Jae Stark, aka Jae TheBeatBoi, is a beatmaker/producer/rapper from Detroit, MI. His lyrical/rhyme-fest style is influenced by artists such as Kendrick Lamar, Nas, Big Daddy Kane, Eminem, and J. Cole.  

Music, especially hip-hop music, is something that Jae had first fallen in love with years ago: 
"As a kid growing up in a household with four older siblings, music was all around me. My two sisters would be listening to the latest R&B/pop songs on the radio. My brother who's closer in age to me would be listening to the underground hip-hop artists. He read all the music magazines, so he knew about the upcoming rappers that were buzzing and whatnot. My oldest bro would be listening to the mainstream rap; Bone Thugs, 2pac, Biggie, etc. He listened to pretty much all the big rappers from every region of the US. And my mom being from the south, she would be listening to blues; Johnny Taylor, Bobby Bland, ZZ Hill, etc. So I was just soaking it all in. 
How I got into rapping was also influenced by my siblings. My oldest bro and sis would invite their friends over and they'd send me and my nieces upstairs. They'd be down there smoking and drinking, then they would have a freestyle cypher going on. I would sneak down the stairs and listen to them in awe like "how are they coming up with rhymes so fast off the top of their head like that?" I was about  9 or 10 at that time, and that was the first freestyle cypher I've ever seen in my life, right in my own living room. I could see that they were having so much fun just rhyming words, so after that I told myself that I'm gonna start rapping too."

Jae likes to call his music "Reali-tunes," as the majority of his music is based on his own personal experiences as well as the trials and tribulations of everyday life: 
"I am someone who's dealt with a lot of struggles in life, most of them being mental struggles. The biggest battle for me was my bout with depression. I suffered thru a hellish 5 year bout with depression. But by the grace of God I came out of that fight as the victor. Me going thru something like that is why I chose to write songs that are based on real life experiences, things that people can relate to. I know that there are other people out there who might either be going thru or have been thru something that I speak on in my songs.  
A lot of artists don't realize just how big a platform they have. You have one voice, and with that one voice you have the ability to reach thousands of people. I feel like if I have such a big platform then I should use it for something that's greater than myself; the possibility of my words inspiring, encouraging, and/or motivating someone in a positive manner."