Originally from Birmingham, this rapper grew up in South London, Brixton to be exact. JaJa is now one of the UK’s best loved lyricists and has made many fans along the way, ”I have loved music since I can remember, I went through the whole nine yards break dancing, graffiti, then I got into rapping. I used music as my personal diary when I was down I would just write lyrics and it jus evolved from there.” Elijah Kerr (birth name) realised he had a talent for putting words together ever since he went to his first live concert which featured controversial US rap group, Public Enemy. Being from the UK and trying to break into the rap game has been a struggle for many acts, but over current years it has grown immensely with the likes of Sway and Dizzee Rascal taking it global. With 10 years in the rap game under your belt, would one still have faith in the UK Hip Hop scene? ”Yeah, the UK Hip Hop scene has grown doubt grown and I believe it will get much bigger as the artists start to progress, it’s going very well in the UK at the moment.”…
More at JP…The Hoods Journalist. FULL INTERVIEW IN SUPERSUPER MAGAZINE ISSUE 17 www.thesupersuper.com