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J.P. (rapper)
American rapper and singer
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Life and career
Josiah Gillie was born in Milwaukee to mother Ramona Gillie. Gillie's brother Keenan-Hampton Duck works as his manager.[3]
As a child, Gillie performed in musicals and sang jazz, opera, and in his church choir; he also played basketball and joined an Amateur Athletic Union team in eighth grade. He attended West Allis Central High School.[4] He began making music in high school, which he described as "horrible quality". As of 2024[update], Gillie is attending the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point as a music performance major with a focus on vocal performance and a minor in communications. He also plays as a power forward for the school's basketball team, the Pointers.[2][1]
As a freshman at the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point, Gillie's cousin encouraged him to try making lowend music, a style of hip hop music from Milwaukee. He recorded his first song, "Juicey Ahhh", on his phone using BandLab and a lowend beat from YouTube that was produced by Milwaukee producer DDMakinHits.[3] He released it under the name J.P. in December 2022. The song soon went viral on TikTok after being posted by the popular Milwaukee-based TikTok account @414hypehousetiktok. After it was endorsed by rapper Lil Uzi Vert on social media in January 2023, a remix of "Juicey Ahhh" featuring Sada Baby was released. In 2023, J.P. released the song "Get Down" and his debut album, No Discounts.[5] J.P.'s breakout single, "Bad Bitty", was released in February 2024. It went viral on TikTok and other social media platforms the following month due to the song's choreography and a meme involving the song's ad-libs.[6][7] His song "Freak Girl" was released in April 2024.[8] J.P.'s album Coming Out Party was released in June 2024.[9]
Musical style
J.P.'s music is primarily lowend, and he has described his music as a combination of lowend with R&B.[5] He has named Otis Redding, Luther Vandross, and Sam Cooke as musical influences.[3] He has stated that he does not write his music and that his lyrical process is "more of a feeling-type thing".[1]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Class Act |
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| Everything Your Not |
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| No Discounts |
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| Highs and Lows |
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| Coming Out Party |
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Extended plays
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Party Mix |
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| Bad Guy |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US R&B/HH Air. [10] | |||
| "Juicey Ahhh" (solo or remix featuring Sada Baby) |
2022 | — | Non-album single |
| "Opp Anthem" | — | Class Act | |
| "$20 at the Door" | — | Non-album single | |
| "Show Me What You Got" | 2023 | — | |
| "Ratchet Shit" | — | ||
| "J.P." (Gyalis remix) |
— | ||
| "Ayoo Big Barney" | — | ||
| "Hey Huh Bow" (featuring 414bigfrank) |
— | ||
| "Hounder" (featuring JuanieeGC) |
— | ||
| "Super Saiyan" | — | ||
| "My Lips Are Parched" | — | ||
| "Fast Car" | — | ||
| "Throw It Back" | — | ||
| "Yessir" | 2024 | — | Everything Your Not |
| "Bad Bitty" | 50 | Non-album singles | |
| "She Took" | — | ||
| "Mr Smackdown" | — |
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Bag" (Mayyh3m featuring J.P.) |
2023 | Non-album singles |
| "Fat Wham" (SR Rome featuring J.P.) | ||
| "Oh Shi" (414bigfrank featuring J.P.) |
2024 | |
| "Fire Bittys Come Party" (414bigfrank featuring J.P.) | ||
| "Jungle Fever" (Ron Suno and Zeddy Will featuring J.P.) |
Guest appearances
| Title | Other artist(s) | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Hts Part 2" | Myaap | 2023 | Worth the Wait |
