Barrington DeVaughn Hendricks (born October 22, 1989), known professionally as JPEGMAFIA, is an American rapper and record producer from Baltimore, Maryland. His 2018 album Veteran, released through Deathbomb Arc, received praise from Pitchfork, Stereogum, and The Fader, among others.
Early life and education
Hendricks was born in Hempstead, New York to Jamaican parents, then lived in Queens and was raised in East Flatbush, Brooklyn.
He moved to Alabama at age 13 where he says he experienced a significant amount of racism which later had a great effect on his music before later moving to Louisiana upon joining the Air Force. For a four-year stint, he served a tour duty in Iraq and spent some formative years in Japan and Germany. He was honorably discharged, and settled in the city of Baltimore in 2015. He has a Masters Degree in Journalism.
Career
Hendricks developed an interest in music while in the military; he began producing after learning how to sample. During his military stay in Japan, Hendricks began to make music under the name JPEGMAFIA after forming the group, Ghostpop. The group gained local buzz in Tokyo, Hendricks returned to the U.S. In 2015 he moved to Baltimore where he started developing music under the JPEGMAFIA name as a solo artist.
Personal life
Hendricks currently lives in Los Angeles, California. In 2018 he started working with producer Vegyn and is going on tour in Europe with him in 2019.
Discography
Studio Albums
Black Ben Carson (2016)
Veteran (2018)
Mixtapes
Communist Slow Jams (2015)
Darkskin Manson EP (2015)