Rapper JayO Sama made a big noise in the South Florida scene with his 2016 breakthrough “Intro”. But he was killed in 2019 before he could realize his full potential. • Despite a string of legal troubles, JayO consistently rapped and made beats in high school. • JayO broke through in 2016 with “Intro”, a harrowing song about life on the streets. The music video has amassed more than 2 million views. • He displays a softer side of himself on the pensive 2018 single “You Sleep”, which pays tribute to more than two-dozen friends he’d lost throughout his life. • The rising rapper was killed January 27, 2019, near West Palm Beach. He was 22 years old. • His estate has kept his memory alive with posthumous projects like 2019’s Fly High.