Dumbfoundead
| Dumbfoundead | |
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| Background information | |
| Native name | 박성만 (Park Seong-man) |
| Birth name | Jonathan Park |
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| Born |
February 18, 1986 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
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| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Knocksteady |
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| Website | dumbfoundead |
Jonathan Park (Hangul: 박성만; RR: Park Seong-man; born February 18, 1986), known professionally as Dumbfoundead, is an American rapper of Korean descent. He originates from the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina to South Korean immigrants, Jonathan Park (Korean name: 박성만 Park Seong-man) was smuggled in along with his sister by his mother to Mexico, and then later settled in Koreatown in Los Angeles at the age of three. He was often seen as a class clown by his peers at an early age, and was exposed to hip-hop at age ten upon entering a community center in MacArthur Park and meeting emcees such as Mark Luv of Zulu Nation, Poppin' Chuck, Cre8 RTN, and Ezrock. This first experience with hip-hop allowed him to develop the technique of freestyling and to educate himself on hip-hop's history and roots. A year later, he was taken to Project Blowed, an open-mic workshop for artists, poets, musicians, dancers, and rappers located in Leimert Park in South Central Los Angeles, by a high school friend. There he would continue to perfect his abilities as a rapper and get the attention of many "Blowdians" such as Otherwize, Riddlore, Nocando, P.E.A.C.E. He soon would earn the title of "Blowdian" himself.
Park dropped out of John Marshall High School in his sophomore year, as a result of frequent truancy. After dropping out, Park moved into a one-bedroom apartment in the MacArthur Park area with his sister. Prior to initiating a full-time professional music career, he worked as a bail bondsman, among many other odd jobs.
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