I came together with my friend JP with the idea to photograph the Thrift God himself. With his mega skills to give mint condition vintage clothing, shoes, collectibles and vinyl records a new life it was only right that I let you know this man and his thrift mountain did not come to play. A few of my favorite shots are here for your viewing pleasure but hit this link to check out the whole gallery. I was curious about JP and his thrifting journey and how it connects with his music so I picked his brain a little….. Scroll down
So where are you from? Are you a Florida native?
Most of my family is from Haiti, both of my parents were born there. They moved here to Florida at an early age for a better life. I was born in West Palm and I’ve lived here all my life.
How did you first get into thrifting?
I first got into thrifting early 2013, i picked it up from seeing my grandma shop at goodwill & other thrifts around the city growing up so i naturally gravitated to that type of shopping early.
What do you look for when picking out items?
Typically i look for pieces from the early 90's-00s because that era of fashion to me was the best in my opinion.
What was your favorite find ever and what are you hoping to find in the future?
I've had a couple crazy finds but I’d have to say my favorite would be this vintage Coogi sweater I came up on at a goodwill in the middle of nowhere.
One piece I've always been hoping to find is a Tupac or Erykah Badu vintage rap tee that's one thing for sure I pray to find & keep a lookout for I step into a thrift.
How has thrifting inspired the music you make?
I feel like music & fashion go hand & hand so that's an element I always try to bring out in my music, thrifting has def inspired a lot songs & ideas when it comes to my process I made a whole project titled ‘Thrift Lord’ off the strength of me being inspired by this whole thrift lifestyle I'm into.
What can we expect from you in the near future creatively?
You can expect more music, visuals & modeling for more brands based out in south fl.
What are your plans for your thrift hustle long term?
My plans are to one day go on a road trip state to state with the homies just to hit different thrifts & rah shops I think that would be a pretty dope experience & I know for a fact we'd find some crazy rare pieces. I would also like to maybe even open up my own thrift store in the near future.
What's the origin of my name where does ‘cozyboyheartbreak’ come from?
Cozyboyheartbreak is another one of my nicknames that I go by. I learned about the whole cozy wave from a$ap yams so I started using it in my vocabulary more then most of my friends would always refer to me as a cool chill cozy type of dude so its just something that always stuck with me that i thought had a nice ring to it.
You can listen to JP’s latest EP T R a N Q U I L on apple music with the link here
