J. Ivy

3x GRAMMY® Award Winning #Poet #TheLightInside now streaming!! The Next Chapter of: #ThePoetWhoSatByTheDoor & #CatchingDreams ✍🏾🎙

[@elibklyn @MrBillPhillips]

@J_Ivy Really glad you advocated for Spoken Word to have it's own category. Going to trying to make something special this year.

[CMP @wearecmp]

Another highlight from Doc10 2026:

An inspiring panel discussing THE BADDEST SPEECHWRITER OF ALL, with dir. @bgproudfoot, Daniel Ash of The @FieldFoundation, Grammy-winning artist @J_Ivy, political strategist @cornellbelcher, and speechwriter @davidlitt, moderated by @StrautMike of the @ObamaFoundation 🎞️

[😷 🦀 🧱 ⛔ Baltimore's Own Eastside Lo$ ⛔🧱 🦀 😷 @TRILLBlackLos]

Can't tell you how many times "Never Let Me Down" by Kanye made my eyes sweat, especially @J_Ivy spoken word piece. Glad to see him perform it love at a Def Poetry date years ago.

[😷 🦀 🧱 ⛔ Baltimore's Own Eastside Lo$ ⛔🧱 🦀 😷 @TRILLBlackLos]

"I get my hymns from HIM."

@J_Ivy

[Brandon Breaux @theBreaux]

Day 03 - @J_Ivy | https://t.co/RSvwdRzjrp
#28DaysOfImpact

[Loop North News @loopnorthnews]

Chicago Riverwalk, Chance the Rapper to co-host ‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ @ABC7Chicago @chancetherapper @J_Ivy @RockinEve @RyanSeacrest @ShemekiaBlues https://t.co/M6WwyLcBUl

[Masashi Mizobuchi @Mizobuchi_JP]

December 18, I welcomed Grammy (@RecordingAcad)-winning poet J. Ivy (@J_Ivy) and singer/songwriter Tarrey Torae (@TarreyTorae) to my Evanston home.

Three-time Grammy winner J. Ivy won The Poet Who Sat by the Door in 2023, contributed to the Grammy-winning The Urban Hymnal in 2023, and won again in 2024 for The Light Inside. From being featured on @kanyewest’s The College Dropout to multiple appearances on HBO’s Def Poetry Jam, he continues to promote poetry across music, television, and live performance.

Tarrey Torae is a soulful R&B singer/songwriter and 6× Showtime at the Apollo champ. She won two Grammys for her work on J. Ivy’s albums The Poet Who Sat By The Door (2023) and The Light Inside (2024), and has also contributed vocals on other Grammy-winning albums with Kanye West and John Legend (@johnlegend), as well as on the Grammy-nominated J. Ivy project Catching Dreams. She has toured with Talib Kweli, Common (@common), Slick Rick, J. Ivy, and The Roots (@theroots), released albums like Catching Feelings and the Freedom Ride EP, and appears in Netflix’s Jeen-Yuhs.

We talked about how J. Ivy became a poet, their collaboration, and shared projects. A key milestone: at fifteen, his poem was praised by his high school teacher, Ms. Paula Argue, in February 1993; exactly thirty years later, in February 2023, he won his first Grammy Award. He expressed a striking sense of gratitude toward his parents, Ms. Argue, Tarrey, and all who have supported him throughout his journey.

J. Ivy continues to broaden his creative influence through new poetry, music, and live performances, mentoring emerging artists and shaping the spoken word landscape. As Co-Chair of the Recording Academy’s Black Music Collective with Tarrey Torae, he champions initiatives that support Black creators and bring poetry to wider audiences.

As dinner ended, Tarrey surprised us with a stunning a cappella performance. Her voice floated across the crisp night air and still dances in my mind — an unforgettable evening.

[Mayor Brandon Johnson @ChicagosMayor]

See you there, Chicago!

[J. Ivy @J_Ivy]

Much Love!!

[The Realm @Tkwais]

🔥🔥🔥 @J_Ivy gave a summon that to date no artiste has come close or even matched nor eclipsed.

[The Realm @Tkwais]

🔥🔥🔥 @J_Ivy gave a summon that to date no artiste has come close or even matched nor eclipsed.

[Hoods to Woods @hoodstowoods]

🚨 BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!
3x GRAMMY Award winner @J_Ivy will be our Special Guest Performer at the Hoods to Woods 15-Year Anniversary Celebration in NYC! 🏔️🎤

🎟️ Get tickets: https://t.co/oqAOWu3LHF

#HoodsToWoods #Jivy #15YearsStrong

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

D’Angelo was one of a kind. As a pioneer in neo-soul, he inspired a generation of singers, and helped shape music today. Michelle and I are thinking of his family, and all those who loved and admired him. https://t.co/Y97bD9O0E2

[SoundExchange @SoundExchange]

🎶 @Yahzarah, @affioncrockett, Amber Navran, @J_Ivy, @Goapele, and T3 share the first album they ever purchased

Watch the full #SoundAdvice on YouTube: https://t.co/8U4lkXNWHQ

[SoundExchange @SoundExchange]

T3, @J_Ivy, D-Nice, @Yahzarah, Amber Navran, @uhmeer__, and @Goapele on what beverage they would pair with their music 🥂

Watch the full #SoundAdvice on YouTube: https://t.co/CzNEmexyT5

[SoundExchange @SoundExchange]

"We got to dig into the crates and listen." - @J_Ivy on the music industry being built on relationships 👏

Watch the full #SoundAdvice out now on YouTube:
https://t.co/8U4lkXNWHQ

[J. Ivy @J_Ivy]

@spiceadams Word ✊🏾💯

[J. Ivy @J_Ivy]

@spiceadams 🤣 you said you were go skip rocks

[J. Ivy @J_Ivy]

@spiceadams @Anthonyadams_5 @9thwonder Nobody want to see 9-5 running them down 👑💪🏾

[J. Ivy @J_Ivy]

@spiceadams Bro I ain’t saying nothing else about em. Let’s see if that works 🤣

[J. Ivy @J_Ivy]

🤣🤣🤣 bro it wasn’t me!!