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Dupree was born and raised in west [[Baltimore]].<ref name="Business Insider">{{cite web |website=[[Business Insider]]|author=Press-Reynolds, Kieran | title=Meet Quinn, the 16-year-old internet musician who was the young face of hyperpop until she deleted everything and started over |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/thelife/news/meet-quinn-the-16-year-old-internet-musician-who-was-the-young-face-of-hyperpop-until-she-deleted-everything-and-started-over/amp_articleshow/86892950.cms |date=October 9, 2021 |access-date=August 18, 2022}}</ref> Prior to taking on a [[hyperpop]] or digicore sound, Dupree made [[Rap metal#Trap metal|trap metal]] under the name yungx$t.<ref name="Fader 2">{{cite web |author=Darville, Jordan |url=https://www.thefader.com/2020/07/31/5-fast-facts-with-osquinn-aka-p4rkr-hyperpops-once-and-future-queen |title=5 Fast Facts with osquinn a.k.a. p4rkr, hyperpop's once and future queen |work=[[The Fader]] |date=July 31, 2020 |access-date=August 13, 2022}}</ref> She grew up listening to Chicago drill.<ref name="Fader 2"/> |
Dupree was born and raised in west [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]].<ref name="Business Insider">{{cite web |website=[[Business Insider]]|author=Press-Reynolds, Kieran | title=Meet Quinn, the 16-year-old internet musician who was the young face of hyperpop until she deleted everything and started over |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/thelife/news/meet-quinn-the-16-year-old-internet-musician-who-was-the-young-face-of-hyperpop-until-she-deleted-everything-and-started-over/amp_articleshow/86892950.cms |date=October 9, 2021 |access-date=August 18, 2022}}</ref> At some point in her childhood, she moved to [[Northern Virginia]], specifically in [[Woodbridge, Virginia|Woodbridge]]. She briefly attended [[Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School|Colgan High School]], which she mentions in her track "A Love Letter to Colgan High School".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-27 |title=A Love Letter to Colgan High School - Spotify |url=https://open.spotify.com/track/74H4gj62iD4T75eQknYhZu?si=39e7fa6527ec463a |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=open.spotify.com}}</ref> Prior to taking on a [[hyperpop]] or digicore sound, Dupree made [[Rap metal#Trap metal|trap metal]] under the name yungx$t.<ref name="Fader 2">{{cite web |author=Darville, Jordan |url=https://www.thefader.com/2020/07/31/5-fast-facts-with-osquinn-aka-p4rkr-hyperpops-once-and-future-queen |title=5 Fast Facts with osquinn a.k.a. p4rkr, hyperpop's once and future queen |work=[[The Fader]] |date=July 31, 2020 |access-date=August 13, 2022}}</ref> She grew up listening to Chicago drill.<ref name="Fader 2"/> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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In 2019, Quinn joined a Discord server and befriended artists like [[Midwxst]], Saturn, blackwinterwells and [[Ericdoa]], each of which she would release songs with.<ref name="NYT">{{cite web |author=Dandridge-Lemco, Ben |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/10/arts/music/hyperpop-spotify.html |title=How Hyperpop, a Small Spotify Playlist, Grew Into a Big Deal |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=November 10, 2020 |access-date=August 13, 2022}}</ref> During the initial [[COVID-19 lockdowns]] of 2020, Dupree received widespread exposure from a shoutout by experimental pop duo [[100 gecs]] and her songs (most notably "i don't want that many friends in the first place") were added to [[Spotify]]'s hyperpop editorial playlist.<ref name="DCR">{{cite web |author=DCR |url=https://downersclub.com/2020/10/24/artist-spotlight-p4rkr-osquinn/ |title=Artist Spotlight: P4rkr aka Osquinn |work=Downers Club |date=October 24, 2020 |access-date=August 13, 2022}}</ref> She became affiliated with musical collectives such as GoonnCity, Bloodhounds, NOVAGANG, Helix Tears, Mommworld, and Slowsilver03. In 2021, after a half-year hiatus, Dupree started to release music projects under other aliases such as '''Cat Mother''' for her jungle tracks, '''Trench Dog''' for her ambient tapes, and '''DJ Weird Bitch''' for upwards of hour long mixes. In late 2021 and 2022, Quinn switched to a more [[Hip hop music|hip hop]]-influenced style for her debut album, ''drive-by lullabies''<ref name=":0" /> and its eponymous successor.<ref name="FADER">{{cite web |author=Darville, Jordan |url=https://www.thefader.com/2022/07/28/quinn-is-her-own-wave |title=quinn is her own wave |work=[[The Fader]] |date=July 28, 2022 |access-date=August 13, 2022}}</ref> She is now performing live. On January 4, 2023, many songs from her discography were removed from streaming services, due to her not enjoying her older music anymore, and she stated that she is "working on a newer, fresher sound [she's] more comfortable with."<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=clubpenquinn |number=1610625122162954241 |date=January 4, 2023 |title=after 2 really hard years of thinking about this, i've decided to take down each track released before my debut album. I'm working on a newer, fresher sound im more comfortable with. thank u for all the love |access-date=2023-01-09 |language=en}}</ref> On June 7, 2023, she posted on her Twitter "had a long talk w my grandma, long story short all my deleted tracks r coming back to platforms" June 8, 2023, most of the deleted songs were back on streaming platforms.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=iminthecut |number=1666635644137795584 |date=June 7, 2023 |title=had a long talk w my grandma, long story short all my deleted tracks r coming back to platforms |access-date=2023-06-09 |language=en}}</ref> |
In 2019, Quinn joined a Discord server and befriended artists like [[Midwxst]], Saturn, blackwinterwells and [[Ericdoa]], each of which she would release songs with.<ref name="NYT">{{cite web |author=Dandridge-Lemco, Ben |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/10/arts/music/hyperpop-spotify.html |title=How Hyperpop, a Small Spotify Playlist, Grew Into a Big Deal |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=November 10, 2020 |access-date=August 13, 2022}}</ref> During the initial [[COVID-19 lockdowns]] of 2020, Dupree received widespread exposure from a shoutout by experimental pop duo [[100 gecs]] and her songs (most notably "i don't want that many friends in the first place") were added to [[Spotify]]'s hyperpop editorial playlist.<ref name="DCR">{{cite web |author=DCR |url=https://downersclub.com/2020/10/24/artist-spotlight-p4rkr-osquinn/ |title=Artist Spotlight: P4rkr aka Osquinn |work=Downers Club |date=October 24, 2020 |access-date=August 13, 2022}}</ref> She became affiliated with musical collectives such as GoonnCity, Bloodhounds, NOVAGANG, Helix Tears, Mommworld, and Slowsilver03. |
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In 2021, after a half-year hiatus, Dupree started to release music projects under other aliases such as '''Cat Mother''' for her jungle tracks, '''Trench Dog''' for her ambient tapes, and '''DJ Weird Bitch''' for upwards of hour long mixes. In late 2021 and 2022, Quinn switched to a more [[Hip hop music|hip hop]]-influenced style for her debut album, ''drive-by lullabies''<ref name=":0" /> and its eponymous successor.<ref name="FADER">{{cite web |author=Darville, Jordan |url=https://www.thefader.com/2022/07/28/quinn-is-her-own-wave |title=quinn is her own wave |work=[[The Fader]] |date=July 28, 2022 |access-date=August 13, 2022}}</ref> She is now performing live. |
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On January 4, 2023, many songs from her discography were removed from streaming services, due to her not enjoying her older music anymore, and she stated that she is "working on a newer, fresher sound [she's] more comfortable with."<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=clubpenquinn |number=1610625122162954241 |date=January 4, 2023 |title=after 2 really hard years of thinking about this, i've decided to take down each track released before my debut album. I'm working on a newer, fresher sound im more comfortable with. thank u for all the love |access-date=2023-01-09 |language=en}}</ref> On June 7, 2023, she posted on her Twitter "had a long talk w my grandma, long story short all my deleted tracks r coming back to platforms" June 8, 2023, most of the deleted songs were back on streaming platforms.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=iminthecut |number=1666635644137795584 |date=June 7, 2023 |title=had a long talk w my grandma, long story short all my deleted tracks r coming back to platforms |access-date=2023-06-09 |language=en}}</ref> |
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== Discography == |
== Discography == |
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Quinn | |
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| Born | December 15, 2004 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2018–present |
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| Origin | Virginia, U.S. |
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals, synthesizer, bass guitar |
| Labels | deadAir |
Quinn Dupree[3] (born December 15, 2004), known mononymously as Quinn (stylized in all lowercase letters as quinn), is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer and DJ. Her second studio album, Quinn, was released on July 22, 2022.[4]
Early life
Dupree was born and raised in west Baltimore, Maryland.[5] At some point in her childhood, she moved to Northern Virginia, specifically in Woodbridge. She briefly attended Colgan High School, which she mentions in her track "A Love Letter to Colgan High School".[6] Prior to taking on a hyperpop or digicore sound, Dupree made trap metal under the name yungx$t.[7] She grew up listening to Chicago drill.[7]
Career
In 2019, Quinn joined a Discord server and befriended artists like Midwxst, Saturn, blackwinterwells and Ericdoa, each of which she would release songs with.[8] During the initial COVID-19 lockdowns of 2020, Dupree received widespread exposure from a shoutout by experimental pop duo 100 gecs and her songs (most notably "i don't want that many friends in the first place") were added to Spotify's hyperpop editorial playlist.[9] She became affiliated with musical collectives such as GoonnCity, Bloodhounds, NOVAGANG, Helix Tears, Mommworld, and Slowsilver03.
In 2021, after a half-year hiatus, Dupree started to release music projects under other aliases such as Cat Mother for her jungle tracks, Trench Dog for her ambient tapes, and DJ Weird Bitch for upwards of hour long mixes. In late 2021 and 2022, Quinn switched to a more hip hop-influenced style for her debut album, drive-by lullabies[10] and its eponymous successor.[2] She is now performing live.
On January 4, 2023, many songs from her discography were removed from streaming services, due to her not enjoying her older music anymore, and she stated that she is "working on a newer, fresher sound [she's] more comfortable with."[11] On June 7, 2023, she posted on her Twitter "had a long talk w my grandma, long story short all my deleted tracks r coming back to platforms" June 8, 2023, most of the deleted songs were back on streaming platforms.[12]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details |
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| Drive-By Lullabies |
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| Quinn |
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Mixtapes
| Title | Mixtape details |
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| I'm Going Insane |
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| Sick Shit |
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| Delinquent |
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| SF44 |
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| Interstate185 |
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| i used to just cry about it |
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Extended plays
| Title | EP details |
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| A Night in Virginia |
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| Beat Tape No.1 |
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| DSX.FM (with Dazegxd) |
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| Slaps |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Details | Album |
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| "Cant" |
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| "Fake Emotions" |
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| "Moral of the Story: The World Hates You and That's Just How it Is." | 2019 |
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Non-album releases |
| "I Dont Want That Many Friends in the First Place" |
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| "Jealousy Is a Bitch I Hate Her" |
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| "Sobriety and Paranoia" |
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| "Friend of the Enemy" |
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| "Serialkilled" |
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| "Must Be Nice" |
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| "Purple Rain" |
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| "I Just Had an Epiphany" | 2020 |
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| "IDLU&IDKH2TU" |
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| "Bad Idea" |
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| "Sum1 Tht I Knew" |
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| "Thinking" |
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| "Foe" |
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| "Bleh" |
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| "Leave Me Alone" |
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| "Maybe Tomorrow" |
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| "I Hate It Here" |
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| "FML" |
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| "Sticks & Stones" |
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| "Oblivion" (featuring blackwinterwells) |
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| "Clairvoyant" (The Story So Far cover) |
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| "Two Minutes of Me Fucking Around" | 2021 |
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| "Coping Mechanism" |
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Drive-By Lullabies[10](extended version) | |
| "And Most Importantly, Have Fun" |
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| "Dope Shit" | 2022 |
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| "Four Leaf Clover" | 2023 |
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SF44 |
| "Fruitfly" (featuring yuke) |
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| "Wykabtht" |
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Non-album releases |
Collaborative singles
| Tiltle | Year | Details | Album |
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| "Gooncity Anthem" (with Gooncity, b07gem ., Kevinhilfiger, kasper gem, vescure, & Killz) |
2020 |
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Non-album releases |
| "Strength Bonus" (with blackwinterwells) |
2021 |
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References
- ^ Sundaresan, Mano (July 22, 2022). "Quinn Is Too Real For the Internet". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
- ^ a b c d Darville, Jordan (July 28, 2022). "quinn is her own wave". The Fader. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
- ^ "serialkilled (single)". Spotify. December 7, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
- ^ a b "quinn - Album by quinn". Spotify. July 22, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
- ^ Press-Reynolds, Kieran (October 9, 2021). "Meet Quinn, the 16-year-old internet musician who was the young face of hyperpop until she deleted everything and started over". Business Insider. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
- ^ "A Love Letter to Colgan High School - Spotify". open.spotify.com. November 27, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ^ a b Darville, Jordan (July 31, 2020). "5 Fast Facts with osquinn a.k.a. p4rkr, hyperpop's once and future queen". The Fader. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
- ^ Dandridge-Lemco, Ben (November 10, 2020). "How Hyperpop, a Small Spotify Playlist, Grew Into a Big Deal". The New York Times. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
- ^ DCR (October 24, 2020). "Artist Spotlight: P4rkr aka Osquinn". Downers Club. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Drive-By Lullabies - Album by quinn". Spotify. September 17, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
- ^ @clubpenquinn (January 4, 2023). "after 2 really hard years of thinking about this, i've decided to take down each track released before my debut album. I'm working on a newer, fresher sound im more comfortable with. thank u for all the love" (Tweet). Retrieved January 9, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ @iminthecut (June 8, 2023). "had a long talk w my grandma, long story short all my deleted tracks r coming back to platforms" (Tweet). Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "delinquent". Spotify. January 27, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
- ^ "sf44". Spotify. March 21, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
- ^ "interstate185". Spotify. May 30, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
- ^ "i used to just cry about it". Spotify. October 13, 2023. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
- ^ "a night in Virginia - EP by quinn". Spotify. April 25, 2020. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
- ^ "a night in Virginia - EP by quinn". Spotify. October 8, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
- ^ "dSX.fm". Spotify. April 26, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
- ^ "slaps by quinn". Spotify. June 22, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
- ^ "cant". Spotify. September 14, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ "fake emotions". Spotify. September 29, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ "moral of the story". Spotify. October 5, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
- ^ "i dont want that many friends in the first place". Spotify. October 31, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ "jealousy is a bitch. i hate her". Spotify. November 4, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ "a punk song about sobriety and paranoia". Spotify. November 11, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ "friend of the enemy". Spotify. November 25, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ "serialkilled". Spotify. November 25, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ "friend of the enemy". Spotify. November 25, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ "Purple Rain". Spotify. December 22, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ "i just had an epiphany". Spotify. January 17, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ "idlu&idkh2tu :://". Spotify. February 1, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ "bad idea". Spotify. February 27, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ "sum1 tht i knew". Spotify. March 11, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ "idk, just thinking". Spotify. April 25, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ "foe". Spotify. May 3, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ "bleh". Spotify. May 10, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ "leave me alone". Spotify. May 19, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ "maybe tomorrow". Spotify. May 24, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ "i hate it here". Spotify. May 26, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ "fml". Spotify. June 29, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ "sticks & stones". Spotify. August 25, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ "oblivion (feat. blackwinterwells)". Spotify. September 7, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ "clairvoyant (tssf cover)". Spotify. December 10, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ "two minutes of me fucking around". Spotify. February 21, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ "coping mechanism". Spotify. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ "and most importantly, have fun". Spotify. June 25, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ "dope shit". Spotify. February 7, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ "four leaf clover - Single by quinn". Spotify. October 7, 2023. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ "fruitfly - Single by quinn". Spotify. July 25, 2023. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
- ^ "wykabtht - Single by quinn". Spotify. September 19, 2023. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
- ^ "goonncity anthem". Spotify. March 30, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ "Strength Bonus". Spotify. January 11, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
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