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Rapper
Teejayx6's first popular songs were largely based around detailed firsthand descriptions of pulling off elaborate scams at retail stores and online identity theft. One of several "scam rappers" to emerge from Detroit in the late 2010s,
Teejayx6 matched his stories of Internet crime with a savvy wit and dark humor on 2019 mixtape The Swipe Lessons.
Born Teejay Witherspoon in 2001 in Detroit,
Teejayx6 was rapping at a young age. Musically, he was inspired by Southern rappers like
Lil Wayne,
Money Man, and
Chief Keef, and when he began releasing tracks around 2019, fans noticed a similarity between his flow and the off-beat style of
Blueface. What stood out more than anything were
Teejayx6's incredibly specific lyrics that at times read as instructions for identity theft, credit card scams, and other high-tech fraud. His song "Dark Web" was one of his most popular, and the lyrics walked listeners through the steps for setting up shop for various computer scams. He brought this same kind of crime-specific lyricism to a multitude of tracks that year, offering up the mixtapes Under Pressure, The Swipe Lessons, and Black Air Force Activity 1 all in 2019.
Teejayx6 released the single "Mosh Pit" the following year. ~ Fred Thomas