WHO IS LIMPNK?

Jacob “LIMPnK” Zeitner is an independent music artist born in Denver, Colorado and raised in Cheyenne, Wyoming. His music moves between underground rap, Memphis-inspired trap, cloud rap, bedroom rock, alternative pop, and emo-influenced songwriting, but the center of the project has always been emotion. LIMPnK is not built around one fixed genre. It is built around whatever sound fits the moment: heavy drums when the feeling needs impact, hazy melodies when the feeling needs space, raw vocals when the words need to land, and darker production when the story needs weight.

Although Denver is his birthplace, the first chapter of Jacob’s life was not a normal childhood memory. He spent his first year in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, a beginning that gave his story an unusual starting point before he ever had the chance to understand it. After that, Cheyenne became the place where he grew up. Wyoming gave him the environment he first knew, the quiet space around him, and the early version of himself that would later turn to music as a way to process life.

The move from Wyoming to Oregon became one of the biggest changes in his life. It was strange, uncomfortable, and unfamiliar at first, but it also opened doors that may not have been there otherwise. Oregon gave Jacob new situations, new people, new perspectives, and eventually more opportunities to take music seriously. That shift—leaving one place behind while trying to build something new somewhere else—shows up throughout LIMPnK’s music. A lot of the project comes from that feeling of being between versions of yourself, trying to figure out where you belong while life keeps moving.


EARLY MUSIC

Jacob started making beats in 2020 during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. At ten years old, stuck inside with the world slowed down around him, he began spending time in his room learning music with whatever tools he had available. What started as something to do while locked inside became something more serious. He was not just clicking sounds together for fun; he was slowly learning how songs worked, how drums moved, how melodies created emotion, and how production could turn a feeling into something other people could hear.

Those early beats were part of the foundation for everything that came later. They gave him the first version of the process: sit alone, experiment, mess up, try again, and keep going until something feels right. That process still matters to LIMPnK. The music is independent because the process is personal. It comes from trial and error, from late nights, from learning what sounds good by actually making songs instead of waiting for permission to start.

LIMPnK’s influences stretch across rap, rock, alternative music, and electronic sounds. Post Malone helped shape the idea that melody and rap could exist together without feeling forced. Oliver Tree showed how an artist could be strange, emotional, and memorable without fitting cleanly into one box. $uicideboy$ influenced the darker underground side of the sound, especially the atmosphere, drums, and honesty. Lil Peep, Juice WRLD, and XXXTENTACION showed how pain, melody, and vulnerability could become songs that people connect with deeply. Outside of rap, bands and artists like My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, Alice In Chains, Daft Punk, and Radiohead helped expand the emotional and sonic world around the project.

Because of those influences, LIMPnK does not treat genre like a rulebook. One release might lean darker and more aggressive, another might feel more melodic and cloudy, and another might lean closer to bedroom rock or alternative pop. The common thread is not the drum pattern or the guitar tone. The common thread is the feeling: isolation, growth, anxiety, grief, relationships, mistrust, change, and the need to keep going even when life feels heavy.


THE NAME

Before the name LIMPnK, Jacob used the online name LimpWrrist, inspired by “Limp Wrist” by $uicideboy$, one of his favorite songs. When he began taking music more seriously, he shortened the name to LIMP. It was simple, direct, and tied to the online identity he had already been using. At first, that name was enough. It marked the start of the project and the beginning of him putting music into the world under his own creative identity.

In early 2026, the name changed after Jacob met Kayden, a close friend who became one of the most important people in his musical journey. Kayden was more than someone who listened to the music. He helped Jacob understand how to actually shape it. He taught him about plugins, compression, EQ, effects, and the small choices that can make a song sound cleaner, fuller, and more finished. He understood how to make records sound good, and he passed that knowledge on in a way that changed how Jacob approached his own music.

Kayden’s role mattered because he helped bridge the gap between wanting to make music and understanding how to improve it. Compression stopped being just a word. EQ stopped being a confusing screen full of frequencies. Plugins stopped feeling random. Kayden helped turn the technical side of music into something Jacob could actually use. That influence became part of the LIMPnK sound, not because Kayden controlled it, but because he helped Jacob unlock more of what he was already trying to do.


THIS IS LIFE

Around March 2026, Jacob and Kayden began working on an album together called THIS IS LIFE. The project represented a major step forward. It was not just another batch of songs; it was an attempt to build something real, something connected to their friendship and the moment they were living through. For Jacob, the album became proof that the music could be bigger than isolated tracks. It could become a full chapter.

Unfortunately, Kayden passed away shortly before the album was released. He did not get to see the finished version of the work they had started together. That loss changed the meaning of the project completely. THIS IS LIFE became more than an album title. It became a reminder of how quickly things can change, how much people can mean in a short amount of time, and how music can hold onto someone’s influence even after they are gone.

After Kayden’s passing, Jacob added “nK” to his artist name as a tribute. The “K” stands for Kayden, and the name LIMPnK became a way of carrying that memory forward. It turned the artist name into something personal. Every release under LIMPnK carries that tribute with it, even when the song is not directly about Kayden. The name itself keeps his influence attached to the project.


SOUND AND THEMES

LIMPnK’s music often deals with emotional tension: wanting to be understood but feeling distant, trying to grow while still carrying old pain, trusting people while expecting them to leave, and finding ways to keep moving when life does not feel stable. The songs are not built to sound perfect in a polished, distant way. They are built to feel close to the person making them. That is part of why the project can shift from rap to alternative sounds without losing its identity.

The underground rap side of LIMPnK is driven by heavy drums, darker textures, and blunt energy. The Memphis-inspired trap influence appears in the rhythm, low-end, and atmosphere. The cloud rap influence comes through in the more spacious, hazy, and melodic moments. The bedroom rock and alternative pop side gives the music room to become softer, more vulnerable, and more song-focused. Instead of separating those sounds, LIMPnK uses them together as different ways to tell the same larger story.

Lyrically, the project focuses on real experiences and internal conflict. Isolation, loss, personal growth, anxiety, relationships, and trust issues appear often, but the goal is not to turn struggle into an image. The goal is to make music that another person can hear and think, “I know that feeling.” LIMPnK’s songs are for people trying to get through difficult moments, people who feel stuck between who they were and who they are trying to become, and people who need music that does not pretend everything is easy.


INDEPENDENCE

As an independent artist, LIMPnK writes, records, and releases music while maintaining creative control over the project. That independence matters because the music is tied closely to Jacob’s life. The choices behind the songs—the sounds, titles, lyrics, covers, release ideas, and overall direction—come from the same person living the story. Nothing about the project is meant to feel detached from the artist behind it.

That approach also means growth is visible in real time. LIMPnK is not presented as a finished product with every answer already figured out. The catalog shows development, experimentation, mistakes, progress, and movement. Each release documents a different stage of learning how to turn life into music. That openness is part of the identity. It lets listeners hear the artist becoming himself instead of only seeing the final version after everything has been cleaned up.

Albums such as THIS IS LIFE and COMING DOWN represent different chapters in LIMPnK’s artistic journey. THIS IS LIFE carries the emotional weight of Kayden’s influence and the beginning of the LIMPnK name as a tribute. COMING DOWN stands as the most recent album release, continuing the story after the first wave of music and showing where the sound moved next. Together, the projects mark the early foundation of an independent catalog built from real moments instead of a manufactured rollout.


PURPOSE

For Jacob, making music is not only about streams, numbers, or being seen. Those things matter, but the deeper purpose is connection. LIMPnK exists because music became a place to put feelings that were too heavy to leave alone. It became a way to document change, remember people, process loss, and create something out of situations that might otherwise just hurt.

Through LIMPnK, Jacob aims to make songs that listeners can connect with during difficult parts of their own lives. The project is built for people who understand loneliness, grief, overthinking, distrust, and the pressure of trying to stay okay. It is also built for people who are still trying. Even when the music is dark, the act of making it is a form of movement. It says that the story is not over yet.

LIMPnK continues to grow as an independent project shaped by memory, experimentation, and emotional honesty. From a kid making beats in his room during the pandemic, to an artist building a catalog around grief, friendship, change, and survival, Jacob’s story is still being written. Every song adds another piece to that story, and every release pushes the project further into what it is becoming.
