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| Birth name | John Patrick Masterson |
| Also known as | JP Masterson |
| Born | October 13, 1974 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Origin | Bayside, New York |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2007–present |
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| Website | jipstaofficial |
John Patrick Masterson (born October 13, 1974), known professionally as Jipsta, is an American rapper, songwriter, and music producer.[1] Jipsta has released six studio albums: Bandoozle (2011), Turnt Up (2013), Ban2oozle (2017),[2][3] "Swaggerific" (2019),[4]"Year of the Tiger" (2021),[5] and most recently "ORIGAMI"(2022). Jipsta's unique style of layering intricate lyrics over uptempo house music beats has resulted in seven consecutive appearances on the Billboard Dance Club Songs Chart[6] since 2007 when his debut single "Don't Act Like You Don't Know" was released. Jipsta is also widely known for his genre-bending cover songs; the most popular of which is his cover version of "I Want Your Sex" by George Michael which reached No. 4 on the Billboard Dance Chart in 2009. Jipsta's notoriety increased significantly when he was asked to collaborate with RuPaul[7] on the song "Sexy Drag Queen," which was heard regularly on the television program Rupaul's Drag Race. Jipsta is an openly gay man and has been in a relationship with his partner for nearly 20 years.[8]