Jeremih's success continued with the release of his second album, All About You, led by the single "Down on Me", which reached the top five of the Billboard Hot 100.
28 Facts About Jeremih
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Jeremih learned to play percussion instruments like congas and timbales.
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Jeremih enrolled at the University of Illinois and Parkland College in Urbana-Champaign.
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Jeremih transferred to Columbia College Chicago in 2007 to pursue a degree in music business.
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Jeremih received guidance from his cousin, Day26 group member, Willie Taylor.
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In June 2009, Jeremih released his eponymous self-titled debut studio album, Jeremih.
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In promotion of the album, Jeremih took part in America's Most Wanted Tour, alongside Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, and Soulja Boy Tell 'Em.
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Daley argued that recording artists have the freedom of speech, noting that Jeremih was "a young man, [with a] back-to-school message, a young man who has had great success recording, producer, going to school, went to public school".
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In September 2009, Jeremih performed on ABC Daytime's soap opera One Life to Live, alongside recording artist Lionel Richie.
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On June 1,2010, Jeremih released the first single for his second studio album All About You, titled "I Like" featuring Ludacris.
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In December 2011, Jeremih confirmed he had been working on his third studio album which was originally titled Thumpy Johnson.
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Jeremih announced plans from a summer 2012 release under Def Jam.
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On July 17,2014, Jeremih formally released his collaborative EP "No More" with Shlohmo through his Twitter account.
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On February 7,2016, Jeremih revealed his fourth studio album will be called, Later That Night in an interview with Billboard.
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In July 2016, Jeremih released his second mixtape called Late Nights: Europe, which he recorded while on tour overseas.
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In June 2016, Jeremih announced a joint album with PartyNextDoor titled Late Night Party, which he said would be released before Later That Night.
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The decision came after Jeremih left the stage mid-performance in Chicago, sent a body-double to perform in Houston, and criticized PartyNextDoor on stage in Dallas.
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On Cinco de Mayo 2017, Jeremih released an EP, Cinco De MihYo, which he had written and recorded in 24 hours.
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In March 2018, Jeremih released an EP titled The Chocolate Box.
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In July 2018, Jeremih announced a joint tour with singer Teyana Taylor called Later That Night.
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In 2019, Jeremih was featured in Chantel Jeffries' song and music video "Chase the Summer".
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In March 2020, Jeremih was featured on the remix for "Baby Girl" by Bryce Vine.
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Jeremih cited Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, and R Kelly as his biggest influences.
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Jeremih described their music as "timeless", calling them "true musician-artists".
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In contrast, Ken Capobianco of The Boston Globe felt that Jeremih's voice was "thin", showing "little range".
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Jody Rosen expressed that Jeremih "has a way with tunes and hooks".
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Jeremih received comparisons to The-Dream, R Kelly, and Stevie Wonder.
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In November 2020, Jeremih was hospitalized in Chicago after testing positive for COVID-19.