America | Nominated |
| Much Music Video Awards[31] | Hip Hop Video of the Year | "DnF" (with Drake and Future) | Won |
References
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- ^ "Preme Talks About Rapping in Toronto, Drake & More at 103.5 The Beat!". 103.5 The Beat. May 15, 2018. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved March 20, 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ a b "Preme / Going Independent & His New Project "Link Up" with Popcaan".
- ^ a b "A$AP Rocky, P. Reign Talk 'We Them Ni--as' Collaboration: Exclusive". Billboard. March 21, 2013.
- ^ "Charts - Billboard".
- ^ "Rapper denies knowledge of loaded guns in his car - The Star". Toronto Star. March 18, 2011.
- ^ "Toronto rapper P. Reign acquitted of weapons charges - The Star". Toronto Star. May 30, 2011.
- ^ "HipHopCanada: P Reign shoots video for "In My Hood"".
- ^ "Certification Search > Alyssa Reid". Music Canada. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
- ^ "Chart Search: Preme". Billboard. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
- ^ Goddard, Kevin (May 3, 2018). "OVO affiliate Preme releases his debut album Light of Day". HotNewHipHop. Archived from the original on September 7, 2019. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
- ^ "Tiesto Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
- ^ "Discography Tiësto". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
- ^ "Discographie Tiësto". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
- ^ "Discographie Tiësto". German Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 3, 2018.[dead link]
- ^ "Discography Tiësto". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
- ^ "Tiësto". Top40.nl. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
- ^ "Discography Tiësto". Norwegian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
- ^ "Discographie Tiësto". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
- ^ "Tiësto > Artist Search". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
- ^ "Tiesto Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- ^ Bein, Kat (May 16, 2018). "Tiesto Kicks It With Post Malone, Preme & Dzeko on 'Jackie Chan': Listen". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- ^ "ARIA Chart Watch #499". auspOp. November 17, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
- ^ "British certifications – Preme". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 20, 2024. Type Preme in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". Retrieved June 13, 2019.
- ^ "Austrian certifications – Preme" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- ^ "Nominees announced for 2011 MMVAs". May 17, 2012. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- ^ "2012 MMVA Nominations Are Here". May 15, 2012. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- ^ "MuchMusic Video Awards 2014 nods led by Drake, Hedley: See the full list of nominees here". May 21, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- ^ "Magic!, Kiesza and Leonard Cohen Lead Juno Awards Nominations". Billboard. January 27, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- ^ "A Drake Surprise At The 2015 MMVA. That Is All". June 22, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.