Born and raised in the Northern part of Nigeria, Abdul Rasheed Bello better known by his moniker, JJC is a songwriter, rapper, singer and music video director whose musical career has spanned over 17 years. JJC is famous for his role in developing some of Africa’s finest music exports such as D’banj, Don Jazzy and many others following his creation of defunct music group, 419 Squad.

He sat with ERAVE to discuss his recently released album, his love life, challenges returning to Nigeria, among other sundry issues.

What has kept you going?

I grew up to love music and I made it my passion. For me, doing music is like having fun. People always see me as very energetic on stage and in my music videos. It’s simple because I love what I am doing. I am full of life and vibrancy.

What will you say set you apart from other artistes?

I am very different, because my orientation in life is different. I grew up in the UK where I learnt a lot about music at a very young age. I was signed by Sony Music while I was 22. I was also writing songs for record companies. Majority of Nigerian music is based on dancing, and that’s not really a lot of message. That is where I stand out because lots of my songs have messages that impacts lives.
Does that mean you don’t like making dance music?

Not everyone in Nigeria likes my music because they assume I don’t do the kind of music people really want to hear which is dance music. I did venture it into once and had lots of fun. I express myself in my own capacity. ‘Feeling you’ and ‘Eru’ were more of dance tracks, but it still passed messages.
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No biggie. We've all made sacrifices.

looks like he doesnt sleep at nights.