Eweekly Meets JJC

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Eweekly Meets JJC



Born Abdul Bello in Kano state, Nigeria on the 4th of April 1977, JJC or Mr Skills is Most known as a producer and creator of the multi platinum and award winning group big brovaz and he has worked with the likes of jamelia, lemar, jennifer lopez and genuine, in a carrer spanning two decades. JJC a name he got when he arrived the UK at the age of 14, has become an iconic symbol of his accomplishments, he sits to chat with entertainment weekly about his transformation from a johnny just come to the brainchild of stars. He speaks on his accomplishments plus why he has joined the bandwagon of returnee artiste. He's early musical influences come from listening to the likes of fela kuti, shina peters and don williams, which helped in shaping his songwriting abilities and aided his story telling. His been credited with the creation of a new music trend tagged afropean, which is a cross between african tunes mixed with different european musicial genres available today. On the African scene, JJC is establish as one of the leading Afro-hip-hop artiste, and creator of the Afropean sound and man behind artiste such as D'banj, Don jazzy, Wierd mc, Olu Maintain, and as been instrumental in the unification and re-invention of Africa and Africans, through his musical works.