Jordan Timothy Jenks (born September 19, 1993), known professionally as Pi'erre Bourne (), is an American rapper, record producer, and audio engineer. He is best known for producing the singles "

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" by

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and "

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" by 6ix9ine, entering the Top 30 of the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. After the release of Playboi Carti's breakout track "Magnolia" from his self-titled debut commercial mixtape ''

'' (2017), Bourne's

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, "Yo Pierre, you wanna come out here?" (a line sampled from an episode of ''

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''), became a

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and an internet meme leading the tag to become widely known and Bourne to break out as a producer. Since the success of “Magnolia”, he has worked extensively with artists such as

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, and

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Early life

Jenks was born in

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but grew up in Columba, South Carolina. Growing up, he would spend his summers with his grandmother in Queens, which led to his interest in

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artists such as

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and

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. He is related to Mobile Malachi, a Belizean Kriol Reggae artist and musician. He is also a cousin of

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, who is of Liberian descent. 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.

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

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to study sound engineering at the

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. 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 began producing for

and

in 2016. He met Playboi Carti in February 2017, collaborating on the track " Woke Up Like This" and produced most tracks on his debut project. Their song "

" peaked at 29 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. This kickstarted Jenks' producing career, producing songs for

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, Rich the Kid,

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, Nav,

and

. Jenks has also released a series of mixtapes called ''The Life of Pi'erre'' and has his own imprint, SossHouse, at Interscope Records. He produced Travis Scott's single "

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" which features

and Lil Uzi Vert. He also produced Playboi Carti's album ''

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''. He also helped produce for Kanye West's albums ''Ye'' and ''

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''. On May 8, 2019, Pi'erre Bourne and close collaborator

released their collaborative mixtape titled '' Sli'merre''. The project, which consists of 12 songs, featured then-rising hip-hop stars

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and Megan Thee Stallion, along with Nudy's cousin and multi-platinum rapper

, as well as fellow multi-platinum recording artist

. All songs on the mixtape were produced by Pi'erre, and hit number 1 on

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's US All Genres chart, and debuted at number 167 on the ''Billboard'' 200, later peaking at number 63 in the following week. On March 25, 2020, Jenks debuted at No. 1 on ''Billboard''s Hot 100 Producers chart, thanks to four production credits on the deluxe edition of

's second album, ''

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''. On June 19, 2020, almost exactly a year after '' The Life of Pi'erre 4''s release, a deluxe edition was released. Jenks also earned himself a placement on

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's ''

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'', producing the song "

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", featuring Jenks' frequent collaborator Playboi Carti. The song would debut and peak in the top ten (at number 7) on the Hot 100 on May 16, 2020. In March 2021, Jenks won his first

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for his production work on

's album, ''Jesus is King''. On June 11, 2021, Jenks's second studio album, '' The Life of Pi'erre 5'', was released by Interscope via Pi'erre's label imprint, SossHouse. The album is entirely produced by Jenks and includes features from

, and Sharc. On January 14, 2022

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would re release his

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mixtape with four new songs, with the song "Cameras" with Allan Cubes produced by Jenks. On August 26th, 2022, Pi’erre would release a single called Good Movie. Shortly after on September 2nd, 2022, Pi’erre Bourne would release his third studio album titled
Good Movie
The album would again be released by Interscope records and through Pierre’s label imprint, SossHouse. The album would feature

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and Young Nudy.

Artistry

Jenks is influenced by

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, Pharrell Williams,

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and

. Like West, Jenks wants to continue to work as a producer, while pursuing his own rap career. Alphonse Pierre of ''

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'' described Bourne's productions as "beats that pair airy video-game melodies with classic trap drums". His beats typically feature

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and flute sounds alternating between 2 or 3 chords.

Discography

Studio albums

Collaboration albums

Extended plays

* ''King of the Hill'', October 31, 2014, self-released * ''SossGirl'', February 15, 2016, self-released

Mixtapes

* ''The Bourne Identity'', April 4, 2010, self-released * ''The Bourne Ultimatum'', June 4, 2010, self-released * ''The Bourne Supremacy'', August 19, 2010, self-released * ''Heir To The Throne (Deluxe)'', January 27, 2012, self-released * ''The Life of Pi'erre'', September 19, 2016, self-released *''The Life of Pi'erre 2'', November 25, 2016, self-released *''The Life of Pi'erre 3'', December 26, 2016, self-released

Singles

Other charted songs

Production discography

Charted singles

Other charted songs

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bourne, Pierre Living people 1993 births People from Columbia, South Carolina African-American male rappers African-American record producers American audio engineers American people of Belizean descent 21st-century African-American people FL Studio users