John Percy Simon (born July 9, 1969), better known by his stage name Percee P, is an American rapper from The South Bronx,

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. ''Unkut'' described him as the "legendary lyricist of the subterranean".

Career

In 2007, Percee P released his debut studio album, '' Perseverance'', on

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, it featured guest appearances from

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, and Prince Po. He has also collaborated with a number of musicians, including Lord Finesse,

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Discography

Studio albums

* '' Perseverance'' (2007)

Compilation albums

* ''Now and Then'' (2004) * ''Legendary Status'' (2005) * ''Perseverance: The Remix'' (2007) * ''Oh No vs. Percee P'' (2008)

Singles

* "Now They Wanna See Me" / "Puttin' Heads to Bed" (1992) * "Nowhere Near Simple" / "Don't Cum Strapped" (1996) * "Put It on the Line" (2005) * "Percekusion" / "NY to the UK" (2005) * "Throwback Rap Attack" (2006) * "Watch Your Step" (2007) * "The Hand That Leads You" (2007) * "No Time for Jokes" / "Last of the Greats" (2008) * "Get Down" (2013)

Guest appearances

* Lord Finesse - "Yes You May" from '' Return of the Funky Man'' (1992) *

& Godfather Don - "You're Late" from '' Cenobites'' (1993) * Maestro Fresh-Wes - "Pray to da East" from '' Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be from Canada?!!'' (1994) * Shazam X - "Respect Costs More Than Money" (1996) *

- "Wake Up Call" from '' Music for Earthworms'' (1997) * C-Rayz Walz - "Stupid Def" from ''The Prelude'' (2001) *

- "A Day at the Races" from '' Power in Numbers'' (2002) * Jaylib - "The Exclusive" from '' Champion Sound'' (2003) * Wildchild - "Knicknack" from ''

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'' (2003) *

- "Walk With Me" from '' Visions of Gandhi'' (2003) * Edan - "Torture Chamber" from '' Beauty and the Beat'' (2005) *

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- "A Joy" from ''

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'' (2006) * Mekalek - "The Gritty Bop" from ''Live and Learn'' (2006) * Wildchild - "The League" from ''Jack of All Trades'' (2007) *

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- "SBX2LAX2OX" from ''Duck Season Vol. 3'' (2008) * The Heliocentrics - "Distant Star" (2008) * Connie Price and the Keystones - "International Hustler", "Thundersounds", and "Catatonia (Get Em)" from ''Tell Me Something'' (2008); "Four Pound." from ''Lucas High'' (2019) * Grip Grand - "Paper Cup" from ''Brokelore'' (2008) * Jazz T - "Percekusion (Boot Remix)" from ''All City Kings'' (2008) * Terra Firma - "Hall of Fame" from ''Music to Live By'' (2008) * Ivan Ives - "Kill Em" from ''Newspeak'' (2009) * The Whitefield Brothers - "Reverse" from ''Earthology'' (2010) * Beat Bop Scholar - "Authentic Minded Intro" from ''Authentic Minded'' (2012) * Nix - "Encore" from ''The Nixtape'' (2012) * Substance Abuse - "Paper Tigers" from ''Background Music'' (2013) * Dudley Perkins - "Hearing Test" from ''Dr. Stokley'' (2013) * Kid Tsu - "Down Pat" from ''The Chase'' (2013) * The Extremities featuring Ghettosocks - "Keep On" from ''Instruments'' (2014) * Namek - "Universal Energy" from ''Namifest Destiny'' (2014)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Percee P 1969 births Living people Rappers from the Bronx African-American male rappers African-American songwriters East Coast hip hop musicians Songwriters from New York (state) Stones Throw Records artists 21st-century American rappers 21st-century American male musicians 21st-century African-American musicians 20th-century African-American people American male songwriters