Jae P (born 05/24/1984) is a Mexican-American and a bilingual Latino rapper who made a name for himself on the West Coast rap scene in the early 2000s. The Los Angeles resident, who has no problem rapping in either English or Spanish and is fluent in both languages, has often been cited as part of a trend known as urban regional. He sings, not only of his dreams and goals, but also of social justice and of the immigration situation.^[1]

Jae-P was born Juan Pablo Huerta in Los Angeles, California on May 24, 1984, Jae-P is the son of Mexican immigrants; both of his parents were originally from the southern part of Mexico. Growing up in South-Central L.A., Jae-P heard his parents playing Mexican Norteño, banda, ranchera, Tejano and mariachi music at home but heard Hip hop, funk, and R&B in the streets; his musical diet growing up in the '80s and '90s was part LL Cool J and part Banda el Recodo -- part Chuck D and part Chalino Sánchez (a great Mexican singer). And like so many Mexican-Americans, he grew up speaking English and Spanish equally well.

Jae-P gets a lot of inspiration from African-American rappers, including Chuck D & Public Enemy, Krs-one and Boogie Down Productions and West Coast innovator Ice-T. ^[4][5]

In 2002, when Jae P was 18 years old, he signed with Univision Records, which released his debut album, Ni de Aqui Ni de Alla (Neither from Here Nor There). The album channeled the thoughts of an entire generation of first generation Mexican-Americans in its title alone, while his lyrical style. The following year; the album sold more than 140,000 units.^[4][5]

He returned in 2004 with Esperanza, an album which blends hip-hop with elements of corridos, grupero and banda, and which is filled with lyrics that revolve around the importance of hope and unity within the Latino community. ^[6]

In 2013, he returned to the international stage after about six years with a new album in hand titled “Resurrección” in which he sings to women of his desire to live in a (New World) where fear, pain, and racism are far behind and to see ‘La Vida’ (the life) in a different way.^[7]

Jae P goes by the handle jaepmusic on Instagram and he has 3.3k followers as of April, 2020. He also has 15k subscribers and over 3 million views on his YouTube channel.^[2][3]