▁ ▁Career ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Broad na x ▁met ▁a ▁former ▁manager , ▁Or lando ▁Gr ind . ▁He ▁performed ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁talent ▁shows ▁before ▁he ▁finally ▁met ▁Russell ▁“ Block " ▁Sp encer , ▁who ▁is ▁a ▁founder ▁and ▁then - CE O ▁of ▁Block ▁Entertainment . ▁He ▁then ▁later ▁worked ▁in ▁various ▁different ▁recording ▁stud ios , ▁however , ▁he ▁merely ▁was ▁bl ended ▁with ▁the ▁team ▁that ▁did ▁not ▁offer ▁him ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁show ▁his ▁true ▁tal ents . ▁Block ' s ▁focus ▁was ▁only ▁rap ▁music , ▁not ▁R & B . ▁Jac que es ▁later ▁began ▁working ▁closely ▁at ▁the ▁Block ▁Entertainment ' s ▁recording ▁studio , ▁gain ing ▁some ▁more ▁expos ure ▁with ▁a ▁release ▁of ▁a ▁track , ▁" K ra zy ", ▁featuring ▁Atlanta ▁ra pper ▁T . I . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Jac que es ▁independently ▁released ▁his ▁second ▁EP , ▁ 1 9 , ▁which ▁deb uted ▁at ▁number ▁ 1 5 ▁on ▁the ▁US ▁Billboard ▁Top ▁R & B ▁Albums . ▁The ▁ 1 1 - track ▁EP ▁features ▁guest ▁appearances ▁from ▁Chris ▁Brown , ▁Rich ▁Hom ie ▁Qu an , ▁Lloyd , and ▁Tr in idad ▁James . ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Jac que es ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁signed ▁a ▁recording ▁deal ▁with ▁C ash ▁M oney ▁Records . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6