J.I the Prince of N.Y was born as Justin Rivera on September 001 in Brooklyn, New York. He is best known for his solo music career and his participation as a competitor on the the 2016 season of ‘The Rap Game^[7]’. In 2019, he released ‘Hood Life Krisis Vol. 1’ with G STARR Entertainment, which was met with success, and Vol. 2. In the same year, he also released several hits, including the hit song “Need Me,” which now has close to ten million streams on Spotify^[8]. At least seven of his other songs have also been streamed millions of times. Today, J.I. Prince has more than 28 million views on YouTube^[9] and more than a quarter of a million subscribers. He has collaborated with artists like Lil Key and Nova.

J.I. aka The Prince of New York is an American rapper out of Brooklyn, New York.

In 2016, he earned spotlight attention after his rapping skills landed him a role on “The Rap Game” (season 2), a Lifetime’s reality television series, hosted by Jermaine Dupri, which features young artists between the ages of 12 and 16 competing for an opportunity to get Signed. Fast Forward to the present, J.I. has become an established young artist and an influential media personality. Some of his most popular songs include “Need Me,” “Blame On Me,” “Company,” and “Own Shit.”. As of November 2019, J.I. appears to be an independent artist releasing most, if not all, of his music below United Masters, a platform where artists retain rights to their Work.

J.I. was born Justin Rivera on September 23, 2001, in Brooklyn, New York.

He is of Puerto Rican descent. Growing up idolizing musical legends, Tupac Shakur^[10] and Nas, J.I. committed himself from an early age to pursue the Art. At age 11, the youngster began rapping seriously. After failing to make the basketball team in middle school, J.I. gave music his undivided attention and pursued the Art relentlessly to push his music career forward.

In 2016, J.I. exhibited his talent to the world subsequent to making an appearance on "The Rap Game."

Despite not winning the event and getting signed, his serious soul earned him regard, attention, and prevalence.

Beside his initial breakthrough, he likewise exhibited his talent by engaging in various rap battles, both nearby and around the nation.

Consequently, his online life nearness on stages, for example, Instagram^[11] and YouTube extended monstrously.

All the while, J.I. began uploading tracks on different media stages.

A portion of his most punctual work can be found on music-center, Soundcloud^[12]. Three tracks that highlighted his talent were "Right Now," "Take a gander At Me Now," and "Calm Storm." Within unimportant months, they would be gushed a huge number of times. In 2017, J.I. discharged the mainstream singles "Adored U" and "Why U Mad" ft Nova and Lil Key. "Why U Mad," the more famous of the two, was discharged in June and the accompanying music video was transferred in August. Until now, both have been gushed more than 3 million Times.

From 2018 to present, J.I. kept on crossing obstacles and brake hindrances by continually releasing new content.

In 2018, he disclosed the famous singles "Run It Up" and "Lose Control."

Both tracks were spilled tremendously and would make ready for his best year yet, 2019.

In 2019, J.I's. vocation took an enormous hop.

In addition to the fact that he released his first project, yet he likewise dropped a barrage of singles that every gloat over a million streams.

On October 11, 2019, J.I. discharged his presentation collection, Hood Life Krisis Vol. 1.

An independent exertion, the undertaking, discharged under G.STARR ENT, highlighted 7 tracks.

It was initiated by a portion of his most sizzling tracks including "Need Me," "Fault on Me," and "Own Shit."

That year, in any event 7 of his tracks gathered north of a million streams.

J.I.’s height is around 5 feet 8 inches.

His net worth is estimated at $500 Thousand.

J.I.’s music started going viral in 2016 after his appearance on “The Rap Game.”

During an interview, he explained that, though he received vast support, a lot of people hated him for no apparent reason.

He also explained that he grew up in poverty; his mother and father lacked the financial means necessary to live comfortably.

Before blowing up, his alias, The Prince of New York, was never his name, but, the title of his Instagram account.

He grew up to the sounds of Nas, Tupac, Jay-Z, and The Notorious BIG^[13]. His Instagram account is home to some 642K+ followers. His personal YouTube channel has 28M+ views and 258K+ subscribers. His relationship status is currently unknown. In one of his Instagram photos, J.I. is seen getting comfy with a certain female, suspicions are that she could be his girlfriend.