New H1GHR MUSIC rapper JMIN Gives Shout-Out to the late Big Pun After The Release of his Debut EP "Homecoming"

New H1GHR MUSIC artist JMIN is celebrating the next chapter of his music career with the rollout of his debut EP "Homecoming." The Korean-American rapper dropped the mini-album on streaming sites on August 13 with a visual for his track "Dedication," featuring H1GHR MUSIC CEO Jay Park. On the day of the release, JMIN on Instagram gave a shout-out to the late rapper Big Pun, "for the inspiration for the track." Big Pun died February 7, 2000. He was known for his hit "Still Not a Player," featuring Joe, and other songs.

JMIN, still an up-and-coming Los Angeles rapper, is known for his song "Spaceship," after the visual for it hit the No Jumper YouTube channel in 2018. On August 5, 2021, South Korean based company H1GHR MUSIC announced JMIN as its newest artist to the label, tweeting - "JMIN starts his next chapter in the motherland with H1GHR MUSIC." JMIN posted on social media on the day of the announcement saying... “Everything I’ve done in the past has led me here. It’s a new chapter in my career, I’m home.”

JMIN starts his next chapter in the motherland with H1GHR MUSIC 🇺🇸✈🇰🇷@jmindontleave #NewArtist #JMIN #제이민 #H1GHRMUSIC #하이어뮤직 pic.twitter.com/S7vgxiwuia
— H1GHR MUSIC (@H1GHRMUSIC) August 5, 2021

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