William Ray Norwood Jr. or Ray J as he is known professionally (born January 17, 1981) is an American singer, rapper, actor, and entertainer. While he is a singer and rapper, and appeared in the final two seasons of Moesha as part of the main cast, he is more infamously known as the "co-star" in the Kim Kardashian sextape that was leaked in 2003. Since then, he's been a Reality TV mainstay, starring in his own VH1 reality series For The Love Of Ray J as well as being part of the main cast of Love And Hip Hop: Hollywood.
He is the younger brother of fellow singer/actor/entertainer Brandy, and first cousin to rapper Snoop Dogg and wrestler Sasha Banks.
Discography
- Everything You Want (1997)
- This Ain't a Game (2001)
- Raydiation (2005)
- All I Feel (2008)
Selected Filmography
Film
- Once Upon a Time...When We Were Colored (1995) - Cliff
- Mars Attacks! (1996) - Cedric Williams
- Steel (1997) - Martin
- Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! (2015) - Tom Major
Television
- The Sinbad Show (1993–1994) - L.J. Beckley
- Moesha (1996, 1999–2001) - guest (1996), Dorian Long (1999-2001)
- Black Sash (2003) - Bryan Lanier
- One on One (2005–2006) - D-Mack
- For The Love Of Ray J (2009–2010) - Himself
- Brandy and Ray J: A Family Business (2010–2011) - Himself
- Love And Hip Hop: Hollywood - (2014–present) - Himself, main cast
- Celebrity Big Brother (2017) - Himself
- Pump - Sean
Tropes
- Contemporary R&B: His style of music.
- Darker and Edgier: His first album was your standard R&B/Pop album with Silly Love Songs, starting with the second album, his music started getting more explict.
- Hotter and Sexier: In addition to the music getting darker, the lyrics and subject matter grew to be more sexual in nature. In 2013, he even had a song titled "I Hit It First," in reference to his sextape with Kim Kardashian.
