History Music / JakProgresso

** EvilVersusOblivion: Played with in his battle with Tink Da Demon, with Jak being the battle's Oblivion.
-->"Fuck killing Tink tonight; by morning, I want Earth's population dead!"

** His old website [[https://web.archive.org/web/20120328101629/http://thewitchkingoccult.com/ was also full of this.]]

** DrugsAreBad: ...He's ''much'' less of a proponent of cocaine and was trying to get off it as early as the ''Random Violence'' days.

* NightmareFetishist: At least one character of his keeps a collection of corpses. Jak himself is obsessed with all things horrifying and has also admitted to loving the glow emitted by fire as a kid.

-->"And yes, I know I look like someone [[MistakenForJunkie just sold me base]]."

** SurrealHumor: ...That is, whenever the sheer wackiness of his writing isn't turning them in ''this'' direction instead.

* UndiscriminatingAddict: His characters are almost always this, but Jak himself ultimately averts it; scattered information shows that he eventually got off cocaine (and likely heroin as well, if a few lines from "Dry Land" are to be believed") after starting out with this mentality, and he doesn't have plans on going back.

* WorkingOutTheirEmotions: The song "Dry Land" airs out Jak's grievances with the world before diving further into his personal life than any other song he's done. He explicitly starts off the song by saying 'Why do it? Because...I've got shit to say.', as if predicting his fans (or whoever knows him personally) asking why he would veer off from his explicit horrorcore style to write something like that.

* ArtisticStimulation: Is definitely amongst the number of musical artists who use drugs to give themselves a creative boost. An old interview which [https://hiphophurray.forumotion.com/t7p240-discog-jakprogresso-jak-tripper-1999-2013 surfaced on a forum] more or less confirms that he likes (or at least ''liked'', at the time Random Violence was being written) to isolate himself and then record while on acid.

* AddledAddict: Despite all of the times he's glorified drug use, Jak's life has not been easy or fun. He's alluded to a bad childhood and a history of hospital visits (of varying causes), and it's no secret that he spent several years as a homeless drifter. His song "Dry Land" is one of the only tracks to really touch upon any of this, and the lyrics to that song are [[TearJerker nothing short of heartbreaking]].

-->''"Look at my doll collection, mom. Pardon the flies."''
* DrunkenMaster: Of a sort; he frequently raps while on drugs, even freestyling during certain songs and battles. His most infamous example of this was during his battle against Tink Da Demon, where he was not only ''tripping on acid'' (which he can be seen dropping before each of his rounds), but also managing to freestyle in the third round even after he had already said all of his material.

* NightmareFetishist: Keeps a collection of corpses.

* UndiscriminatingAddict: His characters are almost always this, but Jak himself ultimately averts it; scattered information shows that he eventually got off cocaine (and likely heroin as well) after starting out with this mentality, and he doesn't have plans on going back.

* TheStoner: Jak is an avid drug user, and the main characters in his raps are even more so.

* BattleRapping: Has been dabbling in this alongside his music career for a long time, appearing on battle leagues (most notably iBattleTV) under the name Jak Tripper as recently as 2019 as of this writing.

* HorrorComedy: Some of his songs and quite a few of his rap battle verses tend to have shades of this, especially in recent years.

-->"And I still sell acid— ''I mean''...I ''''''used''''' to sell acid"

[[AC:Bandcamp Discography:]][[note]]Non-exhaustive, as he is ''[[ArchivePanic extremely]]'' prolific to the point of putting out twelve different releases within the span of a single year.[[/note]]

* BattleRapping: Has been dabbling in this alongside his music career for a while, appearing on battle leagues (most notably iBattleTV) under the name Jak Tripper as recently as 2019 as of this writing.

-->"I [[DrunkOnMilk shoot up bleach]] before all of my battles."
* BloodyHilarious: Some of the over-the-top descriptions Jak uses for his brand of violence end up being this.

* HorrorComedy: Both his songs and his rap battle verses tend to have shades of this, especially in recent years.
* {{Horrorcore}}: Most if not all of the albums in his discography sit firmly in this territory.

* MegatonPunch: Every line he delivers that involves punching someone details a gory (and often [[BlackComedy downright]] [[BloodyHilarious silly]]) version of this. You'd think he ''actually'' has super strength with how many times his characters talk about punching people so hard.

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* BlackComedy: Being both a {{Horrorcore}} rapper and a former comedian, it only makes sense that he dip into this every so often. Much more prominent in his BattleRapping appearances.

* BloodyHilarious: Some of the descriptions Jak uses for his violence delve into this.

* {{Horrorcore}}: Most if not all of his discography sits firmly in this territory.
* LastSecondWordSwap: [[PlayedForLaughs Plays this for laughs]] in his [[BattleRapping rap battle]] against Louie Valentine.

* StalkerWithACrush: PlayedForLaughs ([[BlackComedy of a much darker variety]]) in his third round during his [[BattleRapping rap battle]] against Athena.

* TheStoner: Jak is an avid drug user.

Jak has collaborated with of number of fellow Horrorcore artists and other media producers. In summer of 2014, after exchanging words, JakProgresso met cartoonist Creator/EmilyYoucis at Tromadance and lent his music for her upcoming ''[[WebAnimation/AlfredsPlayhouse Alfred Alfer movie]]''.

[[=JakProgresso=]], also known widely as Jak Tripper, is a former comedian turned underground rap artist whose works are a prime example of the {{Horrorcore}} genre. As standard with the horrorcore genre, his songs often deal with themes such as rape, murder, kidnapping, hardcore drugs, conspiracy, some occultism, and then a bit of egotism and his own unique dark poetry and bizarre metaphors.

JakProgresso has collaborated with of number of fellow Horrorcore artists and other media producers. In summer of 2014, after exchanging words, JakProgresso met cartoonist Creator/EmilyYoucis at Tromadance and lended his music for her uupcoming ''[[WebAnimation/AlfredsPlayhouse Alfred Alfer movie]]''.

JakProgresso, also known widely as Jak Tripper, is a former comedian turned underground rap artist whose works are a prime example of the {{Horrorcore}} genre. As standard with the horrorcore genre, his songs often deal with themes such as rape, murder, kidnapping, hardcore drugs, conspiracy, some occultism, and then a bit of egotism and his own unique dark poetry and bizarre metaphors.

* BattleRapping: Has been dabbling in this alongside his music career for a while, appearing on battle leagues (most notably iBattleTV) as recently as 2019 as of this writing.
* BlackComedy: Being both a {{Horrorcore}} rapper and a former comedian, it only makes sense that he dip into this every so often.

%% * {{Horrorcore}}

He is the founder and CEO of Blak Church Records and FataL Dose Records.

Jak Progresso, also known widely as Jak Tripper, is a former comedian turned underground rap artist whose works are a prime example of the {{Horrorcore}} genre. As standard with the horrorcore genre, his songs often deal with themes such as rape, murder, kidnapping, hardcore drugs, conspiracy, some occultism, and then a bit of egotism and his own unique dark poetry and bizarre metaphors.

Jak has collaborated with of number of fellow Horrorcore artists and other media producers. In summer of 2014, after exchanging words, Jak met cartoonist Creator/EmilyYoucis at Tromadance and lended his music for her uupcoming ''[[WebAnimation/AlfredsPlayhouse Alfred Alfer movie]]''.
He is the founder and CEO of Blak Church Records.

* MurderBallad: Too many to name, most often concerning women and girl he seduces.

Jak Tripper (aka Jak Progresso) is a former comedian turned underground rap artist whose works are a prime example of the {{Horrorcore}} genre. As standard with the horrorcore genre, his songs often deal with themes such as rape, murder, kidnapping, hardcore drugs, conspiracy, some occultism, and then a bit of egotism and his own unique dark poetry and bizarre metaphors. Jak is a definite {{Cloudcuckoolander}} of the starkly morbid variety, possessing a demented view of the world around him.

* TheCharmer: A number of his songs chronicle him seducing you women.
* {{Horrorcore}}

* XMeetsY: Jak claims that his style is "if Slick Rick met Gravediggaz and hit that leaky blunt by accident you might get a comparison."

Jak has collaborated with of number of fellow Horrorcore artists and other media producers. In summer of 2014, after exchanging words, Jak met cartoonist Creator/EmilyYoucis at Tromadance and lended his music for her uupcoming ''[[WebAnimation/AlfredsPlayhouse Alfred Alfer movie''.

Jak Tripper (aka Jak Progresso) is a former comedian turned underground rap artist whose works are a prime example of the {{Horrorcore}} genre. As standard with the horrorcore genre, his songs often dealwith themes such as rape, murder, kidnapping, hardcore drugs, conspiracy, some occultism, and then a bit of egotism and his own unique dark poetry and bizarre metaphors. Jak is a definite {{Cloudcuckoolander}} of the starkly morbid variety, possessing a demented view of the world around him.

Jak Tripper (aka Jak Progresso) is the founder of Blak Church Records. His music is popular with the New York and European Underground scene.

* MurderBallad: Too many to name.