Junia-T
{{short description|Canadian rapper}}
Junia-T is the stage name of Jonathan Lindo, a Canadian rapper from Toronto, Ontario.Del Cowie, [https://www.complex.com/music/2020/02/junia-t "Junia-T Almost Quit Music. Instead, He Dropped an Instant Canadian Classic"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708084004/https://www.complex.com/music/2020/02/junia-t |date=2020-07-08 }}. Complex, February 3, 2020. He is most noted for his album Studio Monk, which was longlisted for the 2020 Polaris Music Prize.{{Cite web|last=Lau|first=Melody|date=June 15, 2020|title=Daniel Caesar, Jessie Reyez, Caribou and more make the 2020 Polaris Music Prize long list|url=https://www.cbc.ca/music/daniel-caesar-jessie-reyez-caribou-and-more-make-the-2020-polaris-music-prize-long-list-1.5610066|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708115820/https://www.cbc.ca/music/daniel-caesar-jessie-reyez-caribou-and-more-make-the-2020-polaris-music-prize-long-list-1.5610066|archive-date=July 8, 2020|access-date=|website=CBC Music}}
He was previously associated with the duo Smash Brovaz,Christian K. Pearce, "Where the game begins: Drake didn't come from out of nowhere. Toronto's hip-hop heart beats loud at low-profile shows". Toronto Star, December 19, 2010. who released the album Think It’s A Game? in 2012.Peter Marrack, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/smash_brovaz "Smash Brovaz: Think It's a Game"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708132401/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/smash_brovaz |date=2020-07-08 }}. Exclaim!, December 13, 2012. Junia-T then released his solo debut Eye See You in 2014.Michael J. Warren, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/junia-t-eye_see_you "Junia-T: Eye See You"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708073855/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/junia-t-eye_see_you |date=2020-07-08 }}. Exclaim!, November 4, 2014. Discouraged by the album's lack of success, he considered quitting the music business for a time, but found his creative perspective refreshed after joining Addy Papa's Riot Club sessions. He signed with Pirates Blend,Riley Wallace, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/inside_junia-ts_soleil_sound_studio_where_he_works_with_jessie_reyez_slakah_the_beatchild_and_his_new_album "Inside Junia-T's Soleil Sound Studio, Where He Works With Jessie Reyez, Slakah the Beatchild and on His New Album"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717013142/http://exclaim.ca/music/article/inside_junia-ts_soleil_sound_studio_where_he_works_with_jessie_reyez_slakah_the_beatchild_and_his_new_album |date=2020-07-17 }}. Exclaim!, September 3, 2019. Studio Monk, his second album, was released on that label in January 2020.Riley Wallace, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/junia-t-studio_monk "Junia-T: Studio Monk"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717013017/http://exclaim.ca/music/article/junia-t-studio_monk |date=2020-07-17 }}. Exclaim!, January 31, 2020.
He also works as touring DJ with Jessie Reyez, who contributed vocals on both of Junia-T's solo albums.