# J.P. (rapper)

Josiah Gillie, known professionally as J.P. and formerly as Jody P, is an American rapper and singer. He released his debut single "Juicey Ahhh" in 2022 and his breakout single "Bad Bitty" went viral on TikTok in 2024.

## Life and career

Josiah Gillie was born in Milwaukee to mother Ramona Gillie Gillie's brother Derek Myles Coleman
works as his manager. 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. He began making music in high school, which he described as "horrible quality". As of 2024, 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.
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. 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. 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. His song "Freak Girl" was released in April 2024. J.P.'s album Coming Out Party was released in June 2024.

## Musical style

J.P.'s music is primarily lowend, and he has described his music as a combination of lowend with R&B. He has named Otis Redding, Luther Vandross, and Sam Cooke as musical influences. He has stated that he does not write his music and that his lyrical process is "more of a feeling-type thing".

## Discography
### Studio albums

List of studio albums with selected details :
| Title | Details |
| Class Act | Released: November 5, 2022 Label: Self-released Formats: Digital download, streaming |
| Everything Your Not | Released: January 3, 2023 Label: Self-released Formats: Digital download, streaming |
| No Discounts | Released: March 18, 2023 Label: Self-released Formats: Digital download, streaming |
| Highs and Lows | Released: June 29, 2023 Label: Self-released Formats: Digital download, streaming |
| Coming Out Party | Released: June 7, 2024 Label: Self-released Formats: Digital download, streaming |

### Extended plays

List of extended plays with selected details :
| Title | Details |
| Party Mix | Released: April 28, 2023 Label: Self-released Formats: Digital download, streaming |
| Bad Guy | Released: September 26, 2023 Label: Self-released Formats: Digital download, streaming |

### Singles
#### As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, showing year released, chart positions, and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US R&B/HH Air. | Album |
| "Juicey Ahhh" (solo or remix featuring Sada Baby) | 2022 | — | Non-album single |
| "Opp Anthem" | 2022 | — | Class Act |
| "$20 at the Door" | 2022 | — | Non-album single |
| "Show Me What You Got" | 2023 | — | Non-album single |
| "Ratchet Shit" | 2023 | — | Non-album single |
| "J.P." (Gyalis remix) | 2023 | — | Non-album single |
| "Ayoo Big Barney" | 2023 | — | Non-album single |
| "Hey Huh Bow" (featuring 414bigfrank) | 2023 | — | Non-album single |
| "Hounder" (featuring JuanieeGC) | 2023 | — | Non-album single |
| "Super Saiyan" | 2023 | — | Non-album single |
| "My Lips Are Parched" | 2023 | — | Non-album single |
| "Fast Car" | 2023 | — | Non-album single |
| "Throw It Back" | 2023 | — | Non-album single |
| "Yessir" | 2024 | — | Everything Your Not |
| "Bad Bitty" | 2024 | 50 | Non-album singles |
| "She Took" | 2024 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Mr Smackdown" | 2024 | — | Non-album singles |

#### As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Album |
| "Bag" (Mayyh3m featuring J.P.) | 2023 | Non-album singles |
| "Fat Wham" (SR Rome featuring J.P.) | 2023 | Non-album singles |
| "Oh Shi" (414bigfrank featuring J.P.) | 2024 | Non-album singles |
| "Fire Bittys Come Party" (414bigfrank featuring J.P.) | 2024 | Non-album singles |
| "Jungle Fever" (Ron Suno and Zeddy Will featuring J.P.) | 2024 | Non-album singles |

### Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Other artist(s) | Year | Album |
| "Hts Part 2" | Myaap | 2023 | Worth the Wait |