The project closes out with a Mereba & St Beauty-assisted вЂњThe Other Half,вЂќ a track that slows down everything to make the perfect end to a project. He features Nigerian artiste Mr Eazi on вЂњZodiвЂќ and also recruits American rapper GoldLink, a rapper whose latest album also picked great inspiration from Africa, on вЂњBabouche.вЂќ We get to experience his sound, lyricism and instrumentation greatly influenced by Africa. Throughout the project, Jidenna is truly focused on the African agenda, with tracks like вЂњ85 to Africa,вЂќ вЂњTribe,вЂќ вЂњSou SouвЂќ and вЂњVaporizaвЂќ. He does the trap-drum track вЂњWorth the WeightвЂќ by urging Africans to unite to gain the power we need. Kicking off his latest body of work with Fela KutiвЂ™s youngest talented son, Seun Kuti, perhaps is every artisteвЂ™s biggest dream. Every artiste now seems to be bending towards an African vibe, but Jidenna seems to be a master. In an aim to solidify this artistic venture, he has now released yet another metaphorically titled project christened вЂњ85 to Africa,вЂќ which continues to glorify the diversity and brilliance that is Africa.ДЇor a versatile dandy, Jidenna easily fits into the current, endless acclamation of the African heritage.

In November 2017, after months of touring Africa, including Kenya, he released a six-track EP, which included quite a number of guest appearances from African acts, including Tiwa Savage, Maleek Berry, Sarkodie and Burna Boy. It was a project that offered the world hits like вЂњBambi,вЂќ вЂњChief DonвЂ™t RunвЂќ and вЂњLong Live the ChiefвЂќ. In fact, this was the project that ensured he builds an identity that most enthusiasts are still in awe of. It was the first time we would entirely experience the artiste, who picked inspiration from various cultures he interacted with. This was a journey he set out on in his 2017 debut project вЂњThe ChiefвЂќ, where he used hip hop to tell the narrative of an immigrant. He effortlessly can speak in what can be assumed to be his fatherвЂ™s native accent and his fashion sense will, once in a while, incorporate the African prints. Typically, he will be described as an American artiste, but the rapper continues to strongly identify with his African roots.Д«orn to a white mother and Nigerian, Igbo father, he certainly wears it well very well. If nothing else, Jidenna is quite accepting of his origin.

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