Colorado rap artist JayDubbThaRuler, born Justin Wallace, is one of the game’s most-promising independent artist in today’s music scene. JayDubbThaRuler is originally from Colorado Springs; he started rapping when he was thirteen years old, when he was first drawn to poetry, specifically that of Edgar Allan Poe. He also reworked the Langston Hughes poem “Harlem” into his own original poem, “What Happens to a Love Concealed.” 
 JayDubbThaRuler became more serious about music after a close friend passed away his senior year in high school. Hip-hop was transformed from an idle hobby into a way to cope with his grief. He released what he sees as his first true project, the eight-song album The Year of the 7 , in 2018. Since then he has dropped three additional projects and one being a collaborative project with am.wav. JayDubb has performed live in Colorado, Florida and Germany, and says he’s opened for acts including Kid Ink, Kirko Bangz, T-Rell, Paul Wall, Baby Bash, Trev Rich, Caskey, Fetty Wap, YBN Nahmir and YFN Lucci. 
 JayDubbThaRuler’s newest single, “Off Brand,” a collaboration with Compton rapper WESTSIDE BOOGIE, concerns urging women to feel more appreciative of themselves. ~ John Bear