Tag: Jidenna
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Jidenna
Jidenna Theodore Mobisson is an American rapper and singer and has Nigerian roots because of his father. His father was a Nigerian lecturer who is from Imo State. He was born in Wisconsin, grew up in Enugu, Nigeria where his father lectured, and moved back to the United States at the age of 6. He
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THE BLAACKBERRY PODCAST – COLORISM IN THE HIP HOP INDUSTRY
In this podcast two students in the Hip Hop in Africa class discuss colorism in hip hop scenes throughout Africa and the United States. Iesha Daniels : @ieshamdaniels Jazmyn Roberson : @jazmynjanet Gigi Lamayne @gigi_lamayne Dope Saint Jude @dopesaintjude Jidenna @jidenna Princess Latifah @officialprincesslatifah
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Jidenna: Bringing nigeria to the u.s.a
Jidenna Theodore Mobisson, better known as Jidenna, is a Nigerian-American rapper, singer, and producer. Jidenna’s father is Igbo from Nigeria. Although born in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, USA, he was partially raised in Nigeria. Growing up with an African father who was an educator at Enugu State University instilled within him the importance of understanding that
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Jidenna An Ode To The Tribe
Jidenna is a Wisconsin native hip-hop artist born in 1985. Although he was born in Wisconsin to a Nigerian father in white American mother he spent his childhood in Nigeria. After a traumatic turn of events including robbery and violence, he moved to America and at an early age took an interest in music. This
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Jidenna
Jidenna Theodore Mobisson (born May 4, 1985), better known mononymously as Jidenna, is a Nigerian-American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. He was born in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, to Tama Mobisson, a white accountant, and Oliver Mobisson, a Nigerian Igbo academic. Jidenna grew up partially in Nigeria, where his father was working as a professor of
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He’s indeed very classic.
Jidenna Theodore Mobisson introduced himself to the hip hop world with his viral hit “Classic Man” in 2015. The song was nominated for a Grammy under the category of Best Rap/Sung Performance, representing how much influence the song had during its peak. Since then, Jidenna has released two albums in 2017 and 2019. So what’re
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Jidenna: A man after his Father’s Heart
Born on the 4th of May 1985, Jidenna Theodore Mobisson, popularly referred to as Jidenna is a Nigerian-American musician. He was born to a white mother, Tamia Mobisson and a Nigerian father, Oliver Mobisson. Jidenna grew up partially in Nigeria where his father worked as a professor of computer science at Enugu State University. At
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Diasporia Artist – Jidenna’s Long Live the Chief
Other diaspora artists like Wale and Skepta seek to incorporate aspects of their family’s culture to the culture that they have grew up in. For example, Wale’s identification as a DMV artist does not stop him from incorporating elements of go-go music, while making references to Nigerian culture in his songs. However, Jidenna is markedly