Background
CJ Fly was born on July 6, 1993 in Brooklyn, New York City.
CJ Fly was born on July 6, 1993 in Brooklyn, New York City.
He attended Edward R. Murrow High School for communication arts where he met Joey Bada$$, Powers Pleasant and Capital STEEZ.
Throughout 2012 and 2013, he has been featured on many of projects and at the end of the 2013, he released his critically acclaimed mixtape Thee Way Eye See lieutenant He began writing poetry by the fourth grade and by the seventh grade he began rapping. The four of them would spend their school days cyphering in the auditorium and by 2011 they had formed Pro Era.
He later made a breakthrough feature on Joey Bada$$"s debut mixtape 1999, "Hardknock", "Don"t Front", and "Suspect" featuring the rest of Pro Era.
December 23, 2012, he and Pro Era released their second mixtape PEEP: The Aprocalypse. With production from Pro Era members Chuck Strangers, Kirk Knight, Statik Selektah and others from Brandun DeShay, Thelonious Martin and more, the mixtape received critical acclaims from fans and music critics alike.
The song was released around the of the untimely death of Pro Era cofounder, Capital STEEZ, who committed suicide on Christmas Eve of 2012. In 2013, CJ went on the Beast Coastal Tour with fellow Pro Era members, along with Flatbush Zombies and The Underachievers.
He, along with the rest of Pro Era, Wiz Khalifa"s Under The Influence Tour 2013 with A$Associated Press Rocky, Trinidad James, Chevy Woods, Smoke DZA, and more.
He later made an appearance on Joey"s second mixtape Summer Knights along with the rest of Pro Era on the song "Sorry Bonita" produced by Oddisee. On October 5, 2013, he released his debut mixtape, Thee Way Eye See lieutenant With features from various Pro Era members, Buckshot, Ab-Soul, Phife Dawg and production from Chuck Strangers, Statik Selektah, Brandun DeShay, and more, the mixtape has received critical acclaims and made him a candidate for XXL"s 2014 and 2015 Freshman List.
CJ is influenced by Notorious Bjarke Ingels Group , Nas, Jay-Z, A Tribe Called Quest, and MF DOOM.
In 2012, Pro Era released their debut mixtape The Secc$ Tape, with other members of Pro Era.