Benny Jamz

Benjamin Jacob Small Heyn-Johnsen (born August 22, 1993), also known as Benny Jamz or at times Höjer Øye is a Danish rapper and record producer.[1] He has been a member of the B.O.C. rap group collective[2] and of the Molotov Movement (also known as Molo or M.O.L.O.).[3] He is of mixed origin with a Danish father and a Jamaican mother.

Benny Jamz
(Höjer Øye)
Birth nameBenjamin Jacob Small Heyn-Johnsen
Born (1993-08-22) 22 August 1993
Denmark
GenresHip hop, rap
Occupation(s)Rapper, songwriter
InstrumentsVocal
Years active2015–present
Associated actsB.O.C., Molotov Movement, MellemFingaMuzik, Gilli

Benny Jamz started initially rapping in English. But when he heard other Danish rappers rapping in Danish, he joined in. In 2014, he released the album Brænd System (meaning burned system) with collaboration such as tracks such as "Brænd System featuring Gilli or "Dumme" (meaning stupid). His album was heavily influenced by politics and social criticism. He also released an album under the pseudonym Höjer Øye (meaning high eyes), an expression he uses in Danish while rapping.

In January 2020 he released his album 1010 which topped Hitlisten Albums Chart for 2 weeks.

Jamz also appeared in the 2014 film Flow by the Danish director Fenar Ahmad.

Discography

Albums
Title Details Peak chart positions
DEN
[4]
Brænd System  –
1010 1

Singles
Year Title Peak positions Certification Album
DEN
[4]
2015 "Brænd System"
(credited as Højer Øye)		  – Brænd System
(album by Højer Øye)
"Dumme"
(credited as Højer Øye)		  –
2017 "Allesammen alene"
(feat. Gilli)		 25
2019 "Spark" 26
"Tjep"
(feat. Kesi)		 10
"Uuh"
(feat. Branco & Kesi)		 10
2019 "Savannah"
(feat. Sivas)		 14
"Domino" 14
"Balou" 5
"Flytilstand" 14
2020 "Sektion"
(feat. Branco & Gilli)		 6
"Gelato" 32
[5]
"Cardi B" 23
[6]
Year Title Peak positions Certification Album
DEN
[4]
2016 "Udenfor"
(Molo feat. Benny Jamz, Gilli & MellemFingaMuzik)		 30
"Nu"
(Molo feat. Benny Jamz, Gilli & MellemFingaMuzik)		 37
2017 "Bølgen"
(Molo feat. Benny Jamz, Gilli & MellemFingaMuzik)		 5
"Skejsen"
(Molo feat. Benny Jamz, Gilli & MellemFingaMuzik)		 11
"Mamacita"
(Kesi feat. Benny Jamz)		 4
"Op"
(Kesi feat. Gilli & Benny Jamz)		 5
"Jackpot"
(MellemFingaMuzik feat. Benny Jamz)		 2
"Stilen lagt"
(Molo feat. Benny Jamz, Gilli & MellemFingaMuzik)		 4
2018 "Tilfældigt"
(Basim feat. Benny Jamz)		 7
"Liv$til"
(Molo feat. Benny Jamz, Gilli & MellemFingaMuzik)		 2
"Safari"
(Molo feat. Benny Jamz, Gilli & MellemFingaMuzik)		 5
2019 "Fortuna"
(Sivas feat. Branco & Benny Jamz)		 31
"Investere"
(Branco feat. Stepz, Gilli & Benny Jamz)		 18
"Traficanté"
(Branco feat. Gilli & Benny Jamz)		 29
"100"
(Gilli feat. Benny Jamz, Branco & Kesi)		 25
"Principperne"
(Gilli feat. Benny Jamz)		 29
"Selv"
(Gilli feat. Benny Jamz & Branco)		 32
"Ik sådan der"
(KESI feat. Benny Jamz)		 21
"Gimma min del"
(Stepz feat. Benny Jamz)		 40
"Endnu"
(Stepz feat. Gilli, Benny Jamz & Branco)		 3
"Fra gaden"
(A'typisk feat. Benny Jamz)		 32

Other charted songs
Year Title Peak positions Certification Album
DEN
[4]
2020 "Shopping"
(feat. KESI & Stepz)		 38
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gollark: There is no way around these things.
gollark: PotatOS can't stop you from putting it in a disk drive and deleting it, or from editing the files in `world`, or from adjusting the CC config so it doesn't work.
gollark: Well, yes, but anything is if you give yourself "root access".
gollark: That requires configuration and stuff though.

References
  1. Gaffa: Benny Jamz – også kendt som Højer Øye – klar med ny single" (in Danish)
  2. Soundvenue: B.O.C. giver første fælles koncerter – hør det nye nummer 'Ik brug for'" (in Danish)
  3. Hør Molotov Movements første single 'Udenfor' – Gilli, Benny Jamz og MellemFingaMuzik (in Danish)
  4. "Benny Jamz Discography". danishcharts.dk. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  5. "Track Top-40 Uge 19, 2020". Hitlisten. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  6. "Track Top-40 Uge 22, 2020". Hitlisten. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
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