Joshua Mallett[1] (born December 10, 1981), also known by his stage name Rip, is an American recording artist, producer, DJ, and filmmaker from Waukegan, Illinois.

[2] In 2018 he was considered for four Grammy Awards and was the first billed hip-hop set to perform the Grand stage at The World's Largest Brat Fest on May 26, 2018.

In November 2013, Rip won five Madison Hip-Hop Awards including artist, song, video, and videographer of the year.

[5][6][7] In the same month, he released on DVD "The Making of a Sellout", a feature film documentary about Rip's life and career.

[13] In May 2019, Rip debuted "Jolene" live at The World's Largest Brat Fest and announced he's working on his fourth studio album, Delivered, which is due out in 2020.