Jaterrius “Rockstar JT” Johnson is a 22 year old hip-hop artist based out of Montgomery, Alabama. JT came on the music scene heavy in 2015 when he dropped his first mixtape, Young, Wild, & Free. JT has a vision to feed the streets music that they can relate to and to explain the life that he came out of and things that he’s seen. JT is from the same city as the late Doe B and works alondside with Doe B’s producer/engineer Bao Pham often. JT wants to keep the streets fed but through a different message. He gained more notoriety after his grandma died in 2016 and he came out with the hit single “Moving Weight.” JT’s music is a challenge to the listener to be who they are but to also live for a higher purpose than themselves. In 2018, JT released his biggest project of his career Streets Signed Me the Mixtape, which reached iTunes hip-hop Charts and top 10 on Amazon Charts. In 2019, his song “Getcha’ Weight Up” was featured on Drake’s new HBO show Euphoria starring Zenyada. In 2020, JT dropped a hit single with Quality Control’s artist Duke Deuce titled “Stick.”

JT shared the meaning behind the “Rockstar” moniker on Twitter:

Rockstar doesn’t mean I’m any type of star. If you followed me at the beginning it means I’m young wild & free from sin standing on the solid ROCK shining (STAR) for his glory.— Young Rockstar (@RockstarJt) July 21, 2020