JPEGMAFIA
JPEGMAFIA | |
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.png) JPEGMAFIA in May 2018 after an interview | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Barrington DeVaughn Hendricks |
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| Born | October 22, 1989 Hempstead, New York, U.S. |
| Origin | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2007–present |
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| Website | jpegmafia |
Barrington DeVaughn Hendricks[1][2] (born October 22, 1989), known professionally as JPEGMAFIA, is an American rapper and record producer from Baltimore, Maryland. His 2018 album Veteran, released through Deathbomb Arc, received praise from Pitchfork,[3] Stereogum,[4] The Needle Drop,[5] and The Fader,[6] among others.
Early life and education[edit]
Hendricks was born in Hempstead, New York[7] to Jamaican parents,[8] then lived in Queens and was raised in East Flatbush, Brooklyn.[9]
He moved to Alabama at age 13 where he says he experienced a significant amount of racism which later had a great affect on his music[10] before later moving to Louisiana upon joining the Air Force. For a four-year stint, he served a tour duty in Iraq and spent some formative years in Japan and Germany. He was honorably discharged, and settled in the city of Baltimore in 2015. He has a Masters Degree in Journalism.[11][12]
Career[edit]
Hendricks began to get interested in music whilst in the military after he began producing after learning how to sample.[13] During his military stay in Japan, Hendricks began to make music under the name JPEGMAFIA after forming the group, Ghostpop.[10] The group gained local buzz in Tokyo, Hendricks returned to the U.S.[14] In 2015 he moved to Baltimore where he started developing music under the JPEGMAFIA name as a solo artist.
Personal life[edit]
Hendricks currently lives in Los Angeles, California.[15]
Discography[edit]
Albums[edit]
- Black Ben Carson (2016)
- Veteran (2018)
EPs[edit]
- Darkskin Manson (2015)
- The 2nd Amendment (with Freaky) (2016)
Mixtapes[edit]
- DREAMCAST SUMMER SONGS (as Devon Hendryx) (2009)
- JOECHILLWORLD (as Devon Hendryx) (2010)
- The Rockwood Escape Plan (as Devon Hendryx) (2012)
- THE GHOST~POP TAPE (as Devon Hendryx) (2013)
- Communist Slow Jams (2015)
References[edit]
- ↑ Gillespie, Blake (August 3, 2016). "Radical Contrarian Rapper JPEGMafia On Gun Ownership, Trump And Flipping Rhetoric On Its Head". Paper. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- ↑ Corrigan, Graham (March 29, 2018). "Who Is JPEGMAFIA?". Pigeons & Planes. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- ↑ Thompson, Paul A. (31 January 2018). "JPEGMAFIA: Veteran Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- ↑ Breihan, Tom (21 February 2018). "JPEGMAFIA Makes Murky Lo-Fi Rap Into Something Exciting". Stereogum. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9gg0JOTF2E
- ↑ Darville, Jordan (22 February 2018). "JPEGMAFIA rules, and here's proof". The Fader. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- ↑ Cloteaux-Foucault, Bérénice (December 28, 2017). "JPEGMAFIA. Radical Rap In Donald Trump's Ignorant America". manifesto-21.com. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- ↑ "JPEGMAFIA". Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- ↑ Salkind, Benj (March 7, 2018). ""I Can Rap About Politics and Make it a Jiggy Song": An Interview with JPEGMAFIA". Passion of the Weiss. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Pigeons & Planes (2018-03-29), Who Is JPEGMAFIA? | Pigeons and Planes, retrieved 2018-08-08
- ↑ Breiham, Tom (February 21, 2018). "JPEGMAFIA Makes Murky Lo-Fi Rap Into Something Exciting". Stereogum. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- ↑ Younger, Briana (April 18, 2018). "JPEGMAFIA is the out-of-pocket rap rebel the world needs right now". The Fader. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- ↑ Pigeons & Planes (2018-03-29), Who Is JPEGMAFIA? | Pigeons and Planes, retrieved 2018-08-08
- ↑ Burney, Lawrence (November 6, 2015). "JPEGMAFIA: On Channeling Anger, Making Music In Japan & Racial Tension". True Laurels. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- ↑ Breiham, Tom (February 21, 2018). "JPEGMAFIA Makes Murky Lo-Fi Rap Into Something Exciting". Stereogum. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
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