| BlocBoy JB Informazioni rapide | |
|---|---|
| Altezza | 6 piedi |
| Peso | 67 kg |
| Data di nascita | 19 maggio 1996 |
| Segno zodiacale | Toro |
| Colore degli occhi | Marrone scuro |
BlocBoy JB è un rapper e cantautore statunitense. È meglio conosciuto per la sua canzone "Look Alive" in cui è apparso il rapper Drake. Nel 2018, quella canzone ha raggiunto la quinta posizione nella classifica Billboard Hot 100 . È anche noto per i suoi passi di danza Shoot che hanno ottenuto una nomination per Kid's Choice Award nella categoria della tendenza di danza preferita 2018.
Nome nato
James Baker
Nick Name
Bloc, BlocBoy JB
Segno del sole
Toro
Luogo nato
Memphis, Tennessee, Stati Uniti
Residenza
- Memphis, Tennessee, Stati Uniti
- Alla fine intende trasferirsi in California con tutta la sua famiglia
Nazionalità
Formazione scolastica
James non frequentava quasi mai la scuola e spesso saltava le lezioni per giocare.
I suoi insegnanti spesso lo hanno buttato fuori dalla classe e lo hanno avvertito di essere un fallito. Tuttavia, il rapper ha sempre pensato di essere troppo intelligente per l'istruzione convenzionale.
È stato espulso dalla sua scuola pubblica quando era al 10 ° grado.
Il rapper non si è preoccupato di proseguire gli studi in seguito.
Occupazione
Cantante rap
Famiglia
- Padre - James Baker (criminale condannato che sta scontando una pena detentiva di 25 anni)
- Madre - Precedentemente lavorava in una fabbrica Nike
- Fratelli - Ha altri 6 fratelli, James è il terzo più giovane di 7 figli
Manager
Jason Smith, direzione JS
Genere
Hip-hop
Strumenti
Voce
Etichette
Bloc Nation
Costruire
Sottile
Altezza
6 piedi o 183 cm
Peso
67 kg o 148 libbre
Fidanzata / coniuge
All'età di 19 anni ha avuto un figlio con una donna di identità sconosciuta. Il rapper non ha più una relazione con la madre di suo figlio.
Razza / etnia
Nero
È afroamericano.
Colore dei capelli
Nero
Colore degli occhi
Marrone scuro
Orientamento sessuale
Dritto
Caratteristiche distintive
- Indossa griglie per denti d'oro
- Orecchie con piercing
- Corporatura molto sottile e allampanata
- Petto, bicipiti e avambracci tatuati
- Noto per avere le iniziali "JB" rasate nella parte posteriore della testa
Meglio conosciuto per
- I suoi singoli, Shoot (2017) e Rover (2018) che sono diventati virali su YouTube
- Queste canzoni hanno attirato l'attenzione del rapper Drake e ha contattato James per la collaborazione. Look Alive di BlocBoy JB con Drake ha raggiunto il numero 5 della Billboard Hot 100 nel 2018.
- Hence, James became the first rapper in 2 decades to debut straight in the top 10 with no prior Hot 100 presence to speak of.
As a Singer
BlocBoy JB independently released a mixtape called Who Am I in June 2016 available through digital download.
Personal Trainer
- In his early teens, James was extremely chubby, hence everybody called him Fat Boy instead of addressing him by his name.
- A hyperactive and restless adolescent period marred with constant fighting and running from the police made James lose all his excess fat and by the time he hit his 20s, he turned extremely thin.
BlocBoy JB Facts
- James is extremely close to his music producer Tay Keith. He met him at the age of 14 when he, along with his family, moved to Raleigh, a neighborhood in North Memphis.
- One day, as James was walking by Tay’s house around the corner, he saw that his shed was open where he had studio equipment to work on. Immediately, James walked in to take a look and make inquiries. The rapper added that he was so young that everybody was friendly towards him and did not misinterpret his curiosity as an intrusion.
- He christened himself BlocBoy JB because the neighborhood block was his perpetual hangout. He added his father’s initials (JB) to his rapper identity to make him feel proud when he came out of jail.
- When James was 12, his father broke out of prison to visit him and the rest of the family members for a few days only to get arrested again. After the second attempt at escape, JB’s father’s prison security was increased to the maximum and James was not allowed to meet him.
- From the age of 14 to 19, James was a member of the local Peda Roll Mafia further affiliated to the Los Angeles based gang Grape Street Watts Crips.
- In 2012, the rapper spent a month in prison followed by a period of house arrest for committing a home invasion. James felt that he was wrongly convicted by the police.
- The rapper gradually started withdrawing from a life of crime as he started borrowing music from Tay to record his rap on to it. Even though his first few songs were very raw, he would sit in the closet of his house to rap and record himself as frequently as possible.
- Before giving his best shot to rapping, James tried his hand at various jobs. He worked at fast food joints such as McDonald’s and Popeyes and an Apple Warehouse called Flextronics but could never hold on to any job for more than a month.
- Meanwhile, he also learned everything about sound engineering through YouTube tutorials.
- Tay Keith started seeing massive success as a music producer way before Bloc Boy JB surfaced in the hip-hop industry which motivated James to do everything he could to keep up with him.
- JB’s schoolmates often criticized him and repeatedly told him that he was nowhere near good enough to become a professional rapper.
- His signature Shoot dance was a spontaneous move James created while listening to his song at home. He liked it so much while looking at himself in the mirror that he asked his videographer to record it for the Shoot music video. No sooner did he post it online, the dance went viral. James was surprised when the popularity of the dance extended beyond the Memphis community and was taken up by Football players and other sports teams.
- JB’s Shoot dance was also nominated for the Kid’s Choice Award in the category of favorite dance trend 2018.
- He named his 7th mixtape, SIMI to honor a friend who got shot in front of JB’s house on Mother’s day 2016.
- BlocBoy JB’s name was listed in the prestigious XXL Annual Freshman list 2018.
- Per saperne di più sul rapper, seguitelo su Twitter, Instagram e YouTube.
Immagine in primo piano di BlocBoy JB / Instagram
