Pi'erre Bourne
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| Birth name | Jordan Timothy Jenks |
| Also known as | Pi'erre Bourne |
| Born | September 19, 1993 Fort Riley, Kansas, U.S. |
| Origin | South Carolina, United States[1] |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
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| Website | yopierre |
Jordan Timothy Jenks (born September 19, 1993), known professionally as Pi'erre Bourne, is a Belizean-American record producer, rapper, songwriter, and audio engineer.[2] He is known for producing the singles "Magnolia" by Playboi Carti, and "Gummo" by 6ix9ine, which peaked at number 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[3][4][5] After the release of American rapper Playboi Carti's breakout track "Magnolia" from his eponymous debut commercial mixtape Playboi Carti (2017), Bourne's producer tag, "Yo Pierre, you wanna come out here?" (a line sampled from an episode of The Jamie Foxx Show),[6] became a viral phenomenon and an internet meme leading the tag to become widely known and Bourne to break out as a producer.
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Early life
Jenks is Belizean-American; he was born in Fort Riley, Kansas[7] but grew up in Columbia, South Carolina to a military family from Queens, New York. Growing up, he would spend his summers with his grandmother in Queens, which lead to his interest in East Coast hip hop artists such as Dipset and G-Unit. He is related to Mobile Malachi, a Belizean Kriol Reggae artist and musician.[4][8] He is also a cousin of Papoose, who is of Liberian descent.[9] Inspired by his uncle Dwight who was a rapper and graphic artist, Jenks first began making beats when he was in elementary school, using FL Studio on his uncle's computer.[10]
Career
Jenks went to school for graphic design for a year before dropping out. At 18, his uncle encouraged him to pursue his career in music and Jenks moved to Atlanta to study sound engineering at the SAE Institute.[4] While in school, he met and began collaborating with DJ Burn One, who encouraged him to create his own instrumentals and not rely on samples. After graduating school, the studio where the two worked hired him as a full-time engineer. In 2015, Jenks began working for Epic Records as a sound engineer, leaving a year later to focus on his own career.
Jenks met Playboi Carti in February 2017, collaborating on the track "Woke Up Like This" and producing most tracks on his debut project.[5] Their song "Magnolia" peaked at 29 on the US Billboard Hot 100. This kickstarted Jenks' producing career, producing songs for 21 Savage, Trippie Redd, Rich the Kid, Lil Yachty, Famous Dex, Nav, Young Thug and Lil Uzi Vert. Jenks has also released a series of mixtapes called The Life of Pi'erre and has his own imprint, SossHouse, at Interscope Records.[11] He produced Travis Scott's single "Watch" which features Kanye West and Lil Uzi Vert. He also produced Playboi Carti's album "Die Lit". He also helped produce for Kanye West's album Ye.
On May 8th 2019, Pi’erre Bourne & close collaborator Young Nudy dropped their collaborative mixtape entitled “Sli’merre”. The project, which consists of 12 songs, featured rising hip-hop stars DaBaby & Megan Thee Stallion, along with Nudy’s cousin and multi-platinum rapper 21 Savage as well as fellow multi-platinum recording artist Lil Uzi Vert. All songs on the mixtape were produced by Pi’erre, and hit #1 on Apple Music’s [12] US All Genres chart, and debuted at #167 on the Billboard 200, later peaking at #63 in the following week.
Artistry
Jenks is influenced by Wiz Khalifa, Young Jeezy, Gucci Mane, J Dilla, Pharrell Williams, Timbaland and Kanye West.[13] Like West, Jenks wants to continue to work as a producer, while pursuing his own rap career.[4]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chartwiwi|accessdate=July 2, 2019}}</ref> |
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| The Life of Pi'erre 4 |
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107 |
Extended plays
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| King of the Hill |
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| SossGirl |
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Mixtape Albums
| Title | Details |
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| The Life of Pi'erre |
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| The Life of Pi'erre 2 |
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| The Life of Pi'erre 3 |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Yo Pi'erre!" (featuring Playboi Carti) |
2017 | Non-album singles |
| "Marie Curie" | 2018 |
References
- ↑ https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8046925/pierre-bourne-interview-playboi-carti-drake-kanye-west
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