Jay Honest

Jay Honest (born Jordan Poirier Whelan on August 9, 1994) is an independent Canadian entrepreneur, multilingual multi-genre rapper, and digital publisher born and based in Ottawa, Ontario. Overcoming a turbulent background marked by early hardships, he built a diverse self-made multi-media brand. Having been on instagram since the year it launched, Jay Honest established himself as an online creator, posting 20-30 sometimes 50+ stories daily, giving everyone an inside view to his creative process, early demos and exclusive releases months in advance, his daily routine and childrens lives. Special moments such as the birth of all 2 of his children, his engagement proposal, and every major milestone along the way was shared with his fans. Reaching 10, 20 and 30000 followers before securing a legacy public figure verification mark on Instagram August 13th 2020 shortly after his birthday. He Accumulated over 5 million collective streams across Spotify, YouTube, and SoundCloud. He raps in five languages (English, French, Spanish, Italian, and Kiswahili) Shortly before his birthday in 2026, August 5th, Jay Honest was posted on FamousBirthdays.com marking a major milestone, alongside countless features on numerous industry hip-hop blogs and mainstream publications such as AllHipHop, NY Weekly, ThisIs50, HipHopOverEverything and BeforeTheyWereFamous to name a few. Jay Honest has recently taken a step back to focus on his 3 beautiful children, Jayden, Dream and Roman.