Ray J 的身份很多： Hip-hop 歌星、演员还有 R&B 界小天后 Brandy 的亲弟弟。能演又能唱的他才华出众。 Ray J 在 2001 年两姐弟翻唱 Phil Collins 的名曲《 Another Day In Paradise 》中表现非凡，之后演唱事业进一步顺畅。 与此同时，他的演艺事业也和歌唱事业齐头并进，分别在 《 Sinbad 》、《 When We Were Colored 》、《 the Enemy Within 》、《 Mars Attacks 》和《 Steel 》等电视剧和影片中扮演重要角色。
Ray J. 出生于密西西比州的 McComb ， 2 岁时随全家迁到了美国的娱乐业中心加利福尼亚。 8 岁时他接拍了首支广告，开始自己的演艺生涯， 12 岁便在电视剧中崭露头角， 14 岁与唱片公司签下一纸合约，推出个人首张专辑《 Everything You Want 》， 2001 年 ，正值 20 岁之际的他推出全新作品《 This Ain’t A Game 》。 2005 年， 在积聚了 4 年的能量之后 Ray J 发行了由 Jerkins, Timbaland 和 R. Kelly 等大牌操刀制作的全新专辑《 Raydiation 》。历经 3 张专辑的磨练，他的唱功也日趋成熟。
Arriving on the heels of big sister/R&B star Brandy, rapper Ray J parlayed his success on television into a music career at the age of 14. Born in McComb, MS, Ray J moved with his family to Carson, CA, when he was still a toddler, landing him in the center of the entertainment industry. He started auditioning for commercials at age eight, scoring several gigs until he caught the eye of comedian Sinbad, who was casting children for his upcoming TV show. Ray J got the role playing Sinbad's foster son until the show was canceled in 1993. From there, he began acting in movies, appearing in the films Steel and Mars Attacks! in minor roles.
At the same time, he was also itching to try his hand at the music industry, inspired by Brandy's early successes. He signed with Elektra in 1995, recording Everything You Want the following year with a set of superstar songwriters and producers behind him. In 1997, he performed in a television special with his sister, but despite the mainstream attention, he was dropped by Elektra soon after. His easygoing image and boyish looks appealed to the producers of Brandy's television show, Moesha, scoring him a role on the popular UPN series starting in 1999. He also started producing, putting together the music for several commercials and a few of the demos for his second record.
Still, when he stepped back into the studio he called on the Neptunes, Rodney Jerkins, Brycyn "Juvie" Evans, and several other hitmaking producers to help him compile This Ain't a Game, a pop-oriented record that featured more of his singing than his debut. The album dropped in 2001, but despite a strong promotional push from new label Atlantic Records, it wasn't the breakthrough success it seemed designed to be. It would be four years before he returned to music, but despite the lengthy absence, his high profile still commanded an all-star gust list. With help from Timbaland, R. Kelly, Mya, and Fat Joe, Ray J resurfaced with Raydiation (released on Sanctuary). All I Feel, issued through Koch, followed in 2008.