Quinn Dupree (born December 15, 2004), known by her stage name quinn is an American rapper, DJ, singer, and producer. Her latest album, ''quinn'', was released on July 22, 2022.

Early life

Dupree grew up in west

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. Prior to taking on her signature

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or digicore sound, Dupree made

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. She grew up listening to Chicago drill.

Career

In 2019, Quinn joined a Discord server and befriended artists like

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, Saturn, blackwinterwells and

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, each of which she would release songs with. During the initial

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of 2020, Dupree received widespread exposure from a shoutout by experimental pop duo 100 gecs and her songs (most notably "i don't want that many friends in the first place") were added to

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's hyperpop editorial playlist. In 2021, after a half-year hiatus, Dupree started to release music projects under other aliases such as cat mother for her jungle tracks, trench dog for her ambient tapes, and DJ weird bitch for upwards of hour long mixes. In late 2021 and 2022, Quinn switched to a more hip-hop-influenced style for her debut album, ''drive-by lullabies'' and its eponymous successor. She is now performing live.

Discography

Studio albums

Mixtapes

Extended plays

Singles

Collaborative Singles

References

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