About Me

Jelani (Juh-lawn-ee) Malik is an Orlando-based Christian artist who brings distinctive east coast lyricism with a progressive flow. Born and raised in Long Island, NY, he was raised up in the music world from a very young age. Taking inspiration from his family, S1W Bro. Mike and THE DREW of the Hip Hop legends Public Enemy, Jelani puts out music with the intention of building faith, hope, awareness, and uplifting people.

As culture dictates the popular sound, Jelani prides himself in staying true to his diverse love of music and meshing genres whenever possible. Jelani released his first single, “Come Back”, in 2017 and, after taking a few years off, returned in 2020 with singles “SONshine”, “All We Got” and “Ain’t Going Back” in 2021.

In the Fall of 2022, Jelani’s debut album, INSIDE, was released and has amassed over 100,000 streams across all platforms.

In the Summer of 2023, Jelani followed up with his sophomore album, GLORY, which has amassed over 150,000 streams across platforms.