quinn (musician)
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Born | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | December 15, 2004
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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][5]
Early life
[edit]Dupree was born and raised in west Baltimore, Maryland.[6] 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".[7] Prior to taking on a hyperpop or digicore sound, Dupree made trap metal under the name yungx$t.[8] She grew up listening to Chicago drill.[8]
Career
[edit]In 2019, Quinn joined a Discord server and befriended artists like Midwxst, Saturn, blackwinterwells and Ericdoa, each of which she would release songs with.[9] 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.[10]
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 and its eponymous successor.[2] She is now performing live.
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
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Drive-By Lullabies |
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Quinn |
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Mixtapes
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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
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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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Collaborative singles
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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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "quinn announces self-titled sophomore album". The Fader. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- ^ Press-Reynolds, Kieran. "quinn: quinn". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sundaresan, Mano. "quinn: drive-by lullabies". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- ^ Press-Reynolds, Kieran. "Dazegxd / quinn: dSX.fm EP". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- ^ "quinn x dazegxd drop their collaborative EP dSX.FM". The Fader. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- 2004 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American singers
- American women pop singers
- American hip hop singers
- Pop rappers
- Singers from Virginia
- 21st-century African-American women
- African-American women composers
- Transgender women musicians
- Transgender singers
- American LGBT singers
- Rappers from Baltimore
- Rappers from Virginia
- American LGBT musicians
- LGBT people from Virginia
- LGBT people from Maryland
- Hyperpop musicians
- African-American women musicians