JPEGMafia
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Background information | |
Birth name | Barrington DeVaughn Hendricks |
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Born | Hempstead, New York, U.S. | October 22, 1989
Origin | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
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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
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 effect 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
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
Hendricks currently lives in Los Angeles, California.[15]
Discography
Studio albums
- Black Ben Carson (2016)
- Veteran (2018)
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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.