What is RM (rapper)?
{{Infobox person | name = RM | image = RM at W Korea Love Your W, November 2023.jpg | caption = RM in November 2023 | alt = | birth_name = Kim Nam-joon | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1994|09|12}} | birth_place = [[Dongjak-gu]], [[Seoul]], South Korea | occupation = {{hlist|Rapper|songwriter|record producer}} | years_active = {{start date|2010}}–present | awards = [[File:ROK Order of Cultural Merit Hwa-gwan (5th Class) ribbon.PNG|border|23px]] [[Order of Cultural Merit (Korea)|Hwagwan Order of Cultural Merit]] (2018) | signature = | module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes | background = solo_singer | genre = {{hlist|[[K-pop]]|[[Hip hop music|hip hop]]|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]}} | instrument = Vocals | label = [[Big Hit Entertainment|Big Hit]] | associated_acts = {{hlist|[[BTS]]}} }} | module2 = {{Infobox Korean name | child = yes |hangul = {{linktext|김|남|준}} |hanja = {{linktext|金|南|俊}} |rr = Gim Nam-jun |mr = Kim Namchun }} }} '''Kim Nam-joon''' ({{Korean|김남준}}; born September 12, 1994),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://people.search.naver.com/search.naver?where=nexearch&query=%EB%9E%A9%EB%AA%AC%EC%8A%A4%ED%84%B0&sm=ppl_cts&ie=utf8&key=PeopleService&os=585532|title=랩몬스터 프로필|publisher=[[Naver (corporation)|Naver]]|language=ko}}</ref> better known as '''RM''' (formerly '''Rap Monster'''), is a [[South Korea|South Korean]] [[rapper]], [[songwriter]], and record producer. He is the leader of and a rapper in South Korean boy group [[BTS (band)|BTS]]. He also sings his own songs. He has worked with artists such as [[Wale (rapper)|Wale]], [[Younha]], [[Warren G]], [[Gaeko]], [[Krizz Kaliko]], [[MFBTY]], [[Fall Out Boy]], [[Primary (musician)|Primary]], and [[Lil Nas X]]. == Early life == He was born on September 12, 1994, in [[Dongjak-gu]], a district in [[Seoul]], and grew up in [[Ilsan-g