Jericho (rapper)
| Jericho | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jericho Jerome Gawanab |
| Also known as | J-Twizzle |
| Born | May 21, 1980 |
| Origin | Katutura, Windhoek, Namibia |
| Genres | hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | rapper |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Ghetto Child |
| Associated acts | Matongo Family, D-Naff, Killa B, Sunny Boy, The Dogg, Exit, Tunakie |
| Website | MySpace |
Jericho Jerome Gawanab (21 May 1980) well known as Jericho and nicknamed J-Twizzle, is a Namibian rapper from Katutura, Windhoek.[1] He's one of the most successful and outstanding MC's in Namibia. First ever Male artist to win the Artist of the year at the first ever MTC/NBC Namibian Music Awards (2011).
Career
Jerome Gawanab Who is widely known his stage name as Jericho or J Twizzle Has been on the Namibian music scene for the past Decade. Even after such a long time in the music industry he continues to win a large fan base in his country Namibia, Jericho. He has worked with many African artist in the past. Jericho has not only Gifted Namibians with his hard hitting music that many have likened to that of 2pac. The multi-award winning rapper has worked on few inspirational short films.His real breakthrough came when The song "Helele" featuring multi - award female shambo artist Tunakie was dropped. just days after its release It was bubbling all over the radio stations in the country. Helele won him his first NAMA Award and leapfrogged The Dogg and Gazza one of the feared artist in the country to win The much coveted Artist of the year award. Jerome made history by becoming the first ever best male artist of the year, At the first ever Namibian Music Awards 2011 2015 saw the rapper wake up from a music hiatus, After 3 years without a song The rapper released his much awaited album titled solid Which was well acclaimed. The rapper who was imprisoned at the age of eighteen, serving four years jail term.[1] Upon his release in 2004, Jericho joined Black Market Music, (the most popular hip hop label at the time). With Black Market, Jericho recorded a few songs with Black Market Award winning producer Kanibal, which helped create him a buzz. After the release of his successful single "Check Who's Back" he left the label. He continued recording songs, and released his second popular single "Still Love U". In early 2006 he released his debut album Check Who's Back, which became the first successful hip hop album in Namibia at that time and it was highly acclaimed by fans. This was followed by his sophomore release Lights Out in 2007 which also topped Namibian charts .
In the music industry Jericho developed close friendships with fellow musicians and appeared on their albums, including D-Naff - (Above The Limit), Sunny Boy - (The Sleeping Giant), Exit (Judgment day) and The Dogg - (This Is My Time)
Jericho won the 'Male Artist of the Year' award at the Namibia Annual Music Awards in 2011.[1][2]
Discography
Albums
- Check Who's Back (2006)
- Lights Out (2007)
- Street Fame (2010)
- " solid "(2015)
References
- 1 2 3 Graig, Augetto (2011) "Male Artist of the Year: Jericho", Namibian Sun, 10 June 2011, retrieved 2011--07-22
- ↑ "N$1m, diamonds for NAMA winners", Windhoek Observer, retrieved 2011-07-22