Quinn (musician)

{{Short description|American musician (born 2004)}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox musical artist | background = person | name = Quinn | birth_name = Quinn Dupree | alias = {{hlist|Osquinn|P4rkr|Cat Mother|Trench Dog|User-574126634|Rifleman|DJ Weird Bitch|Yungx$t<ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite web |author=Sundaresan, Mano |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/rising/quinn-is-too-real-for-the-internet/ |title=Quinn Is Too Real For the Internet |work=Pitchfork |date=July 22, 2022 |access-date=August 13, 2022}}</ref>}} | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2004|12|15}}<ref name="Pitchfork"/><ref name="Pf_quinn">{{cite web |last=Press-Reynolds |first=Kieran |title=quinn: ''quinn'' |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/quinn-quinn/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241006041714/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/quinn-quinn/ |archive-date=2024-10-06 |access-date=2024-05-25 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> | birth_place = Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | origin = Virginia, U.S. | genre = {{flatlist| * Hyperpop<ref name="FADER">{{cite web |author=Darville, Jordan |url=https://www.thefader.com/2022/07/28/quinn-is-her-own-wave |title=quinn is her own wave |work=The Fader |date=July 28, 2022 |access-date=August 13, 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241006042534/https://www.thefader.com/2022/07/28/quinn-is-her-own-wave|archive-date=2024-10-06|url-status=live}}</ref> * pop<ref name="FADER" /> * hip hop<ref name="FADER" /> * digicore<ref name="FADER" /> }} | occupation = {{hlist|Musician|singer|rapper|DJ}} | instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|synthesizer|bass guitar}} | works = | years_active = 2018–present | label = DeadAir | current_member_of = Novagang | website = {{Official URL}} }} '''Quinn Dupree''' (born December 15, 2004), known professionally as '''Osquinn''' or simply '''Quinn''' (both stylized in all lowercase), is an American musician. Her debut studio album, ''Drive-By Lullabies'', was released in 2021. Her second studio album, ''Quinn'', was released in 2022<ref name="Pf_quinn"/><ref>{{cite web |title=quinn announces self-titled sophomore album |url=https://www.thefader.com/2022/06/29/quinn-announces-self-titled-sophomore-album |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241006041817/https://www.thefader.com/2022/06/29/quinn-announces-self-titled-sophomore-album |archive-date=2024-10-06 |access-date=2024-05-25 |website=The Fader |language=en}}</ref> through the independent record label deadAir Records, of which she is a co-founder.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2022/06/29/quinn-announces-self-titled-sophomore-album|title=quinn announces self-titled sophomore album|author=Darville, Jordan|date=29 June 2022|access-date=11 November 2024|website=The Fader}}</ref> Her third studio album, ''Stars Fell on Trench'', was released in 2024.

== Early life == Quinn Dupree was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on December 15, 2004.<ref name="FADER" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite Instagram |postid=DDF7Uj8Snon |user=osquinn |title=31+ minutes of tunes releasing on my birthday (12/15/2024) |first=Quinn |last=Dupree |date=2024-12-02}}</ref> Due to her father's work as a master sergeant, Dupree grew up between Pittsburgh and Virginia. At some point in her childhood, she moved to Northern Virginia, specifically in Woodbridge. She briefly attended Colgan High School, which she mentions in her track "A Love Letter to Colgan High School", before moving in October 2021 to Fort Benning.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-27 |title=A Love Letter to Colgan High School - Spotify |url=https://open.spotify.com/track/74H4gj62iD4T75eQknYhZu?si=39e7fa6527ec463a |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=open.spotify.com}}</ref><ref name="FADER" /> Prior to taking on a hyperpop or digicore sound, she made trap metal under the name Yungx$t.<ref name="FADER 2">{{cite web |author=Darville, Jordan |url=https://www.thefader.com/2020/07/31/5-fast-facts-with-osquinn-aka-p4rkr-hyperpops-once-and-future-queen |title=5 Fast Facts with osquinn a.k.a. p4rkr, hyperpop's once and future queen |work=The Fader |date=July 31, 2020 |access-date=August 13, 2022}}</ref> She grew up listening to Chicago drill.<ref name="FADER 2"/>

==Career== In 2019, Dupree joined a Discord server and befriended artists like Midwxst, Saturn, Blackwinterwells and Ericdoa, each of whom she released songs with.<ref name="NYT">{{cite web |author=Dandridge-Lemco, Ben |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/10/arts/music/hyperpop-spotify.html |title=How Hyperpop, a Small Spotify Playlist, Grew Into a Big Deal |work=The New York Times |date=November 10, 2020 |access-date=August 13, 2022}}</ref> During the initial COVID-19 lockdowns of 2020, she 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 Spotify's hyperpop editorial playlist.<ref name="DCR">{{cite web |author=DCR |url=https://downersclub.com/2020/10/24/artist-spotlight-p4rkr-osquinn/ |title=Artist Spotlight: P4rkr aka Osquinn |work=Downers Club |date=October 24, 2020 |access-date=August 13, 2022}}</ref>

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,<ref name="FADER" /> a sound which ''The Fader'' called "jazzy collage".<ref name=FADER2>{{cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2025/06/11/quinn-feardorian-interview-2025 |title=Checking in with quinn and FearDorian, architects of a new Atlanta sound |date=11 June 2025 |access-date=12 August 2025 |website=The Fader |author=Helfand, Raphael}}</ref>

Quinn released her third studio album, ''Stars Fell On Trench'', on her 20th birthday on December 15, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/quinn-stars-fell-on-trench/ |title=stars fell on trench |author=Helfand, Raphael |date=14 January 2025 |access-date=16 January 2025 |website=Pitchfork}}</ref>

== Critical reception == ''Pitchfork'' named "Ok I'm Cool" as the 27th best song of the decade so far in their September 2024 list.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-100-best-songs-of-the-2020s-so-far/ |title=The 100 Best Songs of the 2020s So Far |website=Pitchfork |date=30 September 2024 |access-date=20 September 2025}}</ref>

== Discography == ===Studio albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Album details |- ! scope="row"|''Drive-By Lullabies'' | * Released: September 17, 2021<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sundaresan |first=Mano |title=quinn: ''drive-by lullabies'' |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/quinn-drive-by-lullabies/ |access-date=2024-05-25 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> * Label: Dismiss Yourself (initial release), DeadAir (re-release) * Format: LP, CD, cassette, digital download, streaming |- ! scope="row"|''Quinn'' | * Released: July 22, 2022 * Label: DeadAir * Format: CD, cassette, digital download, streaming |- ! scope="row"|''Stars Fell on Trench'' | * Released: December 15, 2024 * Label: Self-released * Format: Digital download, streaming |- ! scope="row"|''Before You Press Play'' (with FearDorian) | * Release: November 14, 2025 * Label: Self-released * Format: Streaming |}

===Mixtapes=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" !Title !Mixtape details |- !scope="row"|''I'm Going Insane'' | * Released: March 20, 2022 * Label: Self-released * Format: CD, Digital download, streaming (Bandcamp) |- !scope="row"|''Sick Shit'' | * Released: November 21, 2022 * Label: Self-released * Format: Digital download, streaming (Bandcamp) |- !scope="row"|''Delinquent'' | * Released: January 27, 2023 * Label: Self-released * Format: Digital download, streaming |- !scope="row"|''SF44'' | * Released: March 21, 2023 * Label: Self-released * Format: Digital download, streaming |- !scope="row"|''Interstate185'' | *Released: May 30, 2023 * Label: Self-released * Format: Digital download, streaming |- !scope="row"|''I Used to Just Cry About It'' | * Released: October 13, 2023 * Label: Self-released * Format: Digital download, streaming |}

===Extended plays=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | EP details |- ! scope="row"|''A Night in Virginia'' | * Released: April 25, 2020 * Label: DeadAir (initial release), Self-released (re-release) * Format: Digital download, streaming |- ! scope="row"|''Bleh'' | * Released: May 10, 2020 * Label: Self-released * Format: Digital download, streaming |- ! scope="row"|''Beat Tape No. 1'' | * Released: October 8, 2021 * Label: DeadAir * Format: Digital download, streaming |- ! scope="row"|''Beat Tape No. 2'' | * Released: January 18, 2022 * Label: DeadAir * Format: Digital download, streaming (Bandcamp) |- ! scope="row"|''Dope Shit'' | * Released: February 7, 2022 * Label: DeadAir * Format: Digital download, streaming |- ! scope="row"|''dSX.fm'' (with Dazegxd) | * Released: April 26, 2023<ref>{{Cite web |last=Press-Reynolds |first=Kieran |title=Dazegxd / quinn: ''dSX.fm'' EP |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/dazegxd-quinn-dsxfm-ep/ |access-date=2024-05-25 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=quinn x dazegxd drop their collaborative EP ''dSX.FM'' |url=https://www.thefader.com/2023/04/26/quinn-dazegxd-dsxfm-stream |access-date=2024-05-25 |website=The Fader |language=en}}</ref> * Label: DeadAir * Format: Digital download, streaming |- ! scope="row"|''Slaps'' | * Released: June 22, 2023 * Label: Self-released * Format: Digital download, streaming |- !scope="row"|''Of The World'' | * Released: April 25, 2025 * Label: Self-released * Format: Digital download, streaming |- ! scope="row"|''Lowlife'' | * Released: July 26, 2025 * Label: Self-released * Format: Digital download, streaming |}

=== Collaborative singles === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" !Tiltle !Year !Details !Album |- !scope="row"|"Gooncity Anthem" (with Gooncity, B07gem, Kevinhilfiger, Kasper Gem, Vescure, and Killz) |2020 | *Released: March 30, 2020 * Label: Gooncity Records * Format: Digital download, streaming | rowspan="3" |Non-album releases |- !scope="row"|"Talk Shit" (with Chach and Ericdoa) |2020 | * Released: May 4, 2020 * Label: Bbloodhounds * Format: Digital download, Streaming |- !scope="row"|"Strength Bonus" (with Blackwinterwells) |2021 | * Released: January 11, 2021 * Label: Helix Tears * Format: Digital download, streaming * Featuring: Fish Narc |}

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