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Jesse Jagz

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Nigerian rapper and record producer

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Nigeria
Active from
1984-08-10

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
5,121
Total plays
47,337

Jesse Jagz (Jesse Abaga) has been described as Nigeria’s Kanye West because of his flirtatious experimentation with different genres of music from R&B to roots reggae to Pop all built on a predominantly Hip Hop foundation. Though a native of Pyeri in Taraba State, Jesse grew up in Jos, Plateau state in a music-filled environment with both parents (clergy) gave him access to the church choir and drums set by age 7. He recorded his first album with <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Jesse+Jagz">R

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Jesse
Gender
male
Citizenship
Nigeria
Place of birth
Jos
Sibling
M.I Abaga
Occupation
music executive
Image
Jesse Jagz.jpg
Number of children
1
Show 4 more facts
date of birth
1984-08-10
start of work period
2003-00-00
pseudonym
Jargo
birth name
Jesse Garba Abaga
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