Unusual for a ghetto rapper to change the music scene? Welcome to the life of Khaligraph Jones. A man who single-handedly rewrote the Rap game of the Kenyan Industry. His name is no news to us, from his electrifying performances to his back to back Awards and Hit songs.
Father of a very beautiful daughter A.K.A papa jones is a name that will stay with us for a long time. Take a seat, grab popcorn and relax as I take you through the life of the OG himself.
Khaligraph – Africa’s No. 1 rapper
Kenyan rap king Khaligraph Jones A.K.A Papa Jones is easily one of the most influential African rappers of this decade. He cuts across the complexity of all genres, and music fans, quickly rising to become one of Africa’s most sought after rappers.
Khaligraph Jones (born Brian Ouko Robert, 12 June 1990) is a Kenyan hip hop artiste. Jones started in the Kenyan entertainment scene way in 2009 after he won the Kenyan Edition of the Channel O Emcee Africa competitions at the age of 19.
EARLY LIFE
Jones was born Brian Ouko Robert on the 12th of June 1990 in one of Kenya’s Eastland area, which is considered to be one of the dangerous places to live in Kenya. Living in Kayole (which is also known as Kayole 1960) enabled him to know the vices that are usually bombarded and instigated to them while living in the ghetto. Jones“Know Khaligraph Jones In Details”. is arguably considered to be the face of Kenyan Hip Hop and has been through all the obstacles that one can go through when you are surviving in the ghetto. It is through all this that he chose music over everything else that ghetto has to offer.
MUSIC CAREER
In 2009, Jones who is also known to many as Baba Yao won the Channel O Emcee Africa competition at the age of 19. Since then he has worked with the Kenyan music A-listers including Xtatic, Stella Mwangi, Rabbit, Kristoff, Abbas Kubaff, Chiwawa, Christine Apondi, The Mith of Klear Kut, Kaytrixx, Dj Creme Dela Creme, and Ulopa Ngoma.
His freestyling style has been described as “different, unique and admirable”.
AWARDS
Despite his humble beginnings, Khaligraph’s career has grown rapidly over the last couple of years. He has risen from winning rap battles on the streets to being crowned Africa’s Best Rap Act at the AFRIMMA 2018 Awards. He attests: “My greatest moment in 2018 was when I flew to the USA for the Afrimma awards ceremony. That feeling, when they called out my name as the winner, Priceless! It honestly cannot get better than that.”
Kenyan rapper Khaligraph Jones has been crowned Africa’s Best Hip hop act at Soundcity MVP awards in Lagos, Nigeria.
Khaligraph beat the likes of Falz from Nigeria, South Africa’s Kwesta, and Ghana’s Sarkodie among many others to bag the prestigious award at the event that was held on January 11, 2020.
Khaligraph was the only East African artiste to clinch an award at the year’s edition of the annual music awards which celebrates African artistes.
Otile Brown was nominated in Best Pop category which was won by JoeBoy from Nigeria while DJ Creme De La Creme lost out to DJ Spinall (Nigeria) in the African DJ of the Year category.
Likewise, Ethic loss to Dope Nation from Ghana in the Best Duo category.
HIGHEST NOMINATIONS
Tanzania musician Diamond Platnumz had the highest nomination (four) – Best Male MVP, Digital Artiste of the year, Best Collaboration, and African Artiste of the year – but he ended up losing in all.
Diamond, South Africa’s Prince Kaybee, Nigeria’s Wizkid, Ghana’s Stonebwoy and Uganda’s Big Trill all performed during the event.
