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Jovi (musician)

December 05, 2023

Ndukong Godlove Nfor (born 24 October 1983), known by his stage name Jovi, is a Cameroonian rapper, songwriter, sound engineer, entrepreneur, and record producer (under his producer pseudonym Le Monstre).[1] Jovi graduated from the University of Yaoundé II (Soa), with a BA Hons in Economics and Business Management.

Jovi
Jovi performing at FK Fest, Yaoundé, on 12 February 2016
Background information
Birth nameNdukong Godlove Nfor
Also known asLe Monstre
Born (1983-10-24) 24 October 1983 (age 40)
Douala, Cameroon
GenresCameroon hip hop, African hip hop, Mboko
Occupation(s)Rapper, Songwriter, Performer, Sound Engineer, Entrepreneur, Record Producer
Years active2011–present
LabelsNew Bell Music

Jovi's debut album H.I.V (Humanity is Vanishing) was described by Kangsen Feka Wakai in Bakwa magazine as “the long awaited arrival of a self-assured emcee very conscious of his abilities, the vacuum in the genre, his audience’s expectations, and the right dose of hustle to assert his place.”[2]

Music career edit

Cameroon's music industry has remained conventional for a very long time with genres like, Makossa and Bikutsi dominating the musical scene. Jovi's first single "Don 4 Kwat", followed by "Pitié", featuring Congolese musician Tabu Ley Rochereau, released under Mumak record label, which he co-founded, is part of a new wave of musical content in Cameroon. “Don 4 Kwat” received heavy airplays on Trace Urban and Channel O, his second single, “Pitié” featuring Tabu Ley Rochereau, stayed on the charts for months on pan-African BBC’s Destination Africa hosted by DJ Edu, staying in the top 5 at its peak.[3][4] In January 2013, Jovi left Mumak record label to launch New Bell Music, with Rachel Burks. Both Jovi and Rachel are signed to their label New Bell Music.

In September 2014, Jovi released his video "Cash" (Mets l'argent à terre) to wide acclaim across Cameroon.[5] In December 2014, Jovi released his video "Et P8 Koi," which became a hit across French-speaking West Africa, getting heavy rotation on Trace Urban, and debuting at No. 1 on Trace Urban's premiere episode of "Hip Hop 10 Made in Africa."[6] In 2015, Jovi was nominated for an MTV Africa Music Award (MAMA) for Best Francophone artist.[7] On 20 May 2015 Jovi released his sophomore album, Mboko God, which was nominated for a 2016 Kora Award for Best Album.[8] Jovi's music videos are played regularly on Trace Urban, and in 2015, Jovi was featured on Trace TV in "The 15 artists to follow in 2015,"[9] and "One of the 10 African Rappers You Should Definitely Know."[10]

Under his pseudonym Le Monstre, Jovi produces his records and is renowned for his compelling fusion of traditional hip hop and classic Cameroon/African sounds and instruments with new contemporary sounds. Jovi's lyrics are in English, French, Cameroonian Pidgin English and francanglais (a fusion of French, English and Cameroonian Pidgin English). Jovi also produces music for artists in New Bell Music as well as for international artists. Jovi co-wrote and co-produced Akon's song "Shine the Light,"[11] which Akon released as a video on 26 January 2016.[12] Jovi has been regularly featured in the online music magazine OkayAfrica.[13] On 29 February 2016 Jovi was featured in an interview with The Fader, which featured the world-premiere of his single "Bad Influence."[14] In a Vibe magazine article published on 28 June 2016, author Natelege Whaley states Jovi is one of the African artists "flipping trap and taking it to new heights sonically."[15]

Jovi has one of the biggest fan base in Cameroon music known as MBOKOGANG

Jovi's third album, 16 Wives, was released on 16 February 2017. On 30 June 2017 Noisey (the music branch of Vice) named Jovi's 16 Wives as one of "The 30 Best Overlooked Albums of 2017 (So Far).[16] Jovi released his sixth EP Yaje Vol. 1: Black on 27 August 2017.[17] Jovi is regularly featured in Apple Music Playlist and was interviewed on Beats 1 Radio’s first African music show “A-List-African Music” on 16 December 2018. On 18 February 2019 Jovi released his 4th studio album God Don Kam.

Discography edit

Albums edit

EPs edit

Mixtape edit

  • Young Vizu Annointed Mboko Supreme [2021][43]

References edit

  1. ^ . Je Wanda Magazine. 2014-01-24. Archived from the original on 2014-05-27. Retrieved 2014-06-08.
  2. ^ bakwamagazine. "[Music Review] A New Chapter in the Kamer (Cameroon) Hip-Hop Files…And there was Jovi Le Monstre: A Review of H.I.V (Humanity is Vanishing). | BAKWA". Bakwamagazine.com. Retrieved 2014-06-08.
  3. ^ "BBC Radio 1Xtra - DJ Edu - Destination Africa, Black History Month Xtra Talent Vinyl Special". Bbc.co.uk. 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2014-06-08.
  4. ^ "New Bell Music - Artist - Jovi". NewBellMusic.com. Retrieved 2014-06-08.
  5. ^ "Watch Cameroonian Rapper Jovi's 'CA$H' Video | Okayafrica". Okayafrica. 2014-09-15. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  6. ^ . New Bell Music. 2015-03-11. Archived from the original on 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  7. ^ . Mtv Africa Music Awards 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-06-14. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
  8. ^ "NOMINEES : BEST ALBUM - KORA". KORA. 2015-12-21. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
  9. ^ "The 15 artists to follow for 2015 !". Trace TV. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
  10. ^ "10 rappeurs africains que vous devez absolument connaître". Trace TV. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
  11. ^ "Cameroonian MC & Producer Jovi On Composing Akon's Comeback Hit". Okayafrica. 2016-02-08. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
  12. ^ Akon (2016-01-26), AKON SHINE THE LIGHT, retrieved 2016-06-21
  13. ^ "Jovi: 10 Things I Love About Cameroon". Okayafrica. 2016-04-28. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
  14. ^ "Meet Jovi, The Do-It-All Rapper Putting Cameroon Back On The Map". The FADER. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
  15. ^ "ATL To The Motherland: The Rise of Afro-Trap". 2016-06-28. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
  16. ^ "The 30 Best Overlooked Albums of 2017 So Far". Noisey. 2017-06-30. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  17. ^ "Yajé Vol. 1: Black – New Bell Music". newbellmusic.com. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  18. ^ "H.I.V". Bandcamp. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  19. ^ . Archived from the original on 2015-05-26. Retrieved 2015-05-26.
  20. ^ "iTunes - Music - Mboko God by Jovi". iTunes. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  21. ^ "Mboko God". Bandcamp. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  22. ^ "Mboko God [Explicit]". Amazon. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  23. ^ "16 Wives". ITunes. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  24. ^ "God Don Kam, by Jovi". Jovi. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  25. ^ God Don Kam by Jovi, retrieved 2019-05-31
  26. ^ . Archived from the original on 2015-11-01. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
  27. ^ "Kankwe Vol. 1". Bandcamp. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  28. ^ . New Bell Music. Archived from the original on 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  29. ^ "Kankwe Vol. 2". Bandcamp. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  30. ^ "Raps 2 Riches - EP by Jovi on iTunes". iTunes. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  31. ^ . New Bell Music. 24 October 2015. Archived from the original on 30 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  32. ^ . New Bell Music. Archived from the original on 2016-07-05. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  33. ^ "Puta Madre, by Jovi". Jovi. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  34. ^ . New Bell Music. Archived from the original on 2016-07-04. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  35. ^ "Bad Music, by Jovi". Jovi. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  36. ^ "Yajé Vol. 1: Black – New Bell Music". newbellmusic.com. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  37. ^ "Yajé, Vol. 1: Black - EP by Jovi on Apple Music". itunes.apple.com. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  38. ^ "God Di Kam EP, by Jovi". Jovi. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  39. ^ God Di Kam by Jovi, retrieved 2019-05-31
  40. ^ Raps 2 Richs 2, By Jovi, retrieved 2020-10-18
  41. ^ YAJE Vol. 2: Sun Yellow, By Jovi, retrieved 2020-10-18
  42. ^ "Jovi embrase la toile en mettant en libre téléchargement son EP "Pressure"". Auletch (in French). Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  43. ^ "JENGU ONLINE – Your shop online JENGU". jenguonline.com. Retrieved 2021-06-16.

External links edit

  • Official website

December 05, 2023
jovi, musician, ndukong, godlove, nfor, born, october, 1983, known, stage, name, jovi, cameroonian, rapper, songwriter, sound, engineer, entrepreneur, record, producer, under, producer, pseudonym, monstre, jovi, graduated, from, university, yaoundé, with, hons. Ndukong Godlove Nfor born 24 October 1983 known by his stage name Jovi is a Cameroonian rapper songwriter sound engineer entrepreneur and record producer under his producer pseudonym Le Monstre 1 Jovi graduated from the University of Yaounde II Soa with a BA Hons in Economics and Business Management JoviJovi performing at FK Fest Yaounde on 12 February 2016Background informationBirth nameNdukong Godlove NforAlso known asLe MonstreBorn 1983 10 24 24 October 1983 age 40 Douala CameroonGenresCameroon hip hop African hip hop MbokoOccupation s Rapper Songwriter Performer Sound Engineer Entrepreneur Record ProducerYears active2011 presentLabelsNew Bell Music Jovi s debut album H I V Humanity is Vanishing was described by Kangsen Feka Wakai in Bakwa magazine as the long awaited arrival of a self assured emcee very conscious of his abilities the vacuum in the genre his audience s expectations and the right dose of hustle to assert his place 2 Contents 1 Music career 2 Discography 2 1 Albums 2 2 EPs 2 3 Mixtape 3 References 4 External linksMusic career editCameroon s music industry has remained conventional for a very long time with genres like Makossa and Bikutsi dominating the musical scene Jovi s first single Don 4 Kwat followed by Pitie featuring Congolese musician Tabu Ley Rochereau released under Mumak record label which he co founded is part of a new wave of musical content in Cameroon Don 4 Kwat received heavy airplays on Trace Urban and Channel O his second single Pitie featuring Tabu Ley Rochereau stayed on the charts for months on pan African BBC s Destination Africa hosted by DJ Edu staying in the top 5 at its peak 3 4 In January 2013 Jovi left Mumak record label to launch New Bell Music with Rachel Burks Both Jovi and Rachel are signed to their label New Bell Music In September 2014 Jovi released his video Cash Mets l argent a terre to wide acclaim across Cameroon 5 In December 2014 Jovi released his video Et P8 Koi which became a hit across French speaking West Africa getting heavy rotation on Trace Urban and debuting at No 1 on Trace Urban s premiere episode of Hip Hop 10 Made in Africa 6 In 2015 Jovi was nominated for an MTV Africa Music Award MAMA for Best Francophone artist 7 On 20 May 2015 Jovi released his sophomore album Mboko God which was nominated for a 2016 Kora Award for Best Album 8 Jovi s music videos are played regularly on Trace Urban and in 2015 Jovi was featured on Trace TV in The 15 artists to follow in 2015 9 and One of the 10 African Rappers You Should Definitely Know 10 Under his pseudonym Le Monstre Jovi produces his records and is renowned for his compelling fusion of traditional hip hop and classic Cameroon African sounds and instruments with new contemporary sounds Jovi s lyrics are in English French Cameroonian Pidgin English and francanglais a fusion of French English and Cameroonian Pidgin English Jovi also produces music for artists in New Bell Music as well as for international artists Jovi co wrote and co produced Akon s song Shine the Light 11 which Akon released as a video on 26 January 2016 12 Jovi has been regularly featured in the online music magazine OkayAfrica 13 On 29 February 2016 Jovi was featured in an interview with The Fader which featured the world premiere of his single Bad Influence 14 In a Vibe magazine article published on 28 June 2016 author Natelege Whaley states Jovi is one of the African artists flipping trap and taking it to new heights sonically 15 Jovi has one of the biggest fan base in Cameroon music known as MBOKOGANGJovi s third album 16 Wives was released on 16 February 2017 On 30 June 2017 Noisey the music branch of Vice named Jovi s 16 Wives as one of The 30 Best Overlooked Albums of 2017 So Far 16 Jovi released his sixth EP Yaje Vol 1 Black on 27 August 2017 17 Jovi is regularly featured in Apple Music Playlist and was interviewed on Beats 1 Radio s first African music show A List African Music on 16 December 2018 On 18 February 2019 Jovi released his 4th studio album God Don Kam Discography editAlbums edit H I V Humanity is Vanishing 2012 18 Mboko God 2015 19 20 21 22 16 Wives 2017 23 God Don Kam 2019 24 25 2035 2023 EPs edit Kankwe Vol 1 2014 26 27 Kankwe Vol 2 2015 28 29 Raps 2 Riches 2015 30 31 Puta Madre 2015 32 33 Bad Music 2016 34 35 Yaje Vol 1 Black 36 37 God Di Kam 38 39 Raps 2 Richs Vol 2 40 YAJE Vol 2 Sun Yellow 41 Pressure 2021 42 Wlk D Tlk 2023 44 Mixtape edit Young Vizu Annointed Mboko Supreme 2021 43 References edit WanDiscovery Jovi Rappeur Cameroun Je Wanda Magazine 2014 01 24 Archived from the original on 2014 05 27 Retrieved 2014 06 08 bakwamagazine Music Review A New Chapter in the Kamer Cameroon Hip Hop Files And there was Jovi Le Monstre A Review of H I V Humanity is Vanishing BAKWA Bakwamagazine com Retrieved 2014 06 08 BBC Radio 1Xtra DJ Edu Destination Africa Black History Month Xtra Talent Vinyl Special Bbc co uk 2012 10 07 Retrieved 2014 06 08 New Bell Music Artist Jovi NewBellMusic com Retrieved 2014 06 08 Watch Cameroonian Rapper Jovi s CA H Video Okayafrica Okayafrica 2014 09 15 Retrieved 2016 06 21 Jovi s Video Et P8 Koi Debuts No 1 on Trace Urban s New Show Hip Hop 10 Made In Africa New Bell Music 2015 03 11 Archived from the original on 2016 08 12 Retrieved 2016 06 21 MTVMAMA2015 Nominees Announced Mtv Africa Music Awards 2015 Archived from the original on 2015 06 14 Retrieved 2016 06 17 NOMINEES BEST ALBUM KORA KORA 2015 12 21 Retrieved 2016 06 17 The 15 artists to follow for 2015 Trace TV 5 January 2015 Retrieved 2016 06 17 10 rappeurs africains que vous devez absolument connaitre Trace TV Retrieved 2016 06 17 Cameroonian MC amp Producer Jovi On Composing Akon s Comeback Hit Okayafrica 2016 02 08 Retrieved 2016 06 17 Akon 2016 01 26 AKON SHINE THE LIGHT retrieved 2016 06 21 Jovi 10 Things I Love About Cameroon Okayafrica 2016 04 28 Retrieved 2016 06 17 Meet Jovi The Do It All Rapper Putting Cameroon Back On The Map The FADER Retrieved 2016 06 17 ATL To The Motherland The Rise of Afro Trap 2016 06 28 Retrieved 2016 07 15 The 30 Best Overlooked Albums of 2017 So Far Noisey 2017 06 30 Retrieved 2017 10 16 Yaje Vol 1 Black New Bell Music newbellmusic com Retrieved 2017 10 16 H I V Bandcamp 12 September 2013 Retrieved 29 July 2015 New Bell Music Mboko God Archived from the original on 2015 05 26 Retrieved 2015 05 26 iTunes Music Mboko God by Jovi iTunes 20 May 2015 Retrieved 29 July 2015 Mboko God Bandcamp 19 May 2015 Retrieved 29 July 2015 Mboko God Explicit Amazon 20 May 2015 Retrieved 29 July 2015 16 Wives ITunes 16 February 2017 Retrieved 24 February 2017 God Don Kam by Jovi Jovi Retrieved 2019 05 31 God Don Kam by Jovi retrieved 2019 05 31 New Bell Music Kankwe Vol 1 Archived from the original on 2015 11 01 Retrieved 2015 07 29 Kankwe Vol 1 Bandcamp 28 March 2014 Retrieved 29 July 2015 Kankwe Vol 2 EP FR EN New Bell Music Archived from the original on 2016 07 01 Retrieved 2016 06 21 Kankwe Vol 2 Bandcamp 20 March 2015 Retrieved 29 July 2015 Raps 2 Riches EP by Jovi on iTunes iTunes 24 October 2015 Retrieved 2016 06 21 Raps 2 Riches New Bell Music 24 October 2015 Archived from the original on 30 October 2015 Retrieved 26 October 2015 Puta Madre EP New Bell Music Archived from the original on 2016 07 05 Retrieved 2016 06 21 Puta Madre by Jovi Jovi Retrieved 2016 06 21 Bad Music EP New Bell Music Archived from the original on 2016 07 04 Retrieved 2016 06 21 Bad Music by Jovi Jovi Retrieved 2016 06 21 Yaje Vol 1 Black New Bell Music newbellmusic com Retrieved 2017 10 16 Yaje Vol 1 Black EP by Jovi on Apple Music itunes apple com 27 August 2017 Retrieved 2017 10 16 God Di Kam EP by Jovi Jovi Retrieved 2019 05 31 God Di Kam by Jovi retrieved 2019 05 31 Raps 2 Richs 2 By Jovi retrieved 2020 10 18 YAJE Vol 2 Sun Yellow By Jovi retrieved 2020 10 18 Jovi embrase la toile en mettant en libre telechargement son EP Pressure Auletch in French Retrieved 2021 06 16 JENGU ONLINE Your shop online JENGU jenguonline com Retrieved 2021 06 16 External links 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