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| birth_place = [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]], [[North Carolina]], U.S.

| birth_place = [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]], [[North Carolina]], U.S.

| genre = [[Rage (music genre)|Rage]], [[Plugg music|pluggnB]], [[Hyperpop]]

| genre = [[Rage (music genre)|Rage]], [[Plugg music|pluggnB]], [[Hyperpop]]

| occupation = Rapper, singer, songwriter, producer

| occupation = Rapper, singer, songwriter, producer

| years_active = 2021–present

| years_active = 2021–present

| label = [[Victor Victor Worldwide]]

| label = [[Victor Victor Worldwide]]

}}

}}

”’Michael-Raymond Javier Taylor”’ (born August 1, 2005)<ref>{{cite web | title=prettifun – Sos | website=Genius | date=2024-08-01 | url=https://genius.com/Prettifun-sos-lyrics | access-date=2025-08-26 | quote=”Album droppin’ on my birthday”}}</ref>, known by his stage name ”’Prettifun”’, is an American rapper and producer from Charlotte, North Carolina. Starting his career in 2021, he first gained attention in 2024 after producing [[Che (rapper)|Che]]’s singles “Miley Cyrus” and “Pizza Time”<ref name=”fader”>{{cite web | last=Medithi | first=Vivian | title=prettifun is ready for his closeup | website=The FADER | date=2025-08-04 | url=https://www.thefader.com/2025/08/04/prettifun-funhouse-deluxe-interview | access-date=2025-08-26}}</ref>, before gaining his own following for his albums ”Pretti” and ”[[Funhouse (Prettifun album)|Funhouse]]”.

”’Michael-Raymond Javier Taylor”’ (born August 1, 2005)<ref>{{cite web | title=prettifun – Sos | website=Genius | date=2024-08-01 | url=https://genius.com/Prettifun-sos-lyrics | access-date=2025-08-26 | quote=”Album droppin’ on my birthday”}}</ref>, known by his stage name ”’Prettifun”’, is an American rapper and producer from Charlotte, North Carolina. Starting his career in 2021, he first gained attention in 2024 after producing [[Che (rapper)|Che]]’s singles “Miley Cyrus” and “Pizza Time”<ref name=”fader”>{{cite web | last=Medithi | first=Vivian | title=prettifun is ready for his closeup | website=The FADER | date=2025-08-04 | url=https://www.thefader.com/2025/08/04/prettifun-funhouse-deluxe-interview | access-date=2025-08-26}}</ref>, before gaining his own following for his albums ”Pretti” and ”[[Funhouse (Prettifun album)|Funhouse]]”.

== Early life ==

== Early life ==

American rapper (born 2005)

Prettifun
Prettifun at the 2025 InThaFest festival
Birth name	Michael-Raymond Javier Taylor
Also known as	Mr. TenFigs, Mikey Taylor
Born	(2005-08-01) August 1, 2005 (age 20)
Genres	Rage, pluggnB, Hyperpop
Occupation(s)	Rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer
Years active	2021–present
Labels	Victor Victor Worldwide

Musical artist

Michael-Raymond Javier Taylor (born August 1, 2005)^[1], known by his stage name Prettifun, is an American rapper and record producer from Charlotte, North Carolina. Starting his career in 2021, he first gained attention in 2024 after producing Che‘s singles “Miley Cyrus” and “Pizza Time”^[2], before gaining his own following for his albums Pretti and Funhouse.

Taylor grew up lower middle class in Charlotte, North Carolina.^[3] Throughout middle school and high school, Taylor participated in theater. He attended the Northwest School of the Arts for theater, but later dropped out to graduate from a different high school.^[4] In an interview with The Fader, he said that, “Once I got into [theater], it was still weird, but there was a lot of things I learned from it: singing and dancing at the same time, how to control my breath, knowing musical notes [or] how to structure a song.”^[5]

Taylor began making beats at the age of 13, where he first began using drum pads, and then incorporated DAWs into his production. Prettifun began rapping during the COVID-19 pandemic at the urging of his friend, ezcodylee, with whom he created his earliest works. Around this time, he connected with members of the now-defunct online collective 4ersona, whose roster included skaiwater, Rich Amiri, and Che, with whom he would later frequently collaborate. During this time, the collective would help him learn about consistent music release and to surround himself with good friends and people.^[5] While working part-time jobs in Charlotte, he continued to produce and release music, releasing his first album, Hi-Fi, in 2023. In 2024, Taylor had his breakthrough hit with his production on Che’s singles “Miley Cyrus” and “Pizza Time.” His own projects, including Pretti and Funhouse, further established him as both a rapper and producer.^[3] In 2025, he released his fourth album, Funhouse Deluxe.

Taylor’s music combines rage rap, hyperpop, and melodic trap, marked by bright synths, distorted 808s, and a maximalist “wall of sound” often compared to video game atmospheres.^[6] Influenced by Pierre Bourne but shaped by his time in the online collective 4ersona, he pairs euphoric, chiptune-inspired production with a baby-voiced delivery similar to Lil Uzi Vert or Playboi Carti in songs such as “Pissy Pamper“.^[2][7][8] His music is often described as optimistic, cute, and positive.^[9][10] Taylor himself has characterized “fun” in his work as more broadly about creativity and engagement rather than always upbeat themes.^[3]