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Lil Poppa is a Jacksonville rapper working in melodic trap, and his catalog tracks a steady climb rather than a single break. Under Investigation 2 arrived in 2019, Blessed, I Guess reached No. 160 on the Billboard 200 in 2021, and HEAVY IS THE HEAD followed in 2022, hitting No. 4 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. He records under UMG.
The church came first. Born Janarious Mykel Wheeler, he began writing rhymes as a child in church, trading spiritually themed bars with the other Sunday school kids. The subject matter changed as the records got bigger, but the delivery still leans on the sung, confessional side of rap rather than the shout.
He performs as a solo act, and his stage history runs through rooms like the Fillmore New Orleans, Vinyl Music Hall, and Music Farm. That mix of charting releases and club-level touring makes him a practical fit for college programming, festival and fair lineups, casino rooms, and private engagements.
