Percee P | |
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| Birth name | John Percy Simon |
| Also known as | The Rhyme Inspector |
| Born | July 9, 1969 The Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Labels | Stones Throw |
| Associated acts |
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John Percy Simon[1] (born July 9, 1969), better known by his stage name Percee P, is an American rapper from The South Bronx, New York City.[2] Unkut described him as the "legendary lyricist of the subterranean".[3]
Career
In 2007, Percee P released his debut studio album, Perseverance, on Stones Throw Records.[4] Entirely produced by Madlib,[5] it featured guest appearances from Aesop Rock, Chali 2na, Diamond D, Guilty Simpson, and Prince Po.[6]
He has also collaborated with a number of musicians, including Lord Finesse, Kool Keith, Jurassic 5, and Jedi Mind Tricks.[7]
Discography
Studio albums
- Perseverance (2007)
Compilation albums
- Now and Then (2004)
- Legendary Status (2005)
- Perseverance: The Remix (2007)
- Oh No vs. Percee P (2008) (with Oh No)
Singles
- "Now They Wanna See Me" / "Puttin' Heads to Bed" (1992)
- "Nowhere Near Simple" / "Don't Cum Strapped" (1996)
- "Put It on the Line" (2005)
- "Percekusion" / "NY to the UK" (2005)
- "Throwback Rap Attack" (2006)
- "Watch Your Step" (2007)
- "The Hand That Leads You" (2007)
- "No Time for Jokes" / "Last of the Greats" (2008)
- "Get Down" (2013)
Guest appearances
- Lord Finesse - "Yes You May" from Return of the Funky Man (1992)
- Kool Keith & Godfather Don - "You're Late" from Cenobites (1993)
- Maestro Fresh-Wes - "Pray to da East" from Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be from Canada?!! (1994)
- Shazam X - "Respect Costs More Than Money" (1996)
- Aesop Rock - "Wake Up Call" from Music for Earthworms (1997)
- C-Rayz Walz - "Stupid Def" from The Prelude (2001)
- Jurassic 5 - "A Day at the Races" from Power in Numbers (2002)
- Jaylib - "The Exclusive" from Champion Sound (2003)
- Wildchild - "Knicknack" from Secondary Protocol (2003)
- Jedi Mind Tricks - "Walk With Me" from Visions of Gandhi (2003)
- Edan - "Torture Chamber" from Beauty and the Beat (2005)
- Four Tet - "A Joy" from Remixes (2006)
- Mekalek - "The Gritty Bop" from Live and Learn (2006)
- Wildchild - "The League" from Jack of All Trades (2007)
- DJ Babu - "SBX2LAX2OX" from Duck Season Vol. 3 (2008)
- The Heliocentrics - "Distant Star" (2008)
- Connie Price and the Keystones - "International Hustler", "Thundersounds", and "Catatonia (Get Em)" from Tell Me Something (2008)
- Grip Grand - "Paper Cup" from Brokelore (2008)
- Jazz T - "Percekusion (Boot Remix)" from All City Kings (2008)
- Terra Firma - "Hall of Fame" from Music to Live By (2008)
- Ivan Ives - "Kill Em" from Newspeak (2009)
- The Whitefield Brothers - "Reverse" from Earthology (2010)
- Beat Bop Scholar - "Authentic Minded Intro" from Authentic Minded (2012)
- Nix - "Encore" from The Nixtape (2012)
- Substance Abuse - "Paper Tigers" from Background Music (2013)
- Dudley Perkins - "Hearing Test" from Dr. Stokley (2013)
- Kid Tsu - "Down Pat" from The Chase (2013)
- The Extremities featuring Ghettosocks - "Keep On" from Instruments (2014)
- Namek - "Universal Energy" from Namifest Destiny (2014)
References
- ^ Brown, Marisa. "Percee P - Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
- ^ Fleck, Kyle (March 28, 2014). "Tonight in Music: The War on Drugs, the Black Lips, Percee P, Jupe Jupe and Newaxeyes!". The Stranger. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- ^ Ettelson, Robbie (December 11, 2007). "Percee P - The Unkut Interview". Unkut. Archived from the original on July 7, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- ^ Patrin, Nate (August 28, 2007). "Percee P: Perseverance". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on July 8, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- ^ Acharya, Neil (November 26, 2007). "Percee P - Perseverance". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on July 7, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- ^ Washington, Rico (November 22, 2007). "Percee P Perseverance". XLR8R. Archived from the original on August 14, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- ^ Rule, Dan (January 1, 2008). "I persevere: Percee P". The Age. Archived from the original on April 1, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2020.