He quickly rose to prominence as a DJ after organising the “Road Block” street carnival, which included lyrical rap bouts between up-and-coming and underground rappers.
The warm evening breeze sweeps across the landscape as I drove into Admiralty Way, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos, Nigeria. DJ Jimmy jatt - Stylee (Letras y cancin para escuchar) - Intro / Brand new Joke production / Its official / And the music we play we do it / Inna rock on. In this interview, he tells FUNKE OSAE-BROWN about his life, career growth and new appointment as the brand ambassador for Remy Martin. He began his career as a rapper under the stage name Master J, but after failing to gain a record label contract despite releasing multiple tracks and demos, he had to move to DJing. DJ JIMMY JATT has changed the face of Disc Jockey in Nigeria. Pop, afrojuju, highlife, afrobeat, jazz, hip-hop, rhythm and blues, and soul were among the genres he grew up listening to. Jimmy Jatt was born to a father who was a sound equipment merchant, and he showed an early interest in music. Sid discuss the evolution of Nigerian music over the. DJ Jimmy Jatt disclosed this at an event on Saturday while reacting to the conspicuous absence of Nigerian artists at the AFRIMA show on Friday, November 26. While in Lagos we got three of the scenes most influential pioneers, Don Jazzy, DJ Jimmy Jatt & Dr. Jimmy Jatt hails from Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, although he grew up in Lagos Island, Lagos State, Nigeria, where he had his primary and secondary school. Nigerian disc jockey, Oluwaforijimi Amu popularly known as Jimmy Jatt, says Nigerian artists that avoid the 2021 All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) are suffering from colonial mentality. He is well known for his Jimmy’s Jump Off performance, which he began in 2008 and has since grown to become one of Nigeria’s most popular entertainment events.įor his contributions to hip-hop in Nigeria, he received the Hip Hop World Hall of Fame award at the inaugural edition of The Headies in 2006.
He began his music career as a rapper under the moniker Master J, but after failing to sign with a record company and releasing a couple of tracks, including a demo recording, he turned to DJing.
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