Nigerian rapper, Jesse Garba Abaga, popularly known as Jesse Jagz, is officially married.
The music star tied the knot with his girlfriend, Tolu back in July at a private wedding ceremony.
According to his team, the couple had a private wedding ceremony in Jos, Plateau state.
Photos from the wedding surfaced on the Internet on Saturday, September 5, 2020.
The rapper was born August 10, 1984 to Chris and Lydia Abaga. He is a Nigerian rapper, record producer and songwriter. He signed a record deal with Chocolate City in 2010 and released his debut studio album Jag of All Trades that same year.
In 2013 he voluntarily exited the Chocolate City and announced the launch of his independent label, Jagz Nation. Jagz released his second studio album Jagz Nation, Vol.1. Thy Nation Come in 2013; it included singles such as “Redemption”, “Bad Girl”, “Sex & Scotch” and “God on the Mic”.
His third studio album, Jagz Nation Vol. 2: Royal Niger Company, was released in 2014.
He returned to Chocolate City in 2015 but left the label again prior to releasing his fourth studio album Odysseus in 2017.
In May 2020, he released a 5-track EP titled Garba.
He grew up in Jos and is a member of Taraba State’s Jukun ethnic group. His father is a pastor and his mother is a gospel artist and counsellor. He joined his church’s choir at the age of 7 and later learned to play the drums on his parents’ drum kit.
He recorded an unreleased album with the short-lived music group Gospel Insanity in 2003. A year later, Abaga formed the group Eleven Thirty; they enjoyed local success before disbanding in 2006.
Jesse Jagz’s first solo record “Africa” was released in 2006, topping the charts of several local radio stations in northern Nigeria. In 2007, three of his singles had similar success, peaking within the Top 10 on several radio charts in the region.
Jesse Jagz has produced songs for several artists, including Majek Fashek, M.I Abaga, Banky W, Ice Prince, Mode 9, and Proverb and Dekunle Fuji. In February 2009, he represented Nigeria at the Sauti Za Busara Music Festival.
His fourth studio album, Odysseus, was released on September 8, 2017.
On May 29, 2020, Jesse Jagz released Garba, a 5-track extended play named after his traditional surname. He produced it with assistance from Geekbeatz and Misty. The EP is a mixture of Afropop, trap music, hip-hop and folk music; it features collaborations with Anchorman and Mr Murph.
Jesse Jagz is the younger brother of M.I Abaga. The rapper has a daughter with singer Ruby Gyang.
We wish the rapper a happy married life. Congratulations Jessie Jagz!
