The American rapper, singer, songwriter, and guitarist Jumex has been in the music scene since 2017. He is well known for his breakout songs ‘Trapped’ and ‘Loner’.
Jumex has worked with several DJs and artists since he made his career debut. He has received support from popular and influential DJs like DJ Snake, Carnage, and Flosstradamus.
The rapper first became popular when a video of him smoking in his algebra class screaming ‘Worldstar’ went viral. He ended up getting a court case and was suspended for ten days after which he eventually dropped out of school.
Who is Jumex?
The American rapper was born on February 14, 2000, in Brookfield Illinois, and was raised in the countryside. His real name is Mark Anthon Kiessling. His father is German while his mother is Mexican.
He attended Lyons township high school before he left due to medical reasons involving minor drug use. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
Is Jumex the worst rapper ever?
Jumex has been described severally as a rapper with poor skills of rapping. Some critiques consider him a copycat After he released his second single EP, loner some people were of the opinion that he is one of the worst rappers from the new wave of the hardcore emo trap. According to reports, the EP is regarded as one of the most unenjoyable and unlistenable pieces of garbage to have come out of the emo-rap genre. Others feel he is an interesting artist and would do better with time.
Jumex’ Career in The Music Industry
He began making music while he was still in high school and he was part of a punk band called No Signal Jumex’ influences ranged from David Bowie to Nirvana to Yung Lean and others. This could be because he grew up in the suburbs outside of Chicago.
Jumex released his first single ‘Trapped’ in late 2018 and it was evident that the song was based on his diverse influences. In the song, he unleashed a lot of energy while he maintained a composed flow. He released the second single, ‘Loner’ in barely two months after the first one. The song captured teenage anguish while embracing isolation. It stretched from alternative rock to emo rap.
He later released ‘Wish Me Death‘ as a follow up for the previous ones. The song had so much energy just like trapped but this time around, it was more. The singles he has released has drawn so much attention to him.
Jumex released his debut EP ‘Loner’ on June 7, 2019, and five months later, he released his second official EP ‘Lover’. It is rumoured that Jumex is working on his third EP and it would be released in late 2020. It is titled ‘Boner‘.
Here Are 7 Unknown Facts About Jumex The Rapper
1. He named himself after his favorite drink
His name Jumex is gotten from the Mexican drink known as “Jumex”. The drink was his favorite drink when he was younger. The drink was the only drink he and his friends could afford when he was 12 years old. He is sometimes known as Lil Jumex, Love Jumex, or Goodnightm4rk. Since he has Mexican roots, he decided to take the name.
2. Jumex grew up listening to punk bands
He grew up listening to punk bands such as Black Flag and Operation Ivy. He also listened to all kinds of blues, grunge, psychedelic rock, and emo. His influences were Just Surrender, the Summer Set, Yung Lean, and a few others.
3. His music video trapped had over 20 million views on YouTube.
As of November, 2019, Jumex’ first single trapped had over 20 million views on youtube. When the song was released, it went viral with three million streams and eight million views of the music video. The EP ‘Loner’ got eight million streams and 7.5 million views in six months.
4. The Joker inspired the music video for his song “Spraypaint”
Jumex released his song Spraypaint in early October 2019. The music video idea was inspired by the Joker, the song featured Blink-1982’s Travis Barker.
5. Jumex was invited to tour Japan
The rapper was invited to Japan by the Japanese metalcore band Crossfaith to tour with them as well as Vein and Injury Reserve in 2019. Jumex has performed at a number of events such as the day N Vegas Festival in November 2019 and he had earlier opened for Yungblud at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles in September that same year.
6. Rumors surrounding his career as a rapper
Jumex has been regarded as an industry plant by people who see him as a replacement for XXXTENTACION and Lil Peep. It was alleged that his record label, cor/tan records had put out Jumex to replace the two deceased music icons.
Since Jumex is a new artist making music for the underground scene despite the fact that he absolutely has no underground presence. It is rumored that his label might be responsible for this plant. He is said to display a lack of personality which makes the rumors about him being an industry plant arguable.
7. Jumex is active on social media
The rapper has been active on Instagram and Facebook. He has 2986 followers on Instagram and 40k likes on Facebook.
