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Wiki Search this siteWiki Jimmy Poindexter - Wiki Learn More Wiki Jimmy Poindexter - Wiki Learn More More Jimmy Poindexter - Wiki Learn More JIMMY POINDEXTER Wiki Early life and education Career 2013 – 2017: Career Beginnings 2018 – 2021: Prism Tribe, Welcome To Darkness and GNARLY 2022 – Present: *GHETTOLAND, DO WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY and SHAZAM Personal life Relationships Discography Beat Tapes Compilations Mixtapes Albums References Jimmy Deon Poindexter (born February 13, 1998), known professionally as J immy Poindexter , is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. He is one of the founding members of American hip-hop collective Prism Tribe. JIMMY POINDEXTER Poindexter in 2024 Background information Birth name Jimmy Deon Poindexter Also known as J IMMY • Jimmy Luna • Saber Nebula • JUSTLUNA Born February 13, 1998 (age 26) Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Genres Hip hop • Jazz rap • R&B • Neo soul • Funk • Jazz • Pop • Dance • Rock Occupation(s) Rapper • Singer • Songwriter • Record Producer • Director Years active 2013 – present Labels THEDUALITY • Prism Tribe Records Member of Prism Tribe Spouse(s) Tiffany Eve Poindexter Website jimmypoindexter.com Signature Poindexter’s full-length LP *GHETTOLAND gained rapid attention on social media as a result of his self-produced promotional rollout. The album gained over 1 million views and streams across social media and music streaming platforms since the release. The album was reviewed by American music critic Anthony Fantano . Jimmy is known for his DIY approach, as he writes, produces, performs, mixes, and masters all of his own music, as well as plans, films, directs, and acts in all of his own videos. As a visual artist , Poindexter designs all of his own graphics, cover arts, merchandise, and websites. Early life and education Jimmy Deon Poindexter was born on February 13, 1998 in Las Vegas, Nevada and is of African-American descent. Jimmy primarily grew up in North Long Beach, California with his father and stepmother. [1] However, in 2013, he moved in with his mother who lived in East Las Vegas, Nevada after his father was no longer able to take care of him financially. [1] Growing up, his family would play everything from oldies , to west coast rap , early 2000s pop and hip hop around him, which served as his introduction to music and culture. [1] His parents split apart when he was young and his father brought him to live with him in North Long Beach, California before he began 1st grade. He lived there until 2013. [1] He attended school in Paramount, California . Poindexter completed his freshman year of high school at Paramount High School West Campus. He completed the rest of high school at Sunrise Mountain High School. [1] D uring most of his middle school and high school years, he participated in organized sports such as football and track & field . In football, he played quarterback, defensive back and safety positions. At the age of 15, Poindexter taught himself how to use Adobe Photoshop , FL Studio and Adobe Premiere after watching his older brother make music and score films for his assignments from LA Film School . [1] He began writin g songs to instrumentals from mixtapes on Datpiff and YouTube " type beats ." As a sophomore in high school, he began writing & producing full length albums. He watched interviews, vlogs and documentaries of Blog Era artists like Odd Future , A$AP Mob , Pro Era , Donald Glover and more for inspiration on how to approach his career early on. [1] Career 2013 – 2017: Career Beginnings Poindexter began his music career in high school releasing several projects from his bedroom, which gained local buzz. [1] In 2014, he began posting his first songs and beats to Soundcloud under the artist name Jimmy Luna also using Saber Nebula as a production credit. [1] Poindexter founded the alternative hip hop collective Prism Tribe in June 2014, alongside Chozin, SckSolo, Casey Frizzell, Jesusontherocks, Prismatic Parker and Ash Sekito. [1] While in high school, Prism Tribe performed an opening set for Drake Bell and performed a set at House of Blues Las Vegas as part of the House of Blues Foundation’s New Artist showcase in 2016. Jimmy attended college at University of Colorado Denver for two semesters before dropping out in May 2017 to pursue music full time. [1] 2018 – 2021: Prism Tribe, Welcome To Darkness and GNARLY On March 16, 2018, Prism Tribe released PTWW$$EW Vol. I , their debut project as a collective. In 2019, Poindexter released a trilogy of EPs within four months, dubbed the Welcome To Darkness series as well as two music videos for "Freedom!" and "Pink!" directed by Ben Escobar. Prism Tribe released their second project DOG DAYS on August 28, 2020. [5] Poindexter produced, mixed and mastered the entirety of the project as well as managed the collective’s promotional efforts. On July 20, 2021, he released his full-length LP GNARLY . The project did not gain much success despite Poindexter promoting the album with physical & digital ads, putting up two billboards in Los Angeles , getting a plane banner over Fairfax & Melrose Ave, performing a concert in Los Angeles, and launching consistent social media campaigns. Poindexter shared that "he almost quit" after not receiving the results he hoped for on his Instagram page. 2022 – Present : *GHETTOLAND, DO WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY and SHAZAM Since GNARLY did not produce the results Poindexter hoped for, he began sharing a string of promotional singles & mixtapes at the start of 2022 in promotion of his album *GHETTOLAND . In April 2022, he launched a fundraiser to fund the album that ended with just 5 donors contributing. In May 2022, Poindexter shared "fake" interviews and freestyles to his YouTube account using established press outlets names and formats to promote his music and gain an engaged audience. On August 18, 2022, he shared ROAD TO *GHETTOLAND EP to gain buzz online before releasing the upcoming LP. On October 28, 2022, Jimmy shared the first single from the *GHETTOLAND album "*TWENTY." Shortly after, it was announced by him on November 22, 2022 that the album along with a docu-series TV show of the same title would be releasing December 2, 2022 via a trailer and image on his Instagram page. On December 30, 2022, American music critic Anthony Fantano shared the link to the music video for "*UNCULTURED," track three from *GHETTOLAND on his Twitter page. [6] Fantano shared a review of the album on February 4 , 202 3 . [4] On February 25, 2023, Jimmy released the fourth and final episode of the *GHETTOLAND TV series . On March 23, 2023, Jimmy announced his third full length LP DO WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY via a trailer on YouTube . With the announcement trailer, Jimmy shared a link to "DOWHATMAKESYOUHAPPY.TODAY" where fans could share what makes them happy along with their dreams. Following the trailer, he appeared in an interview with Tall Skeleton’s Zane Berry on YouTube. On March 30, 2023, Jimmy shared the first single from the album " LOVED ONES ." On April 4, 2023, he revealed the cover art and release date for DO WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY for April 14, 2023. Shortly after announcing, Jimmy tweeted " a good amount of folks are surprised i’m sharin’ more music so soon— I promoted *GL for a year before it dropped, it’s been almost 5 months since it’s release and i’m still poor and unknown so the grind must continue." He also named the albums that influenced his own . On April 8, 2023, Jimmy shared the second single " SAVE THE CHILDREN via YouTube." On the day before the album release, he shared a mini documentary on YouTube sharing background on his own life, insight on his career and his goals for the future. On April 19, 2023, Jimmy shared a review of DO WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY on his own website inspired by Pitchfork’s review series. On April 28, 2023, he shared the third and final music video for " SUPERSTAR ," which was a collage of the activities/hobbies/dreams that fans shared with Jimmy at the beginning...