“You wanna fly, you got to give up the thing that weighs you down.”
Johnie Baltimore is an American progressive hip‑hop artist and songwriter whose work blends emotional storytelling with eclectic, genre‑bending production. Born and raised in Baltimore, MD, he has performed at events across Los Angeles and the Baltimore–DC region, steadily building a reputation for dynamic, culture‑rooted performances.
His debut mixtape, The Fall / Collection (2014), pays homage to traditional hip‑hop while exploring the inner world of a young Black man who has become disillusioned by life. In 2018, he followed with Undressed, a sophomore project showcasing his versatility through pop‑rap and dance‑infused tracks, including the Amapiano-flavored “Don’t Want Smoke,” the lo-fi chilled “Golden State,” and the trap-soul tinged “Everytime.”
