Winslow (rapper)

Jayden David Winslow (born November 1, 1974) is a Canadian rapper. He has spent most of his career on the labels RWB Records and Def Jam Canada.

Aside from his solo career, Winslow has been part of the hip hop supergroup Rhymin' Without Borders, which formed in 2000. He has also established a duo with GTA Ice, Fire & Ice, which released two albums, Fire & Ice (2006) and Holla 1,000 Dolla (2010).

Early life
Jayden David Winslow was born on November 1, 1974 in, to a Jamaican-Canadian father and Black Nova Scotian mother. His father was a pilot based at. Winslow lived on the base until he was 4 years old, when his father was dishonorably discharged for selling and using cocaine and marijuana, and the family was sent back to where they lived in the  neighbourhood of,. When he was 10, Winslow's father was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting. By the time Winslow dropped out of high school, his mother had remarried twice.

1992-1998: Career beginnings
Winslow began rapping at the age of 17, and performed freestyles at parties and raves in Toronto, as well as engaging in battle rapping competitions. In 1996, he self-released Winslow's Mixtape, his first ever recording.

1998-2000: Winslow da King and early success
His first album, Winslow da King, dropped in 1998, and was the first release of his own label, RWB Records. The Jean-Henri Taofifénua-directed music video for "Da King" was controversial due to it's depiction of gang violence, and was profiled on an episode of 's Too Much 4 Much. Winslow complained that 's video for "Anyone", which was profiled on the same episode as "Da King", "got off easy" since it simply depicted attempting suicide, while his video was scrutinized heavily. The controversy also led to RWB Records losing a distribution deal with, despite protests from of Anthem mainstays , forcing RWB to switch to  for distribution.