Adam John Grandmaison, best known as Adam22, is an American podcaster, journalist, internet personality, rapper, and record executive. He is best known for being the creator and host of pop culture oriented podcastNo Jumper.
Early life
Grandmaison became a BMX rider at a young age and joined a group called "Jumper" which later would become known as "No Jumper". No Jumper is also the name of Grandmaison's podcast and brand that has now become his full time business.
Career
In 2006, Grandmaison started the website "The Come Up," which has become one of the most popular BMX websites of all time. Later, he created OnSomeShit, a BMX biking team and BMX-based clothing line which has a retail store on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles. Grandmaison hosted the inaugural Trap Circus music festival in Miami, Florida in 2017.
''No Jumper''
No Jumper was originally a blog on Tumblr, started by George Potter in 2011 and financed by Grandmaison. The blog reviewed early underground artists such as Spaceghostpurrp and Clams Casino, and reviewed obscure Gucci Mane mixtapes, treating the underground with "critical attention." Revived in 2015, Grandmaison's No Jumper podcast, hosted on YouTube, focuses on interviews with underground rap artists and tastemakers. As of March 2017, the interviews had received approximately 500,000 to 1 million views each. It originally started as a BMX podcast with vlogs dedicated to Grandmaison's life running OnSomeShit's retail store. His interview of Memphis rapper and well-known underground rap figure Xavier Wulf soon turned viral within hip-hop communities, sparking Grandmaison's newfound interest in interviewing known figures within both underground and mainstream hip-hop. Grandmaison, through his No Jumper podcast, has been noted for interviewing up-and-coming talent as well as established rappers. He has interviewed Lil Yachty, Smokepurpp, Ugly God, 6ix9ine, Suicideboys, Action Bronson, and most famously XXXTentacion in April 2016; the latter interview received over 9 million views. This was the Florida rapper's first official professional interview, and has been credited with giving him exposure to a wide audience. Hot 97 DJ Peter Rosenberg has said he views Grandmaison "as an advance scout searching for combustible new talent," while Rolling Stone described him as "underground hip-hop’s major tastemaker." The No JumperYouTube channel had over 518 million total video views and 2.7 million subscribers as of March 2019. Jon Caramanica of the New York Times described No Jumper as "The Paris Review for the face-tattoo set." On June 20, 2018, Grandmaison held a memorial event for XXXTentacion, who had been murdered two days prior, in front of his OnSomeShit store, with a crowd of 300 people. The crowd grew to over 1,000, and police in riot gear eventually appeared. According to reports, rubber bullets were shot and tear gas was used to disperse the crowd. Grandmaison was one of the promoters for YouTube personality FouseyTube's event, “Hate Dies, Love Arrives”, which was shut down via a bomb threat which left 1,500 people evacuated. Shortly after the event, Grandmaison interviewed Shane Dawson. Mid-interview, FouseyTube and numerous other YouTube personalities interrupted, causing the interview to go viral.
Personal life
Grandmaison is in a relationship with vlogger, internet personality, and occasional adult film actress Lena Nersesian. In 2020, the two announced that they are expecting their first child together. Grandmaison identifies as an atheist.
