Elijah Kerr (born 16 February 1980), known professionally as Jaja Soze,[1] is a British rapper.[2][3] Well known for his key role as one of the founders of the biggest U.K street movement and music group PDC, Jaja released his debut studio album Streetboy in 2008, along with his second album, I Love Music in 2009, followed by his Illegal Download album in 2010, all of which were distributed independently. His fourth studio album, The Last Message was released in 2012 and went to No. 19 in the iTunes Hiphop chart.
Jaja Soze
Jaja Soze at his album cover photoshoot
Background information
Birth name
Elijah Kerr
Born
(1980-02-16) 16 February 1980 (age 44) Birmingham, England
His influence in and around British street culture[4] as a key figure and rap legend[5] has seen him appear on many of the popular media and music platforms, such as with Tim Westwood,[6] talking about his experiences and influencing the up-and-coming generations.
Jaja Soze was born Elijah Kerr on 16 February 1980 in Birmingham,[1] England, to parents from Jamaica. He is the oldest of five siblings and grew up in Handsworth, Birmingham. Kerr attended the Westminster Primary school where he grew up, looking up to the local sound systems of the '80s whilst also being inspired by a popular local gang called the "Incheyes" who later would separate into the Johnsons and Burger Bar gangs.[7] Because of domestic disputes in his family, Kerr moved to Brixton, on the Angell Town Estate in South London in the early '90s[8] where he then became heavily involved in crime, and convicted in 1996 at the age of just 15, for a bank robbery. He would then later be convicted and jailed at age 22, for drug-dealing.
Soze grew up heavily influenced by gang culture,[9] especially that of a well known early '90s gang that he had grown up seeing in Brixton, called the 28s. Soze then grew to be a part of a well known London gang known as the Peel Dem Crew, of which he later founded and transformed into PDC Rap Group, also known as Poverty Driven Children. as told in a book written about his journey called Street Boys, written by himself and Tim Pritchard and published by HarperCollins.[10]
Careeredit
Soze began creating music at the age of 12 years old (1992), heavily influenced by his upbringing of Rastafarian music with a mix of early American '90s hip hop like that of Public Enemy and UK London Posse which was rumoured to have sparked his interest in starting his own street type movement.[11] Him and his friends would later go on to set up PDC rap group and create a massive platform that would inspire young disadvantaged youth, to be able to express their opinions and struggles of the UK street culture, via music.
Soze's music today is seen as a controversial message of revolution and street culture,[12] with a deep message some will consider as "Street Activism" or music with a humanitarian type feel. Soze has won awards such as outstanding work recognition by Starlight music group, and also outstanding achievement at the Official Mixtape Awards.[13]
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Elijah Kerr born 16 February 1980 known professionally as Jaja Soze 1 is a British rapper 2 3 Well known for his key role as one of the founders of the biggest U K street movement and music group PDC Jaja released his debut studio album Streetboy in 2008 along with his second album I Love Music in 2009 followed by his Illegal Download album in 2010 all of which were distributed independently His fourth studio album The Last Message was released in 2012 and went to No 19 in the iTunes Hiphop chart Jaja SozeJaja Soze at his album cover photoshootBackground informationBirth nameElijah KerrBorn 1980 02 16 16 February 1980 age 44 Birmingham EnglandOriginBrixton South London EnglandGenresBritish hip hoproad rapOccupation s RapperYears active1998 presentLabelsIndependent 2005 present Websitewww wbr jajasoze wbr com His influence in and around British street culture 4 as a key figure and rap legend 5 has seen him appear on many of the popular media and music platforms such as with Tim Westwood 6 talking about his experiences and influencing the up and coming generations Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Selected publications 4 Discography 5 ReferencesEarly life editJaja Soze was born Elijah Kerr on 16 February 1980 in Birmingham 1 England to parents from Jamaica He is the oldest of five siblings and grew up in Handsworth Birmingham Kerr attended the Westminster Primary school where he grew up looking up to the local sound systems of the 80s whilst also being inspired by a popular local gang called the Incheyes who later would separate into the Johnsons and Burger Bar gangs 7 Because of domestic disputes in his family Kerr moved to Brixton on the Angell Town Estate in South London in the early 90s 8 where he then became heavily involved in crime and convicted in 1996 at the age of just 15 for a bank robbery He would then later be convicted and jailed at age 22 for drug dealing Soze grew up heavily influenced by gang culture 9 especially that of a well known early 90s gang that he had grown up seeing in Brixton called the 28s Soze then grew to be a part of a well known London gang known as the Peel Dem Crew of which he later founded and transformed into PDC Rap Group also known as Poverty Driven Children as told in a book written about his journey called Street Boys written by himself and Tim Pritchard and published by HarperCollins 10 Career editSoze began creating music at the age of 12 years old 1992 heavily influenced by his upbringing of Rastafarian music with a mix of early American 90s hip hop like that of Public Enemy and UK London Posse which was rumoured to have sparked his interest in starting his own street type movement 11 Him and his friends would later go on to set up PDC rap group and create a massive platform that would inspire young disadvantaged youth to be able to express their opinions and struggles of the UK street culture via music Soze s music today is seen as a controversial message of revolution and street culture 12 with a deep message some will consider as Street Activism or music with a humanitarian type feel Soze has won awards such as outstanding work recognition by Starlight music group and also outstanding achievement at the Official Mixtape Awards 13 Selected publications editThe Power Of Love My Personal Notes 2020 ISBN 9781715354909 Discography editPDC First Cassette mixtape 1999 PDC Pray Days Change album 2004 Boss of the Bosses mixtape 2005 I m Not a Rapper I m a Revolutionary Mixtape Street Boy album and book 2008 I Love Music 2009 Illegal Download 2010 The Last Message 2012 Power 2014 The Creative Struggle 2014 Frequency 2016 Power of Love Audiobook 2021 References edit a b Jaja Soze The British Blacklist Archived from the original on 3 October 2017 Retrieved 24 September 2017 Jaja Soze Ft The People s Army Activist archived from the original on 3 October 2017 retrieved 24 September 2017 Jaja Soze Onesheet Biography Jaja Soze Onesheet Biography Archived from the original on 3 October 2017 Retrieved 24 September 2017 20 Essential road rap tracks Fact Music News 2015 Archived from the original on 6 October 2017 Retrieved 24 September 2017 UK Hip Hop The Heaviest Interviews theheaviestinterviews wordpress com Archived from the original on 6 October 2017 Retrieved 24 September 2017 BRITHOPTV Video Interview Ja Ja Soze JaJaPDC On Leaving Gang Life Behind Business Music amp Building TimWestwood TV UKRap UKHipHop BritHopTV 15 February 2017 Archived from the original on 6 October 2017 Retrieved 24 September 2017 Bassey Amardeep 21 December 2014 Why are criminals in Birmingham Manchester and London forming supergangs mirror Archived from the original on 29 June 2017 Retrieved 5 October 2017 Gang leader turns his back on crime Local Guardian Newspaper 2008 Archived from the original on 25 September 2017 Retrieved 24 September 2017 2 with Jaja Soze Gang Leader turned Social Activist Speech Debelle Archived from the original on 6 October 2017 Retrieved 24 September 2017 streetboys Tim Pritchard 2011 Archived from the original on 3 October 2017 Retrieved 24 September 2017 Kool CJ Colourful Radio colourfulradio com Archived from the original on 6 October 2017 Retrieved 24 September 2017 Deep thoughts Genius Archived from the original on 6 October 2017 Retrieved 24 September 2017 Previous Awards Official Mixtape Awards Official Mixtape Awards Archived from the original on 23 July 2018 Retrieved 30 December 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jaja Soze amp oldid 1217890628, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
