Jipsta
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | John Masterson |
| Also known as | JP Masterson |
| Born |
October 13, 1974 Brooklyn, New York |
| Origin | Bayside, New York |
| Genres | Rap, dance, electronica, house, homo hop |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, Recording Artist, Rapper |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Bandoozle Beatz, Interhit Records, Rockberry Records, Juiced Up Music |
| Associated acts | Chris Cox (DJ), Sandy B, Reina (singer), RuPaul, Inaya Day, Shelter, Pandora Boxx, Ranny |
| Website | https://www.discogs.com/artist/1042909-Jipsta |
John Patrick Masterson (born October 13, 1974), known professionally as Jipsta, is an American rapper and songwriter from Queens, New York. Jipsta has released three full-length studio albums: "Bandoozle," (2011) "Turnt Up," (2013) and most recently, ""Ban2oozle" (2017). Jipsta's unique style of layering intricate lyrics over uptempo house music beats has resulted in six consecutive appearances on the Billboard Dance Club Songs Chart since 2007 when his debut single "Don't Act Like You Don't Know" was released.
Born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Queens, Jipsta is of Scottish and Italian descent. He studied music at Bayside High School (New York City), in Queens, where he was the Valedictorian of the 1992 graduating class. Other notable alumni of the performing arts high school include Olivia (singer), Action Bronson, and Mic Geronimo.
Jipsta began releasing music on MySpace in 2007, including an early demo version of what would eventually become Jipsta's debut single, "Don’t Act Like You Don’t Know." Released independently on Juiced Up records, the song quickly became a breakout and spent 4 weeks on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart in 2008, peaking at #42. Its inclusion on the February 2008 issue of the Promo Only Mainstream Club disc alongside mainstream artists such as Mary J. Blige and Natasha Bedingfield was based on the positive response the track received from club play.
The success of "Don't Act" caught the attention of Ranny, a Boston-based DJ who himself has charted on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart, and DJ Mike Cruz who both contributed mixes for Jipsta's sophomore release,"Middle of the Dancefloor." Ranny, who had established an independent label of his own, RockBerry records, signed Jipsta to the label, and "Middle of the Dancefloor" was the first official release on the RockBerry imprint. "Middle of the Dancefloor" rapidly jumped up the Billboard chart, peaking at #6 for two weeks, making it Jipsta's first Billboard Top 10 single The song spent a total of 14 weeks on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart, and is also noteworthy as it is the first time an openly gay white rapper earned a Billboard Top 10 single on the Dance Club Songs chart. The success of "Middle of the Dancefloor" paved the way for Jipsta to work with more well-established and commercially successful remixers and producers for his third single.
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