Prof (rapper)

Prof (rapper)
Born	Minneapolis
Nationality	United States of America
Genres	hip hop music
Instruments	voice

Not to be confused with Proof (rapper).

Prof
Prof in concert at the 2010 Soundset Music Festival
Background information
Birth name	Jacob Anderson
Born	(1984-04-29) April 29, 1984 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper singer
Years active	2000–present
Labels	Stophouse Music Group Rhymesayers Entertainment

Jacob "Jake" Anderson (born April 29, 1984), better known by his stage name Prof, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He released his first full-length album, Project Gampo, in 2007 and has since released five additional albums and three EPs. In 2012, City Pages named Prof on their list of Minnesota's 20 best rappers. was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and grew up in the city's Powderhorn neighborhood. His mother, Colleen, had a rocky relationship with his father (who suffered from bipolar disorder and was physically abusive) whom she would later divorce and move away from, taking Anderson's three older sisters with her. In his teenage years, he developed a "comedic, dirty-mouthed rap persona" he named Gampo after a childhood friend. During the mid-2000s, Prof regularly performed at the Dinkytowner bar with partner and hype man Rahzwell. It was at one such show that Prof would meet his manager, Mike Campbell. Prof and Campbell, along with Dillon Parker, later became co-owners of the Stophouse Music Group, a record label that owns and manages their eponymous Stophouse Studios in northeast Minneapolis.

Prof has been noted as one of the few Minneapolis rap acts (in addition to Doomtree and several Rhymesayers artists) who are capable of selling out the city's famed First Avenue Mainroom,

In May 2013, when Busta Rhymes failed to show up at the Soundset Music Festival in Shakopee, Minnesota, Prof substituted for him with only an hour's notice. The announcement video featured the label's co-founder, Slug, and coincided with the release of a single called "The Reply". The Star Tribune reported on the occasion that Prof would release another album in 2014. Prof released a single called "Ghost" from the album. Liability was released October 16, 2015, and peaked at 141 on the Billboard 200 chart November 7, 2015.

On February 20, 2018, Prof announced he would be releasing a new album, titled Pookie Baby, on April 13, 2018. On September 6, 2019, Prof premiered a music video for his song titled "Cousins" featuring Saint Paul, Minnesota rapper, Cashinova.

Additionally, on October 20, 2019, Prof's song "Church" was featured in the opening of Season 2, Episode 4 of ABC's The Rookie.

On April 29, 2020, Prof released his first single, "Squad Goals", from his newly announced album Powderhorn Suites that was due to be released on June 26. However, on June 25, Rhymesayers dropped Prof from their label, stating that they "failed to not only vet the signing of Prof but also calling into question the intentions behind his music, messaging and content more strongly". Rhymesayers further intended to cease the release of Powderhorn Suites to the extent that they could given the imminent release date. Powderhorn Suites was released by Stophouse Music Group on November 13, 2020. On November 20, 2020, Powderhorn Suites peaked at 36 on the Billboard 200.

Discography

All albums up to 2013 were released by Stophouse Music Group. Liability (2015) and Pookie Baby (2018) were released by Rhymesayers Entertainment.

Studio albums

• Absolutely (2006) (with Rahzwell)
• Project Gampo (2007)
• Recession Music (2009) (with St. Paul Slim)
• King Gampo (2011)
• Liability (2015)
• Pookie Baby (2018)
• Powderhorn Suites (2020)

EPs

• Prof / Ra EP (200*?)
• Kaiser Von Powderhorn (2008)
• Kaiser Von Powderhorn 2 (2010)
• Kaiser Von Powderhorn 3 (2012)