James Dear, born 2 August 2002 in Los Angeles, California, was a New Zealand‑based producer and rapper known professionally as Luci4. After acquiring a laptop as a child, Dear began producing drill beats and adopted the moniker 4jay in 2016, gaining early attention when a beat he posted was used by Tay‑K for "Gotta Blast". He later joined the collective BMB Deathrow and founded Jewelxxet. In 2021 he released the single "BodyPartz", which achieved RIAA gold certification on 24 January 2024, and followed with "BodyPartz / Kurxxed Emeraldz (Edits)" in 2023. Luci4’s singles "Dead n Gone" (2 February 2023) and "Hey" (17 March 2023) received widespread streaming play. He signed with Atlantic Records in 2021 and released numerous mixtapes and albums, including ##R2D (2022) and VampMania 3 (2024). On 22 February 2026, Luci4 was found dead at a friend's home in Los Angeles at age 23.
