JK-47

Jacob Paulson (born 15 January 1997), known professionally as JK-47, is an Indigenous Australian rapper, musician, and activist from Tweed Heads South, New South Wales.

His debut album, Made for This, was released independently on 4 September 2020.

Early life Jacob Paulson was born in Adelaide in South Australia. Paulson is a Minjungbal/Gudjinburra man of the Bundjalung community. He attended Tweed River High School for his secondary education from 2009 to 2015. In a July 2020 interview with the Tweed Valley Weekly, Paulson discussed how he came to be a rapper, stating: "I have always been into rap since I was in third or fourth grade. My brother and cousin used to rap and so I always wanted to be a rapper... I like to keep it real and I like my music to have a message."

Career 2019: Career beginnings and "Came for the Lot" On 13 September 2019, Paulson released his debut solo single "Came for the Lot", featuring Brisbane rapper Nerve.

2020–present: "The Recipe" and Made for This On 22 January 2020, Paulson was announced as a support act for Adrian Eagle's Mama Tour in support of Eagle's EP of the same name. The track received frequent rotation on Triple J and saw him become a Triple J Unearthed Feature Artist on the station. On 3 July, Paulson released the single "I Am Here (Trust Me)", featuring Phoebe Jacobs & Hazy. On 8 August, Paulson performed his track "Outta Here" virtually at the 17th Annual National Indigenous Music Awards. "Outta Time" was later featured on his debut album Made for This. In January 2021, Paulson performed at Yours and Owls Festival.

On 11 February 2021, Paulson performed a cover of 2Pac's "Changes" with Bronte Eve for Triple J's Like a Version segment, alongside a performance of "The Recipe" as his original track. In March, Paulson performed at the Adelaide Festival's hip hop finale concert. The event had an all-indigenous line-up, featuring Jimblah, Ziggy Ramo and J-Milla. On 1 July, Australian record company Waxx Lyrical announced Made for This as their "Record of the Month". Following the announcement, the company reissued the album on vinyl for a limited run of 150 copies.

In August 2022, Paulson released "At One (reVision)" and announced the forthcoming release of his second studio album, Revision for Regrowth.

Personal life Paulson's partner Lauren gave birth to their son, Zuriel, in June 2020.

Musical style and influences Paulson is primarily a hip hop and Australian hip hop artist. an artist whom he considers an influence. He also lists J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, the Game, Joey Bada$$, and Lauryn Hill as musical influences.

Released: 3 November 2023 Label: JK-47 Formats: Digital download, streaming Singles As lead artist

Promotional singles +List of promotional singles, with year released and album name shown Title Year Album "Changes (Like A Version)" 2021