Malcolm Jamaal Davis, better known by his stage nameMadeinTYO, is an American rapper, singer and composer from Atlanta, Georgia. He rose to prominence in 2016 after the release of his single "Uber Everywhere"; its official remix was later included on his mixtape You Are Forgiven. His debut studio album, Sincerely, Tokyo, was released in October 2018.
Early life
Malcolm Jamaal Davis was born on April 12, 1992 in Honolulu, Hawaii. He grew up as a military brat, moving around and living in areas such as California, Virginia, and Texas before spending the rest of his teenage years in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, finishing high school in Japan's Nile C. Kinnick High School. Davis was inspired to begin writing music after watching his cousin produce music in his room while living in Washington, D.C. After high school, Davis moved back to Atlanta, Georgia with his older brother, rapper Robert "24hrs" Davis.
Career
MadeinTYO released his debut single titled "Uber Everywhere" on February 26, 2016 on Commission Music and Private Club Records. The song peaked at number 51 on the BillboardHot 100 and number 10 on urban radio. The official remix of the song featured American rapper Travis Scott. The single was eventually certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. His subsequent singles, "I Want" and "Skateboard P", were certified gold and platinum by the RIAA. The remix version of the latter features rapper Big Sean was released on November 4, 2016. In April 2016, MadeinTYO premiered his debut mixtape, You Are Forgiven. It was commercially released on iTunes in August 2016. You Are Forgiven peaked at number 122 on the Billboard 200 chart.: According to Business Insider, MadeinTYO was one of the top five most streamed new artists of 2016 on Spotify. MadeinTYO has released two EPs, 24Hrs in Tokyo and True's World, in 2016 and 2017, respectively. In 2017, MadeinTYO was selected for that year's XXL freshman class list along with A Boogie wit da Hoodie, PnB Rock, Playboi Carti, Ugly God, Kyle, Aminé, Kamaiyah, Kap G, and XXXTentacion. On June 1, 2018, MadeinTYO released a single "Ned Flanders" featuring rapper ASAP Ferg. It later served as the lead single from his debut and most recent album, Sincerely, Tokyo, released on October 26, 2018.
Davis began dating Philadelphia based painter and digital artist, Distortedd, in late 2015. The couple announced that they were expecting a baby boy in June 2016 via social media. Their son was born on January 29, 2017. The couple also announced that they were engaged on February 14, 2017. Due to complications in their relationship however, the engagement was later called off. Davis currently lives in Los Angeles, California with his son.
