{{Short description|American rapper}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2023}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Bumps Inf | image = | caption = | image_size = | birth_name = Mark Joseph James | alias = Bumps INF, Bumps | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|2|10|mf=y}} | birth_place = Cleveland, Ohio | instrument = Vocals | genre = Christian hip hop, urban contemporary gospel | occupation = Singer, songwriter | years_active = 2007–present | label = God Over Money | associated_acts = Bizzle | website = {{Facebook | BumpsInf}} }}
'''Mark Joseph James''',<ref name="OHIO">{{cite web|title=Mark Joseph James (b. 1985)|url=http://birth-records.mooseroots.com/l/12381537/Mark-Joseph-James|publisher=Ohio Birth Records|accessdate=February 22, 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150222061133/http://birth-records.mooseroots.com/l/12381537/Mark-Joseph-James|archive-date=February 22, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="GOM">{{cite web|title=Bumps INF|url=http://godovermoney.com/artists/|publisher=God Over Money|accessdate=February 22, 2015}}</ref> (born February 10, 1985),<ref name="OHIO"/><ref name="GOM"/> who goes by the stage name '''Bumps Inf''',<ref name="GOM"/> is an American Christian hip hop musician from Cleveland, Ohio.<ref name="RAPZILLA">{{cite web|url=http://www.rapzilla.com/rz/news/172-press/3046-god-over-money-signs-bumps-inf|title=Bizzle's God Over Money Records Signs Bumps INF |publisher=Rapzilla|author=Rapzilla|accessdate=February 22, 2015|date=April 6, 2011}}</ref> He has released two studio albums, ''Pain in Paragraphs'', in 2012, and ''Man vs. Machine'', in 2015, both through God Over Money Records.<ref name="BILLBOARDPDF">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/files/index/artistindex_02_28_2015.pdf|title=Artist Index: February 28, 2015|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=February 22, 2015|date=February 28, 2015|archive-date=February 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224194208/http://www.billboard.com/files/index/artistindex_02_28_2015.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="BILLBOARDBIZ">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0]=ts_chart_artistname%3ABumps%20Inf&f[1]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=Bumps%20Inf|title=Chart. Bumps Inf|magazine=Billboard}} {{dead link|date=May 2023}}</ref>
==Early life== Bumps Inf was born on February 10, 1985,<ref name="OHIO"/><ref name="GOM"/> as Mark Joseph James,<ref name="OHIO"/> in Cleveland, Ohio.<ref name="GOM"/> His mother is Tina Marie James.<ref name="OHIO"/>
==Music career== His first studio album, ''Pain in Paragraphs'', was released on August 28, 2012, with God Over Money Records.<ref name="FIRST">{{cite web|url=http://www.rapzilla.com/rz/news/38-backstage/4931-bumps-inf-pain-in-paragraphs-tracklisting|title=Bumps INF 'Pain In Paragraphs' Tracklisting|publisher=Rapzilla|first=Steven|last=Solis|accessdate=February 22, 2015|date=August 22, 2012}}</ref> A second studio album, ''Man vs. Machine'', was released on February 11, 2015, again with God Over Money Records.<ref name="SECOND">{{cite web|url=http://www.rapzilla.com/rz/news/38-backstage/10013-bumps-inf-man-vs-machine-album-tracklisting-production-credits-revealed|title=Bumps INF 'Man Vs. Machine' Album Tracklisting & Production Credits Revealed |publisher=Rapzilla|first=Steven|last=Solis|accessdate=February 22, 2015|date=February 3, 2012}}</ref><ref name="WADE-O SECOND">{{cite web|url=http://wadeoradio.com/full-interview-with-bumps-inf/|title=Full Interview with Bumps Inf|publisher=Wade-O Radio|first=Daniel|last=Cody|accessdate=February 22, 2015|date=February 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222094359/http://wadeoradio.com/full-interview-with-bumps-inf/|archive-date=February 22, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> This was his debut album on the ''Billboard'' charts, and landed a placement on the Christian Albums chart at No. 43.<ref name="BILLBOARDPDF"/><ref name="BILLBOARDBIZ"/> New Release Tuesday rated the album four and a half stars out of five.<ref name="NRT Review">{{cite web |first=Dwayne |last=Lacy |title=100% Real |url=http://www.newreleasetuesday.com/userprofile_reviewssinglepost.php?review_id=22975&user_id=43067 |publisher=New Release Tuesday |accessdate=March 22, 2015 |date=March 18, 2015}}</ref>
==Personal life== Bumps Inf married his second wife, Rachel James (née, Lane) on August 25, 2012, and they are presently residing in Cleveland, Ohio.<ref name="ARTICLE">{{cite web|url=http://www.rapzilla.com/rz/features/10117-bumps-inf-s-transparency-storytelling-shine-on-album-man-vs-machine|title=Bumps INF's transparency, storytelling shine on album 'Man vs. Machine'|publisher=Rapzilla|first=David|last=Daniels|accessdate=February 22, 2015|date=February 12, 2015}}</ref> He was previously married to another woman for eight years.<ref name="WADE-O FIRST">{{cite web|url=http://wadeoradio.com/full-interview-with-bumps-inf-pain-in-paragraphs/|title=AUDIO: Interview with Bumps Inf Part 1: Pain in Paragraphs|publisher=Wade-O Radio|author=Wade-O Radio Team|accessdate=February 22, 2015|date=August 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222094545/http://wadeoradio.com/full-interview-with-bumps-inf-pain-in-paragraphs/|archive-date=February 22, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Bumps Inf has fourteen children.<ref name="GOM"/>
==Discography==
===Studio albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of studio albums, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Album details ! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart positions<ref name="BILLBOARDBIZ"/> |- |- !style="width:3em; font-size:90%"|US<br>Chr |- !style="width:3em; font-size:90%"|''Pain in Paragraphs'' | * Released: August 28, 2012 * {{nowrap|Label: God Over Money}} * CD, digital download | – |- !style="width:3em; font-size:90%"|''Man vs. Machine'' | * Released: February 11, 2015 * {{nowrap|Label: God Over Money}} * CD, digital download | 43<ref name="BILLBOARDPDF"/> |- !style="width:3em; font-size:90%"|''The Chaos is Beautiful'' | * Released: April 30, 2021 * {{nowrap|Label: God Over Money}} * CD, digital download | – |}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bumps Inf}} Category:1985 births Category:Living people Category:Musicians from Cleveland Category:American performers of Christian hip-hop Category:Rappers from Cleveland Category:21st-century American rappers Category:21st-century American male rappers