J.I the Prince of New York (b. September 23, 2001 as Justin Rivera), simply known as J.I, is a rapper hailing from Brooklyn, New York. He began to take rapping seriously approximately around the age of 11. He appeared as a star in the second season of Lifetime’s The Rap Game, a show hosted by Jermaine Dupri. On September 23, 2019, J.I. dropped a surprise album titled Hood Life Krisis Vol. 1. He followed it up with Vol. 2 on December 13.