Richard James "JR" Castro is an American R&B singer-songwriter from Las Vegas, Nevada.[2] Castro was originally a member of the Interscope/Zone 4 R&B act I-15, best known for their 2007 single, "Lost in Love". In 2015, he gained attention for his debut solo single "Get Home" featuring Kid Ink and Quavo.[2]
Castro started his career as a member of I-15, an R&B trio.[3] They gained attention with their 2007 single "Lost in Love", which was produced by Polow Da Don.[3] In 2007 the group was featured on the single "Soulja Girl" by American rapper Soulja Boy.[4] It peaked at number 32 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[5]
2015–present: Songs You Were Made To and Sexpectations, Vol.1Edit
In February 2016, Castro premiered the music video for the Timbaland-produced single "FMN".[9] While talking about how he met Timbaland, Castro said; "I met Timbaland in Vegas backstage one year at a Justin Timberlake concert in 2014. He heard my music going around the city, being in Vegas. At the time the music I had out was strictly in the city and he got a hold of it. He thought it was dope. It was a blessing for me as it was Timbaland."[10] On August 22, 2016, Castro released his debut EP Songs You Were Made To, which features guest appearances from Poo Bear and Goldie.[11] On October 13, 2017, he released his second EP titled Sexpectations, Vol.1.[12]
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^"Magic (feat. JR Castro) – Single by Abrina". iTunes. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
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Richard James JR Castro is an American R amp B singer songwriter from Las Vegas Nevada 2 Castro was originally a member of the Interscope Zone 4 R amp B act I 15 best known for their 2007 single Lost in Love In 2015 he gained attention for his debut solo single Get Home featuring Kid Ink and Quavo 2 JR CastroBirth nameRichard James Castro 1 Born 1989 08 12 August 12 1989 age 34 Las Vegas Nevada U S 2 GenresR amp B 2 Occupation s Singer songwriterInstrument s VocalsYears active2007 presentLabelsGlobal Music EMPIREWebsitewww wbr jrcastrolv wbr com Contents 1 Career 1 1 Career beginnings 1 2 2015 present Songs You Were Made To and Sexpectations Vol 1 2 Discography 2 1 EPs 2 2 Singles 2 2 1 As lead artist 2 2 2 As featured artist 2 2 3 Notes 3 References 4 External linksCareer EditCareer beginnings Edit Castro started his career as a member of I 15 an R amp B trio 3 They gained attention with their 2007 single Lost in Love which was produced by Polow Da Don 3 In 2007 the group was featured on the single Soulja Girl by American rapper Soulja Boy 4 It peaked at number 32 on the US Billboard Hot 100 5 2015 present Songs You Were Made To and Sexpectations Vol 1 Edit In July 2015 Castro released his debut solo single Get Home which was produced by DJ Mustard and features guest appearances from American rappers Kid Ink and Quavo of Migos 6 An official music video for the single was released in October 2015 7 Get Home peaked at number 11 on the US Rhythmic chart and topped the Bubbling Under R amp B Hip Hop Singles chart 8 In February 2016 Castro premiered the music video for the Timbaland produced single FMN 9 While talking about how he met Timbaland Castro said I met Timbaland in Vegas backstage one year at a Justin Timberlake concert in 2014 He heard my music going around the city being in Vegas At the time the music I had out was strictly in the city and he got a hold of it He thought it was dope It was a blessing for me as it was Timbaland 10 On August 22 2016 Castro released his debut EP Songs You Were Made To which features guest appearances from Poo Bear and Goldie 11 On October 13 2017 he released his second EP titled Sexpectations Vol 1 12 Discography EditEPs Edit List of EPs showing selected details Title DetailsSongs You Were Made To 11 Released August 22 2016 Label PMG Format Digital downloadSexpectations Vol 1 12 Released October 13 2017 Label PMG EMPIRE Format Digital downloadSingles Edit As lead artist Edit List of singles as lead artist with selected chart positions showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumUSR amp B HH USRhy Get Home featuring Kid Ink and Quavo 2015 A 11 Sexpectations Vol 1 FMN featuring Timbaland 2016 Right Away 31 They Don t Know Songs You Were Made To Sexpectations 2017 Sexpectations Vol 1 Sh You Like featuring Dizzy Wright 2018 Bon Voyage featuring Breakfast N Vegas TBA For Me or Against Me 2020 Familiar Place Red Eye To Vegas The Morning After denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart As featured artist Edit List of singles as a featured artist showing year released and album name Title Year Album Want To Micah Banks featuring JR Castro Iamsu and AD 13 2016 Non album singles Unused to You InkMonstarr featuring JR Castro 14 Magic Abrina featuring JR Castro 15 Notes Edit Get Home did not enter the Billboard R amp B Hip Hop Singles but peaked at number 1 on the Bubbling Under R amp B Hip Hop Singles chart References Edit ACE Repertory Ascap com Retrieved February 4 2021 a b c d Premiere Watch JR Castro s Insane Short Film For Get Home f Quavo and Kid Ink Complex September 10 2015 Retrieved December 25 2015 a b i15 Interview DJBooth net Archived from the original on September 23 2015 Retrieved December 31 2015 Soulja Boy Debunks Superman Dat Hoe Rumors HipHopDX November 15 2007 Retrieved December 31 2015 Soulja Boy Tell Em Chart history Billboard Retrieved December 25 2015 JR Castro feat Kid Ink amp Quavo Get Home Rap Up July 21 2015 Retrieved December 25 2015 JR Castro Feat Kid Ink amp Quavo Get Home Video HotNewHipHop October 9 2015 Retrieved December 25 2015 JR Castro Chart history Billboard Retrieved December 25 2015 Premiere Watch JR Castro s FMN Video f Timbaland Complex February 11 2016 Retrieved August 9 2016 JR Castro Talks Being Discovered By Timbaland Catering To The Ladies With His Music More Singersroom com April 26 2016 Retrieved August 9 2016 a b Songs You Were Made To Hosted by DJ Carisma EP by JR Castro iTunes Retrieved August 9 2016 a b Sexpectations Vol 1 by JR Castro iTunes Retrieved February 1 2018 Want To feat JR Castro Iamsu amp AD Single by Micah Banks iTunes Retrieved August 27 2016 Unused to You feat JR Castro Single by Inkmonstarr iTunes Retrieved December 28 2016 Magic feat JR Castro Single by Abrina iTunes Retrieved December 28 2016 External links EditOfficial website JR Castro at AllMusic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title JR Castro amp oldid 1172541589, wikipedia, 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