J2 (Battle Rapper)

Jhanathan “JhanJhan” Maxey, better known as J2, is an American battle rapper and MC from Atlanta, Georgia. Starting his battle career in 2018 on Atlanta Battle Rap, he earned a reputation for his direct, disrespectful bars, aggressive delivery, and back-to-back punchlines. He first became a name to watch in the battle rap community with his matchup against Lady J on The Trap NY battle league in November 2018.
From then on, his no-holds-barred approach to battling has given him opportunities to battle on other leagues like iBattleTV, Gates of the Garden, Rare Breed Entertainment, and Prism Battle League, the first-ever battle rap platform for artists in the LGBTQ+ community.

In 2020, West Coast battle rap event organizer Flossafee chose J2 as one of his 12 picks for The Crucible, URL’s latest talent development program. Throughout the competition, J2 would go on to impress judges and battle analysts with his intensity and direct, disrespectful bars. With his league debut against Rebuttal Thattt, J2 became the first openly gay man to compete on the Ultimate Rap League.

As he advanced through Phases 1, 2, and 3 of the Crucible, he also was selected to compete in the Ultimate Madness 4 tournament for $25,000. Despite being eliminated early on, he still proved himself to be a formidable competitor in his first-round battle against Tru Foe and his exhibition battle against fellow Crucible Phase 3 qualifier Blakk Rollakk.

On January 16, 2022, during Champion’s deliberation for battle rap’s 2021 Champion of the Year, J2 was named as one of the top six MCs in the Crucible who qualified for a Rookies vs. Vets battle. In terms of votes, according to the Champion of the Year survey, he placed 3rd in the competition to runner-up Elijah Strait and Champion Kyd Slade, who walked away with the $10,000 grand prize.

Below is a list of J2’s battles:
2018
#1. So Severe vs. J2 (1-6-2018)
#2. J2 vs. Statiic (3-10-2018)
#3. KDA vs. J2 (4-8-2018)
#4. J2 vs. Promatic (6-10-2018)
#5. J2 vs. Dropz The Third Eye (8-26-2018)
#6. That Nigga Rob vs. J2 (9-15-2018)
#7. J2 vs. Lady J (11-3-2018)
#8. J2 vs. Swavatar Jack (12-16-2018)

2019
#9. King Stizz vs. J2 (1-26-2019)
#10. J2 vs. Daddy Mason (3-9-2019)
#11. Drugz vs. J2 (6-22-2019)
#12. J2 vs. Young Rah (9-21-2019)
#13. J2 vs. Yate (10-6-2019)
#14. Yoshi G vs. J2 (11-9-2019)

2020
#15. J2 vs. Cannon Tha Beast (1-25-2020)
#16. Ryan Eastlake vs. J2 (3-7-2020)
#17. J2 vs. Rebuttal Thattt (6-28-2020)
#18. J2 vs. Pharoah (7-2-2020)
#19. Mannor Boy vs. J2 (10-17-2020)
#20. Danny Myers vs. J2 (11-14-2020)

2021
#21. J2 vs. JDK (2-6-2021)
#22. J2 vs. Anderson Burrus (4-17-2021)
#23. J2 vs. Tru Foe (7-24-2021)
#24. J2 vs. Blakk Rollakk (8-21-2021)
#25. Mr. Mill$ vs. J2 (10-16-2021)
#26. J2 vs. EA Zay (11-21-2021)

2022
#27. Bad Newz vs. J2 (1-28-2022)
#28. J2 vs. Yung Griz (3-6-2022)
#29. J2 vs. Banxx Da God (3-18-2022)
#30. Pristavia vs. J2 (6-11-2022)
#31. Mackk Myron & Kitchen Qleen vs. J2 & Bonnie Godiva (7-8-2022)
#32. Martin Luther Lean vs. J2 (8-14-2022)
#33. J2 vs. Krush (8-28-2022)
#34. J2 vs. Cali Smoov (11-18-2022)

2023
#35. Yo Bull Pnut vs. J2 (1-22-2023)^
#36. Danny Myers vs. J2 (Rematch) (1-29-2023)
#37. J2 vs. Godlike (2-19-2023)
#38. J2 vs. G. Lowe (3-4-2023)
#39. J2 & Aeon Moore vs. KD & Hope Trilly (6-29-2023)^
#40. J2 vs. Isaiah Jordan (6-30-2023)
#41. Lady Caution vs. J2 (7-21-2023)
#42. Gram$ vs. J2 (8-5-2023)
#43. J2 vs. Ms. Hustle (9-10-2023)
#44. J2 vs. Mackk Myron (9-14-2023)^
#45. Reggie P vs. J2 (9-17-2023)
#46. J2 vs. KD (9-23-2023)^
#47. J2 vs. Oozie (11-4-2023)
#48. Big Kannon vs. J2 (12-17-2023)

2024
#49. JC vs. J2 (2-3-2024)
#50. J2 vs. Prim3tim5 (2-25-2024)
#51. J2 vs. Kay Prophet (3-2-2024)

^The exact date for when this battle was filmed is unknown, so the date listed is based off when the battle was released online.