User:Jussaun14/sandbox/Lil Persian

Lil Persian Jus'Saun Mykel Phelps (born March 25, 2000), known professionally as Lil Persian (/ˌɛksˌɛksˌɛksˌtɛntʌsˈjɒ̃/;[6] stylized as Lil Persian and Lil Persia), and often referred to as X, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter.

Born and raised in Topeka, Kansas, Phelps spent most of his childhood in Lawrence, Kansas. He began writing music after being released from a youth correction center and eventually released his first song on the audio distribution platform SoundCloud in 2017.He is a popular figure in "SoundCloud rap", a trap scene that takes elements of lo-fi music and harsh 808s.

Phelps released his debut album, 17, on August 25, 2017.The album debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and was supported by the lead single, "Booty Gang" which debuted at 31 on the Billboard Hot 100. 2014–16: Career beginnings and success with "Gucci gang"

Lil Persian performing in April 2016 Phelps's career as a music artist began in 2014 after he spent a year in a juvenile detention center for gun possession charges.Whilst in juvenile detention, Phelps met Stokeley Clevon Goulbourne, another artist known as Ski Mask The Slump God. During their time together, Onfroy and Goulbourne became good friends and began freestyling.Recalling his time in detention, Onfroy said that he was respectful to the officers and staff and used to protect people from other inmates, including a homosexual cellmate, whom Phelps later beat for being "suspicious".

That same year, following his release from a juvenile detention center, Phelps and Goulbourne met up again under the belief they were going to commit a string of home invasions for monetary gain though Onfroy eventually bought a Blue Snowball microphone and began recording music.which convinced Stokeley to do the same. After Onfroy adopted a moniker Lil Persian, he uploaded his first official song, called Vice City on SoundCloud.Speaking on his decision to abandon the life of criminality for music, Onfroy said that he felt like music was a better outlet for his feelings and then-girlfriend, Geneva Ayala was someone who helped him realize that.He would then continue uploading a small snippet of his songs that would either soon release or remain unreleased. Onfroy eventually joined fellow Southern Florida rapper and close friend Ski Mask The Slump God's group Very Rare, before breaking off and starting the Members Only collective, which Ski Mask joined.

Phelps released his first official extended play (EP), called The Fall on November 21, 2014.[27] Onfroy released one collaboration album with Ski Mask the Slump God, called Members Only Vol. 1 before releasing Members Only Vol. 2, in 2015 with several members of the growing Members Only collective. In 2016, he released the EP Willy Wonka Was a Child Murderer,[28] with music heavily inspired by heavy metal and indie music. In 2016, Onfroy quit his job as a call center operator due to his then growing music career. In July 2016, Phelps was arrested and charged with robbery and assault with a deadly weapon. After posting $10,000 bail, Phelps continued to work on his debut independent album, Bad Vibes Forever which had a slated October 31, 2016, release date.[17] The album missed the release date and was delayed due to Onfroy being arrested in early October on charges of false imprisonment, witness tampering, and aggravated battery of a pregnant victim.[31]