![]() ![]() 2019–present: P Nation and Nuna Jessi in 2019 On July 6, 2018, she released a single titled " Down". In 2017, Jessi released another rap single, "Gucci" from her first mini-album, entitled Un2verse, both of which released on July 13. In 2016, Jessi was cast in Sister's Slam Dunk. On October 16, 2015, Jessi performed in the United States for the first time at the Belasco Theater in Los Angeles with hip-hop duo Mighty Mouth. She released her first ever solo rap single, "Ssenunni", on September 15. The track topped all nine major music charts in Korea as soon as it was released. After her appearance on Unpretty Rapstar, Jessi was featured in JYP's single "Who's Your Mama?" and its music video, which were both released in April 2015. Jessi was chosen as the second-place winner of the show by audience vote. Unpretty Rapstar is a female rapper survival program, where contestants compete for the chance to be featured on tracks in a compilation album. 2015–2018: Television roles and Un2verse įrom January to March 2015, Jessi was part of the first season of Unpretty Rapstar, a spin-off of the program Show Me The Money. Lucky J debuted with the digital single "Can You Hear Me" under YMC Entertainment in July of that year. In 2014, after a 5-year hiatus, Jessi returned as a member of hip-hop trio Lucky J with rapper J'Kyun and vocalist J-Yo. After the release, she took a break from music, and left Korea to return to America. Jessi's second single album, entitled "The Rebirth", was released in January 2009. In 2006 the hip hop group Uptown featured her in their album Testimony, replacing their original vocalist Yoon Mi-rae. Jessi made her debut with single album Get Up in 2005. She is also notable for her regular appearances in programs with comedian Yoo Jae-suk, such as guest appearances in Running Man and Hangout with Yoo, as well as being a series regular in Sixth Sense.Ĭareer 2005–2014: Early career and Lucky J She also served as a judge in competition shows High School Rapper and Cap-teen, as well as a host in her own YouTube talk show with SBS, Jessi's Showterview. She achieved mainstream popularity as part of the first season of Mnet hip hop competition show Unpretty Rapstar, where she placed second. Jessi is a prominent presence in Korean variety programs. ![]() Several of her solo and collaborative singles have been commercially successful, with five Top 10 entries in the Gaon Digital Chart, including her highest-charting solo single "Nunu Nana" and the chart-topping single "Don't Touch Me" as part of the Refund Sisters. Following the end of her contract with YMC, she later moved to Psy's record label P Nation in 2019 as the first artist signed under the label, where she continued her solo career until her departure from the label in 2022. After a brief hiatus, she returned to music as part of the hip-hop trio Lucky J and as a soloist under YMC Entertainment until the group's disbandment in 2016. Jessi originally debuted in South Korea in 2005 and temporarily was part of the hip hop group Uptown in 2006. She was born in New York, raised in New Jersey, and moved to South Korea at the age of 15. Jessica Ho (born December 17, 1988), better known by her stage name Jessi, is an American rapper, singer, and entertainer based in South Korea. ![]()
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