Jipsta's notoriety increased significantly when he was asked to collaborate with RuPaul on the song "Sexy Drag Queen," which was heard regularly on the television program Rupaul's Drag Race.
19 Facts About Jipsta
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Jipsta is an openly gay man and has been in a relationship with his partner for nearly 20 years.
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Jipsta was raised in a single parent household as his father died from pancreatic cancer.
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Jipsta cited his mother Patricia as the person who introduced him to and fostered his love of music.
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Jipsta went on to study music at Bayside High School, in Queens, where he was the Valedictorian of the 1992 graduating class.
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Jipsta was accepted to study at Long Island Lutheran Middle and High School, a college preparatory school in Brookville, New York.
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Jipsta later earned a bachelor's degree in psychology at Queens College -City University of New York, and a Master's of Science degree at St John's University.
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Jipsta filmed his first official music video in support of the single, which aired in heavy rotation on Logo's Click List Top 10 countdown as well as on Logo's NewNowNext Pop Lab program.
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Jipsta released his fourth single called "Nasty Boy" in March 2010.
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Jipsta released the highly anticipated debut album, entitled "Bandoozle" in May 2011 to positive reviews.
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Jipsta sought new musical collaborators to help extend the reach of his music to a wider audience.
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The first collaboration, "Moombah Zoombah," saw Jipsta switching up his style from fast-paced, intricate lyrical verses to a greater focus on stronger, more memorable hooks over a slower BPM moombahton track, a very popular musical style of the time.
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Wasting no time, Jipsta returned to the studio to begin work on his next album.
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The final song to be released from the album was "Hotel Motel," whose Halloween-themed video saw Jipsta taking on a more serious acting role.
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Jipsta released his first Christmas song on December 22,2019.
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In March 2014, Jipsta was attacked in a New York City subway station as he and his partner were celebrating their 10-year anniversary.
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The assailant began calling the couple homophobic slurs, and following a verbal disagreement, Jipsta was beaten by the unidentified subject, resulting in multiple fractures to his face.
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Jipsta teamed with the film company WOW Films, founded by Carina Rush and Broadway actress Cheryl Allison, to tell the story in an upcoming documentary titled Pieces of Us.
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Jipsta has filmed several music videos in support of the release of his singles which have aired on the MTV network and Logo, a US cable channel geared towards the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community.