Jonah Kirsten Sorrentino (born June 26, 1975), better known by his stage name
KJ-52, is a Christian rapper from Tampa, Florida. The "KJ" part of his name refers to his old rap alias, "King J. Mac," a name which he later described in one of his podcasts as "horribly cheesy." "52", which is pronounced "five two", not "fifty-two", is a reference to the Biblical story of Jesus feeding the multitude with five loaves and two fish, which is also sung about in his song "Push Up" from
The Yearbook and in the "KJ Five Two" on
It's Pronounced 'Five Two. On July 28, 2009, KJ-52 released "End of My Rope", which is the first single for his album
Five-Two Television. His song "Dear Slim" is based on Eminem's song "Stan" and is a sort of personal message from KJ-52 to Eminem.