Young Braised was made an official member of the Canadian underground music scene with the release of his first mixtape in 2012. Since then, he has performed across North America with a diverse cast of artists including Dâm-Funk, Killer Mike, Juan Wauters, and Heems (of Das Racist). People who get paid to write about music have said that his is "as hilarious as it is thoughtful." They have also referred to his performances as "choreographed performance art," and the website for a festival he played at in 2013 placed him "at the forefront of current rap and hip-hop trends". Since taking the better part of a decade away from releasing music to focus on his mental health and spiritual development, Jaymes (as he's known to his friends and family) is, in many ways, starting over. His new EP, a collaborative project with longtime friend Kenny (Spiros Beats) called "Scratch", allowed him to reconnect with the joy, freedom, and power that rapping brought into his life in the first place while continuing to grow and heal.