Barrington DeVaughn "Peggy" Hendricks (born October 22, 1989), better known… Read Full Bio ↴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 of racism, later affecting his music. Hendricks moved to Louisiana and enlisted in the United States Air Force at age 18. He served a tour of duty in Iraq and also spent time in Kuwait, Germany, Japan, and North Africa before being honorably discharged. Though he previously claimed to have a master's degree in journalism, Hendricks has since clarified that, though having studied the subject while deployed, he was not officially awarded a degree. In April of 2021, Hendricks revealed through social media that he had "a sexually, verbally, and physically abusive childhood."
Hendricks developed an interest in music production at the age of 15, and he began producing after he learned how to sample. Describing his production, Hendricks says "When I was first making beats, no one liked the beats. To this day I give people beats and they're just confused." He says "I started rapping because no one liked my beats." Noting that he started producing before he started rapping, Hendricks said "I'm a producer first kind of, and then a rapper second but I take both of them seriously."
His music has mostly been described as experimental hip-hop but has been said to incorporate a wide range of genres into his music such as trap, R&B, and noise rap. In an interview with Cambridge Union, Hendricks noted that his biggest influence is Kanye West. He states that one of his earliest influences was the rock group Hanson. He has also cited Ol' Dirty Bastard, Throbbing Gristle, MF DOOM,Lil B, Chief Keef, Ice Cube, Rick Rubin, Cam'Ron, Björk, Janelle Monáe, Radiohead, The Backstreet Boys, and Arca as influences.
During his military stay in Japan, he was producing and writing music under the name Devon Hendryx. In 2015, after moving to Baltimore, he began to make music under his moniker JPEGMAFIA, under which he released his mixtape “Communist Slow Jams” in April of 2015. Only a month later, he released his mixtape “Darkskin Manson,” inspired by the Freddie Gray protests in Baltimore happening right as he had moved there.
Following a number of mixtapes, Hendricks released his debut studio album, “Black Ben Carson,” in February 2016 via Deathbomb Arc featuring a much harsher, distorted sound than his other projects. Four months later, he released a collaborative EP with fellow Baltimore-based rapper Freaky, titled "The 2nd Amendment.” After less than 3 years living there, Hendricks moved from Baltimore to Los Angeles to record his next studio album. In January 2018, he released his second studio album “Veteran.” In an article on Bandcamp, he said “I wanted to show I'm not just a one-trick pony. I always do weird shit. I usually just keep it to myself. This time, I just let the filter go." At the time of its release, “Veteran” was considered JPEGMAFIA's most experimental album to date, receiving widespread critical acclaim.
After the release of Veteran, Hendricks started working on his next album. He recorded 93 songs but whittled it down to only 18 tracks. He mixed and mastered it at the end of Vince Staples' tour, posting percentage updates frequently on his Instagram. Prior to the release, he would label the project as a "disappointment" in interviews and his social media. The first single from the album, "Jesus Forgive Me, I Am a Thot," was released on August 13, 2019. He promoted the album by uploading a series of listening sessions to his YouTube channel where friends and artists such as Denzel Curry, Jeff Tweedy (of Wilco), and Hannibal Buress discussed and reacted to cuts off of the album. “All My Heroes Are Cornballs” was released on September 13, 2019, to further critical acclaim, and was his first album to chart. In October 2019, he embarked on the JPEGMAFIA Type Tour to support his album.
In 2020, Hendricks released several singles across the span of the year, and compiled them into an EP, aptly titled EP!. It was released on Hendricks' Bandcamp page on November 6, and on streaming services with the addition of one extra single on December 10. On February 12, 2021, Hendricks released his second extended play, EP2!. On October 2, Hendricks announced his album, LP!, which was released on October 22, 2021, his birthday.
On January 15, 2023, Hendricks made a hint on his social media that he was working on a collaborative project with fellow rapper, Danny Brown. On January 20, 2023, Hendricks officially announced three albums will be dropping the same year. On February 10, 2023, Hendricks announced on his Twitter that the collaborative project with Danny Brown was finished, and is working on his second album for the year. On February 28, 2023, on The Danny Brown Show, both Hendricks and Brown announced that their collaborative project was named SCARING THE HOES, and played a sneak peek of the first single on the project.
On March 13, 2023, the first single of the project called “Lean Beef Patty“ was released to streaming services, and Hendricks announced that the collaborative project is set to release on March 24, 2023. The second single “SCARING THE HOES“ was released to streaming services three days before the release date of the album along with a music video. Three days later, the collaborative album "SCARING THE HOES"was released.
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 of racism, later affecting his music. Hendricks moved to Louisiana and enlisted in the United States Air Force at age 18. He served a tour of duty in Iraq and also spent time in Kuwait, Germany, Japan, and North Africa before being honorably discharged. Though he previously claimed to have a master's degree in journalism, Hendricks has since clarified that, though having studied the subject while deployed, he was not officially awarded a degree. In April of 2021, Hendricks revealed through social media that he had "a sexually, verbally, and physically abusive childhood."
Hendricks developed an interest in music production at the age of 15, and he began producing after he learned how to sample. Describing his production, Hendricks says "When I was first making beats, no one liked the beats. To this day I give people beats and they're just confused." He says "I started rapping because no one liked my beats." Noting that he started producing before he started rapping, Hendricks said "I'm a producer first kind of, and then a rapper second but I take both of them seriously."
His music has mostly been described as experimental hip-hop but has been said to incorporate a wide range of genres into his music such as trap, R&B, and noise rap. In an interview with Cambridge Union, Hendricks noted that his biggest influence is Kanye West. He states that one of his earliest influences was the rock group Hanson. He has also cited Ol' Dirty Bastard, Throbbing Gristle, MF DOOM,Lil B, Chief Keef, Ice Cube, Rick Rubin, Cam'Ron, Björk, Janelle Monáe, Radiohead, The Backstreet Boys, and Arca as influences.
During his military stay in Japan, he was producing and writing music under the name Devon Hendryx. In 2015, after moving to Baltimore, he began to make music under his moniker JPEGMAFIA, under which he released his mixtape “Communist Slow Jams” in April of 2015. Only a month later, he released his mixtape “Darkskin Manson,” inspired by the Freddie Gray protests in Baltimore happening right as he had moved there.
Following a number of mixtapes, Hendricks released his debut studio album, “Black Ben Carson,” in February 2016 via Deathbomb Arc featuring a much harsher, distorted sound than his other projects. Four months later, he released a collaborative EP with fellow Baltimore-based rapper Freaky, titled "The 2nd Amendment.” After less than 3 years living there, Hendricks moved from Baltimore to Los Angeles to record his next studio album. In January 2018, he released his second studio album “Veteran.” In an article on Bandcamp, he said “I wanted to show I'm not just a one-trick pony. I always do weird shit. I usually just keep it to myself. This time, I just let the filter go." At the time of its release, “Veteran” was considered JPEGMAFIA's most experimental album to date, receiving widespread critical acclaim.
After the release of Veteran, Hendricks started working on his next album. He recorded 93 songs but whittled it down to only 18 tracks. He mixed and mastered it at the end of Vince Staples' tour, posting percentage updates frequently on his Instagram. Prior to the release, he would label the project as a "disappointment" in interviews and his social media. The first single from the album, "Jesus Forgive Me, I Am a Thot," was released on August 13, 2019. He promoted the album by uploading a series of listening sessions to his YouTube channel where friends and artists such as Denzel Curry, Jeff Tweedy (of Wilco), and Hannibal Buress discussed and reacted to cuts off of the album. “All My Heroes Are Cornballs” was released on September 13, 2019, to further critical acclaim, and was his first album to chart. In October 2019, he embarked on the JPEGMAFIA Type Tour to support his album.
In 2020, Hendricks released several singles across the span of the year, and compiled them into an EP, aptly titled EP!. It was released on Hendricks' Bandcamp page on November 6, and on streaming services with the addition of one extra single on December 10. On February 12, 2021, Hendricks released his second extended play, EP2!. On October 2, Hendricks announced his album, LP!, which was released on October 22, 2021, his birthday.
On January 15, 2023, Hendricks made a hint on his social media that he was working on a collaborative project with fellow rapper, Danny Brown. On January 20, 2023, Hendricks officially announced three albums will be dropping the same year. On February 10, 2023, Hendricks announced on his Twitter that the collaborative project with Danny Brown was finished, and is working on his second album for the year. On February 28, 2023, on The Danny Brown Show, both Hendricks and Brown announced that their collaborative project was named SCARING THE HOES, and played a sneak peek of the first single on the project.
On March 13, 2023, the first single of the project called “Lean Beef Patty“ was released to streaming services, and Hendricks announced that the collaborative project is set to release on March 24, 2023. The second single “SCARING THE HOES“ was released to streaming services three days before the release date of the album along with a music video. Three days later, the collaborative album "SCARING THE HOES"was released.
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JPEGMAFIA Lyrics
Say it baby
Say it baby
You know it baby
Say it baby
Say it baby
You know it baby
Call me, call me
When you get lonely
Darlin' you don't have to worry
I'll be there
Be there in a hurry
Say it, say it and I got you
Alright, I'll do it over
No need to worry
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
I get
I get so lonely
I can't let just anybody hold me
You are the one
That lives in me
My dear
I don't want no one but you
I don't want no one but you
I really am, yeah, look
I'm doing favors for petty pay
Run through the track like I'm Cirque o'Leil
All of this pain that I feel inside
Baby you's got to be shitting me
Sicker than all of your sickest shit
Flipping your heart like I'm flipping bricks
Niggas be talking that triple shh
Like triple six, don't exist
I am more Hades than Heracles
Baggin' these bitches, I'm Birkin, b
You think your is hurting me? (Nah)
Homie, come back when you get to my rank
Call me young Peggy the skank
I get the Ratchet and Clank
I whip that ass like Sasha Banks (yuh, aha)
I whip yo ass like I'm Bruce Wayne with the cape, nigga
I can't be sullied, (uh, yeah) and ain't a damn thing changed on 'em
I won't be bullied (girls, you know what I mean?)
Y'all know what the fuck I mean
You know just how it goes so
Just hold your own, you know it
I'm giving you water
Baby, I'm a veteran
Baby, I'm a veteran
Baby, I'm a veteran
There's no need to question
There's no second guessing
Baby, I'm a veteran
Baby, I'm a veteran
Fuck, come on, woo shit, ahh
Girls, ah, wait a minute, ma, mmhmm
Girl, ooh shit, wait a minute motherfucker
Wait a fucking, ooh
Work this son of a bitch, you
Ah, girls, wait a minute
Girls
I then changed positions
I put one leg on the ceiling
And the other one just across the closet door
Ahh, fuck me, ahh, just
Say it baby
You know it baby
Say it baby
Say it baby
You know it baby
Call me, call me
When you get lonely
Darlin' you don't have to worry
Be there in a hurry
Say it, say it and I got you
Alright, I'll do it over
No need to worry
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
I get
I get so lonely
I can't let just anybody hold me
You are the one
That lives in me
My dear
I don't want no one but you
I don't want no one but you
I really am, yeah, look
I'm doing favors for petty pay
Run through the track like I'm Cirque o'Leil
All of this pain that I feel inside
Baby you's got to be shitting me
Sicker than all of your sickest shit
Flipping your heart like I'm flipping bricks
Niggas be talking that triple shh
Like triple six, don't exist
I am more Hades than Heracles
Baggin' these bitches, I'm Birkin, b
You think your is hurting me? (Nah)
Homie, come back when you get to my rank
Call me young Peggy the skank
I get the Ratchet and Clank
I whip that ass like Sasha Banks (yuh, aha)
I whip yo ass like I'm Bruce Wayne with the cape, nigga
I can't be sullied, (uh, yeah) and ain't a damn thing changed on 'em
I won't be bullied (girls, you know what I mean?)
Y'all know what the fuck I mean
You know just how it goes so
Just hold your own, you know it
I'm giving you water
Baby, I'm a veteran
Baby, I'm a veteran
Baby, I'm a veteran
There's no need to question
There's no second guessing
Baby, I'm a veteran
Baby, I'm a veteran
Fuck, come on, woo shit, ahh
Girls, ah, wait a minute, ma, mmhmm
Girl, ooh shit, wait a minute motherfucker
Wait a fucking, ooh
Work this son of a bitch, you
Ah, girls, wait a minute
Girls
I then changed positions
I put one leg on the ceiling
And the other one just across the closet door
Ahh, fuck me, ahh, just
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Barrington Hendricks, Bobbi Rush
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