Jade de laFleur
Highlights
@jadedelafleur
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“Smoking in my Car”
Ft. James Fauntleroy
“405”
Ft. Ro James
“Wave”
Sean Kuti & FridayOctoba
”Jaded” included on
Solange’s 2013 compilation
album “Saint Heron”
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Centric named Jade one of
“14 R&B Artists You Need to Know In 2014”
Appears in the Netflix series
”Luke Cage” and in the movie
”After Everything”
Jade de Lafleur is a Louisiana-native whose passion for music started at 5 years old. It was then that her mother, a soloist with the local church choir, introduced Jade to the music of Whitney Houston. Eventually Jade would join the youth choir herself, where she also became a soloist. The singer/songwriter’s experimental mix of R&B, Jazz, Pop and psychedelic funk are on full display in her music, which she co-writes and produces.
Jade’s first release was a critically acclaimed 9 song EP in 2014, entitled Jaded -
with the title track being included on Solange’s 2013 compilation album “Saint Heron”.
Jaded featured “Smoking In My Car,” a song co-written with master songwriter James Fauntleroy. She received her first big break when the title track was featured on Solange’s 2013 compilation album, Saint Heron. The LP featured a host of then burgeoning talent including Jhene Aiko, Cassie and Kelela.
Centric named Jade one of “14 R&B Artists You Need to Know In 2014”.
She has been praised and supported by such media outlets as Complex, VIBE, Billboard, Essence,CMJ, and Noisey. Jade also toured/performed with Solange and the Hadley street Dreams for 3 years internationally.
shot by @lucky_peters
“While writing this album, I was in a place where I had to let alot of things go. Some were easier to let go than others and usually when I need to level up, I dance.”
Crafting a sound that she describes as “psychoPOP,” Jade’s personal growth is reflected throughout her debut studio album “The Green Horse”, which is best described as powerful, provocative and unfiltered; An upbeat fusion of psychedelic funk, pop and R&B which challenges society’s standard of POP and expose' of black.