Where Is Meme King Jay Versace Now? 2023 Update
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Jay Versace
Unless you live under a rock, you were introduced to the meme king of the internet, Jay Versace.
It seems like just yesterday that Jay went viral on the now-defunct short-form video platform Vine and was called America’s Favorite Kid.
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Now he’s all grown up. On Tuesday, January 24, 2023, the influencer celebrated his 25th birthday. But what is he doing these days? Here’s what we know about the vine.
So where is Jay Versace now? Here’s a 2023 update on the former Vine star.
There’s a meme for every mood, thanks to Jay.
He was famous for his humor, but as of this writing, Jay has officially retired from the funny business.In an interview with Rolling Stone, Jay divulged the real reason why. According to him, after years of making people laugh, Jay realized he wasn’t really happy.
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Jay Versace
“There had to come a moment when I literally looked in the mirror once, and I thought of myself as a little kid and I was like, ‘He doesn’t like this,'” Jay said. told the outlet.
That was when Jay gave up on comedy and changed lanes. “I had to really look at myself outside of fame and followers and all that. I was like, ‘What does he want?’ ‘No’ and literally stopped,” he added.
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Today, Jay is determined to make his younger self proud through his other talents.
In May 2022, news outlets confirmed that Jay’s mother, Nikesha Dolly Gunter, had died. After her death, fans want to know if he’s okay. So what’s Jay doing now? Hopefully he’s happier.
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Jay Versace has produced songs for artists such as SZA, Tyler the Creator, Lil Yachty and Westside Gunn.
Jay proved he’s a jack of all trades when he won a Grammy for his work on Tyler the Creator’s Call Me When You Get Home.
Recently, Jay worked with yet another industry mogul. His longtime friend her SZA has tapped producers for her new album. Jay produced not one but two of her songs for this project. “Smoking on my Ex Pack” and “SOS”.
“It was probably a few years ago and she was just saying, ‘We’re doing an album soon.’ Come to the studio and play the beats,” he told Rolling Stone. “She said, ‘I need you on my album.’ We were trying to figure it out, but I was still learning my sound.”
Amazingly, with patience and time, their collaboration came to fruition when SZA released their second studio album in December 2022.
In the past, Jay has also produced songs for Tyler, The Creator, Lil Yachty, and Westside Gunn.