J-Pimp is an American rapper, recording artist, record producer and songwriter of Haitian descent. He is the CEO of D-Ploy Records.

J-Pimp is best known for the release of his fifth independent-label debut album 'The Average Joe' nominated in Billboard magazine as most popular albums of 2005, Top 25 albums on the Billboard 200. At an early age, J-Pimp began freestyling and writing lyrics. He wrote his first rap song at age twelve. In the summer of 2000, he recorded his first solo album ''First Start'' EP, By the age of sixteen, J-Pimp sign his first record deal with 'Deathwish Records' but was not with the label for very long. In Fall of 2001, J-Pimp turned his family garage into a recording studio, using two keyboards, a beat machine, and a multitracker XR-5. In 2002, he dropped out of high school in eleventh grade. Since then, his passion for music became an obsession. In March 2003, he founded his own record label 'D-Ploy Records' and recording studio. In 2004, D-Ploy Records (Loud Boyz) made an impact in the music industry as one of the legendary urban underground rap groups on SoundClick, J-Pimp was also featured in Elton Mondesir album "L'anmou Sou Hyway" kompa single 'Ou la la la' that made #61 on the World General charts. In early 2005, After graduating from high school from Cornerstone in Townsend, Georgia., he released his fifth debut album "The Average Joe" LP, which contained the hit singles 'Gotta Get It' and 'Ride 2 Die' "LOVE" featuring Lady B. He released his second mixtape in January 2006 titled "Tha Pimp Of Tha South", which featured Puerto Rican reggaeton recording artist Lady B, successful hit single 'All My Lady's', which received significant play on radio stations in Puerto Rico and Miami. J-Pimp released his first solo single, 'K.O.' on the album "Florida Finest" LP, in 2009. The track reached #1 on Haitian charts for 19 weeks, and is still a popular song played on commercial radio stations throughout the country. As of 2010, J-Pimp has released his third mixtape, entitled ''Now or Never'' and confirmed he is working on his sixth studio album, titled ''Florida Finest'', which will be released in late 2012. Between his fifth and sixth studio albums, he took a seven-year hiatus from releasing albums due to prescription sleeping medication. In the summer of 2012, J-Pimp undertook a 3-week performance tour through Haiti. All proceeds from the tour were donated to local, private, and church-based orphanages. J-Pimp has released many Mixtapes, Soundtracks, and Greatest Hits as well as Independent albums, On August 06, 2013., he released D-Ploy Records Presents: J-Pimp 'Greatest Hits Vol.2', which received positive reviews almost immediately exceeding sales of one hundred thousand copies worldwide. In 2014, he was established as one of the most successful independent record label owners in the world. On November 4, 2014., J-Pimp rose to prominence with his self-released independent debut EP album Real Music (2014), as a digital download to critical and commercial success which produced global chart-topping singles such as "Rise & Grind" and "Pussy Poppin'" became an international hit, topping the Top 10 charts on SoundClick, and Australia. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.