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 “Bambi,” “Chief Don’t Run” and “Long Live the Chief”. 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 “The Chief”, where he used hip hop to tell the narrative of an immigrant. He effortlessly can speak in what can be assumed to be his father’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.īorn 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.

Jidenna the chief album art