The Bapti$$

The Bapti$$ is the new project from multi-instrumentalist and artist Joseph LaPlante. It’s a
musical cleansing and rebirth, a blank slate for a veteran musician and songwriter—
a mid-career baptism of sorts, hence the name: The Bapti$$. This project arrives fully formed and
years in the making with a debut EP , Pop Cult(ure), out July 11, 2025. As The Bapti$$,
LaPlante, who is from Saskatchewan but is now based in Haida Gwaii, has created a world of
warm, lush, 808-driven acoustic indie-pop and cozy, stripped-back singer-songwriter R&B.
Before creating The Bapti$$, LaPlante gained widespread acclaim and recognition in hip-hop as
Joey Stylez, with features in Yellowstone, Mayor of Kingstown, Reservation Dogs, and the film
Wind River. The Bapti$$ brings calming waters in a chaotic world.