Adam John Grandmaison (born November 24, 1983), more commonly known as Adam22, is an American

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er and

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. He is best known for being the creator and host of pop culture-oriented podcast ''No Jumper''.Grierson, Tim.
How Adam22 Turned His BMX Podcast Into Essential Listening for Rap Fans
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Meet Adam22, the Podcast Mogul Who's Hosting Trap Circus
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Early life

Grandmaison became a

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rider at a young age and enjoyed hip-hop music, including

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's hit "

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" that includes the line, "I'm ballin' like an athlete but got no Jumper." This inspired the name ''No Jumper'' for his future blog. Grandmaison has mentioned this on his podcast and in interviews many times. Former U.S. President

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was close friends with Grandmaison's father, Philip J. Grandmaison, whose brother was one of Clinton's earliest supporters in

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. In December 2000, Clinton pardoned Grandmaison's father after formerly being convicted of voter mail fraud in 1996.

Career

2006–2011'': The Come Up'' and ''ONSOMESHIT''

In 2006, Grandmaison started the

website ''The Come Up''. Later, he created ''ONSOMESHIT'', a BMX biking team and BMX-based clothing line which at one point had a retail store on

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in Los Angeles.

2011–present'': No Jumper''

''No Jumper'' was originally a blog on

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created in 2011 by Grandmaison, where other hip-hop oriented article writers were paid by Grandmaison to write about music. The blog showed early interest in underground artists such as

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and Clams Casino, and reviewed obscure

mixtapes, treating the underground with "critical attention". Revived in 2015, Grandmaison's ''No Jumper'' podcast, hosted on YouTube, focuses on interviews with rap artists and pop culture tastemakers. As of January 2022, the channel had reached over 1.1 billion video views. It originally started as a BMX podcast with vlogs dedicated to Grandmaison's life running ONSOMESHIT's retail store. His interview of

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underground rapper Xavier Wulf soon turned viral within hip-hop communities, sparking Grandmaison's newfound interest in interviewing known figures within both underground and mainstream hip-hop. Grandmaison, through his ''No Jumper'' podcast, has been noted for interviewing up-and-coming talent as well as established rappers. He has interviewed artists including

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, Tekashi69 and most famously

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in April 2016; the latter interview received over 13 million views. This was the Florida rapper's first official professional interview, and has been credited with giving him exposure to a wide audience. In addition to underground and established

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, Grandmaison through his ''No Jumper'' channel has expanded to interview a variety of artists and pop culture-oriented guests, of different careers and backgrounds including livestreamers,

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, and

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ers. Notable people interviewed include

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, "Sugar" Sean O'Malley,

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, and

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has said he views Grandmaison "as an advance scout searching for combustible new talent", while ''

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'' described him as "underground hip-hop's major tastemaker". The ''No Jumper'' YouTube channel had over 4.1 million subscribers as of February 2022.

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of the ''

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'' described ''No Jumper'' as "''

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'' for the face-tattoo set". Grandmaison hosted the inaugural Trap Circus music festival in Miami, Florida, in 2017. On June 20, 2018, Grandmaison held a memorial event for rapper

, who had been killed in Florida two days prior, in front of his ONSOMESHIT store in Los Angeles, with a crowd of about 300 people. The crowd soon grew to over 1,000, and police in

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eventually appeared in response. According to reports,

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s were shot and

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was used to disperse the crowd. Grandmaison was one of the promoters for YouTube personality

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's event "Hate Dies, Love Arrives", which was shut down via a bomb threat which left 1,500 people evacuated. Shortly after the event, while Grandmaison interviewed

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, mid-interview, FouseyTube,

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and numerous other YouTube personalities interrupted, causing the interview to go viral. During the 2022 trial of rapper

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for his 2020 shooting of

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, ''No Jumper'''s coverage promoted unsupported and misogynistic theories. On December 22, 2022, the podcast's

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account falsely claimed that Lanez had been found not guilty on all charges. The following day, Lanez was convicted by the jury on three felony charges in respect to the shooting: assault with a semiautomatic handgun, having a loaded and unregistered firearm in a vehicle, and

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in discharging his firearm.

2017–present: Pornography

Grandmaison began debuting in personalized

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alongside his partner Lena Nersesian (known professionally as "Lena the Plug") for the website

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in 2017; uploading a 2-minute and 16-second video to

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announcing a

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starring the two of them, to be released once his girlfriend was to reach 1 million subscribers. In December 2019, the film was announced to be a professional adult film and was released for free in collaboration with

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titled "Podcast Smash". The title is a reference to Adam22's ''No Jumper'' podcast and stars him and his partner Lena the Plug. Grandmaison, along with his fiancé Lena, announced a new podcast in November 2021 entitled ''Plug Talk'', which focuses on interviewing (and having intercourse with) adult film stars on OnlyFans. It premiered November 16, 2021, with guest Adriana Chechik.

Personal life

Grandmaison is engaged to vlogger, internet personality and

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actress Lena Nersesian (Lena the Plug). On Valentine's Day of 2020, the two announced that they were expecting their first child together. Their daughter was born on November 14. Grandmaison identifies as an

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. In 2018, Grandmaison was accused of sexual and physical assault by two women. Though he denied these accusations,

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eventually severed its relationship with him.

Discography

Singles

References

{{Reflist

External links

No Jumper Official Site

ONSOMESHIT Official Site

The Come Up Official Site
1983 births Living people People from Nashua, New Hampshire 21st-century American businesspeople Businesspeople from Los Angeles American YouTubers YouTube podcasters American podcasters Twitch (service) streamers American pornographic film actors