{{short description|American rapper}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2022}} {{Infobox musical artist | birth_name = Terrance Michael Boykin | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|09|15}} | birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | occupation = {{hlist|Rapper|songwriter}} | genre = *Midwestern hip-hop *gangsta rap | label = {{flatlist| * Atlantic * Goon Squad }} | associated_acts = Goon Squad, Kanye West, Bo Deal, Belly, Rhymefest, LEP Bogus Boys, Ty Money, G Herbo }}
'''Terrance Michael Boykin''' (born September 15, 1979), better known by his stage name '''Bump J''', is an American rapper from Chicago, Illinois. He is best known for his guest appearance alongside Lil Durk on Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign's 2023 single "Vultures", which peaked within the top 40 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.
Prior, he signed an unsuccessful recording contract with Atlantic Records to release his 2005 West-produced single "Move Around", for which he gained minor recognition. He was incarcerated from 2008 to 2017, and resumed his recording career thereafter to work with predominantly Chicago-based artists. He is credited as a co-writer on West's 2018 song "I Thought About Killing You".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://wgnradio.com/the-download/video-hip-hop-artist-bump-j-i-believe-that-the-streets-of-chicago-kind-of-turned-me-into-a-rapper/amp/ | title=VIDEO: Hip Hop artist Bump J: "I believe that the streets of Chicago kind of turned me into a rapper" | date=June 27, 2018 }}</ref>
==Career== Boykin signed a US$3 million recording contract with Atlantic Records in 2004.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2010/11/the-50-greatest-chicago-rap-songs|title=The 50 Greatest Chicago Rap Songs|website=Complex|language=en|access-date=March 26, 2018}}</ref> In 2005, he released his debut single "Move Around", which received radio play and was used in ''Madden NFL 06'', the television series ''Entourage'' (on Season 2, Episode 7), and a McDonald's commercial.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://hiphopwired.com/541426/bump-j-prison-release/|title=Chicago Rapper Bump J Fresh Out The Feds Today|last=Chandler|first=D. L.|date=April 12, 2017|work=Hip-Hop Wired|access-date=March 26, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/ty-money-and-bump-j-are-refreshing-chicagos-street-rap-story/|title=Ty Money and Bump J Are Refreshing Chicago's Street Rap Story|last=Drake|first=David|date=July 27, 2017|work=Noisey|access-date=March 26, 2018|language=en-ca}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2016/07/bump-j-interview-prison-chicago-hip-hop/|title=Bump J Discusses How Prison Has Affected Him and Chicago's New Hip-Hop Scene|last=Maduakolam|first=Emmanuel|date=June 21, 2016|website=XXL Mag|language=en|access-date=March 26, 2018}}</ref> Working extensively with fellow Chicago native Kanye West, he was scheduled to release his debut studio album ''Nothing to Lose'' the following year, but parted ways with Atlantic by 2007, leaving its release in question.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://hiphopdx.com/editorials/id.3725/title.can-chief-of-chicago-bump-j-bounce-back-after-7-years-in-prison|title=Can Chief Of Chicago Bump J Bounce Back After 7 Years In Prison?|last=Wallace|first=Riley|work=HipHopDX|access-date=March 26, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>
In November 2008, he was arrested and charged for an armed bank robbery committed in January of the prior year.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.8090/title.bump-j-arrested-for-possible-2007-robbery|title=Bump J Arrested For Possible 2007 Robbery|date=November 15, 2008|work=HipHopDX|access-date=March 26, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> After accepting a plea deal and serving seven years of a ten year prison sentence, he was released on April 12, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/04/bump-j-released-federal-prison/|title=Bump J Released From Federal Prison - XXL|last=Berry|first=Peter A.|date=April 12, 2017|website=XXL Mag|language=en|access-date=March 26, 2018}}</ref> In 2018, he released the mixtapes ''I Don't Feel Rehabilitated'' and ''606 God''. Boykin also collaborated with Ty Money<ref name=":1" /> and Chicago rapper G Herbo on his debut album ''Humble Beast'' (2018). Alongside Lil Durk, he guest featured on the single "Vultures", the lead single from ¥$'s (Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign) collaborative album ''Vultures 1'', released in November 2023.
==Personal life== In 2020, he was managed by SAL&CO.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Pollstar Live!|url=https://pollstar.live/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/PSL2020_Schedule_2.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716233646/https://pollstar.live/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/PSL2020_Schedule_2.pdf |archive-date=July 16, 2020 |access-date=|website=Pollstar}}</ref>
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