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JPEGMafia
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Barrington DeVaughn Hendricks (born October 22, 1989), known professionally as JPEGMAFIA (stylized in all caps, no spaces), is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. Born in Flatbush, Brooklyn, he released his debut studio album, Black Ben Carson (2016) independently as well as his second album Veteran (2018) , which received widespread critical acclaim. His third album, All My Heroes Are Cornballs (2019) entered the Billboard 200, and had signed to Republic for the release of his fourth album LP! (2021); both were met with continued critical acclaim. In 2023, he released his collabo
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1989-10-22
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Barrington DeVaughn ‘Peggy’ Hendricks (born October 22, 1989), better known by his pseudonym JPEGMAFIA, is an American rapper and producer, strongly influenced by the music scene in Baltimore, Maryland, having been based there for a number of years. He is currently based in Los Angeles, California. Hendricks was born in Flatbush, Brooklyn, to Jamaican parents. He spent the majority of his childhood in Flatbush before moving to Alabama at age 13, where he says he experienced a significant amount
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- Hendricks stands in front of palm trees and stage equipment in the bright sun, wearing sturdy boots.
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- JPEGMafia in 2019
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- Barrington DeVaughn Hendricks
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- New York City, U.S.
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- Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
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- 2007–present
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- www.jpegmafia.net
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- JPEGMAFIA
- date of birth
- 1989-10-22
- start of work period
- 2007-00-00
- pseudonym
- JPEGMAFIA
- birth name
- Barrington DeVaughn Hendricks
- social media followers
- 346000
- name in native language
- JPEGMafia
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13 sectionsContents
- Early life and education
- Career
- 2009–2014: Early work and career beginnings
- 2015–2017: Name change and ''Black Ben Carson''
- 2018–2019: ''Veteran'' and ''All My Heroes Are Cornballs''
- 2020–2023: ''EP!'', ''EP2!'' and ''LP!''
- 2023–present: ''Scaring the Hoes'' and ''I Lay Down My Life for You''
- Artistry
- In other media
- Personal life
- Discography
- References
- External links
Barrington DeVaughn Hendricks (born October 22, 1989), known professionally as JPEGMAFIA (stylized in all caps, no spaces), is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. Born in Flatbush, Brooklyn, he released his debut studio album, Black Ben Carson (2016) independently as well as his second album Veteran (2018) , which received widespread critical acclaim. His third album, All My Heroes Are Cornballs (2019) entered the Billboard 200, and had signed to Republic for the release of his fourth album LP! (2021); both were met with continued critical acclaim. In 2023, he released his collaborative studio album Scaring the Hoes (2023) through AWAL. In 2024, he released his fifth studio album I Lay Down My Life for You (2024).
==Early life and education== Hendricks was born in Flatbush, Brooklyn, to Jamaican parents. He spent the majority of his childhood in Brooklyn before moving to Louisiana at age 13, where he experienced a significant amount of racism that would later influence his music.