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J Hus
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Birth name | Momodou Lamin Jallow |
Born | London, England |
27 May 1995
Origin | Stratford, London, England |
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Years active | 2014–present |
Labels | Black Butter |
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Momodou Lamin Jallow (born 27 May 1995), known professionally as J Hus, is a British rapper and singer who has been credited with pioneering the genre afroswing. He is currently signed to Black Butter Records. He gained popularity in 2015 following the release of his song "Dem Boy Paigon".
J Hus' "Did You See" became his most successful single, peaking at number nine on the UK Singles Chart and eventually being certified Platinum. In 2017, he released his debut album, Common Sense, which was critically acclaimed—it was named the best UK album of 2017 by Complex. The album reached number six on the UK Albums Chart. In June 2018, he was arrested in Stratford and charged with carrying a knife in public. Hours after his release from prison in April 2019, he made a surprise appearance on stage at Canadian rapper Drake's concert at the O2 Arena in London.
In January 2020, J Hus released his second album, Big Conspiracy, which featured appearances by Jamaican singer Koffee, Nigerian singer Burna Boy and British singer Ella Mai. The album became his first number-one on the UK Albums Chart and received widespread critical acclaim.
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Early life
J Hus was born in London and grew up in the city's Stratford district. He is of Gambian descent and was raised by his mother, who emigrated to England when she was 25 years old. Jallow was raised Muslim and is of ethnic Fula and Wolof heritage. Growing up he had wanted to become an actor "but then around Year 10 or Year 11, it was whatever really", and he was expelled from school as he had, in his words, "started getting into a bit of trouble." In September 2014, distraught following two separate prison stints, he was advised to focus on pursuing a music career by his childhood friend Moe who also agreed to be his manager. Moe and his older brother would go on to form their own management company 2K Management.
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Career
2015–present: Common Sense and Big Conspiracy
J Hus began his career by recording several freestyles, including #StreetHeat, Bl@CKBOX and GRM Daily and publishing them online. He followed this with "#Rated", which samples the beat from French Montana's "Don't Panic", and "Want From Me" Remix of Kojo Funds' song, which gained a lot of coverage, helping his breakthrough. His next release was "Dem Boy Paigon", which was described by Ajay Rose of The Link Up as having "brought together an Afro-beat sound with lyrical rap ... capable of turning any dance upside down". He followed this with "No Lie" and his SB:TV "Warm Up Session".
Around the end of March 2015, he and MoStack released their "Westwood Crib Session". In late May 2015, he released "Lean & Bop", which was streamed more than 10 million times in total on music platforms. Around this time, he also released a "Daily Duppy" for GRM Daily, which he followed with his first mixtape, The 15th Day.
Jallow released the single "Friendly" in 2016, which received a nomination at the 2016 MOBO Awards, as well as "Playing Sports", "Liar Liar" (remix) and "Solo One", the last of which appeared on the Brotherhood soundtrack.
In 2017, he featured on Nines' "High Roller", which featured on his album One Foot Out. He also featured on Stormzy's "Bad Boys" from his album Gang Signs & Prayer, which peaked at number 22 on the UK Singles Chart, on Dave's "Samantha", which peaked at number 63, and charted at number 9 with his solo composition "Did You See". The song served as the lead single off his debut album, Common Sense (2017). Upon release, the album was positively received by fans, and includes features from Mo Stack, MIST, Tiggs da Author and Burna Boy. In May 2018, he released his EP, Big Spang (2018).
Following his arrest for carrying a bladed article in public, Jallow was sentenced to eight months in prison. Jallow's label stopped releasing music, with his only verse whilst incarcerated coming from the song "Disaster" which was released on collaborator Dave's debut album, Psychodrama. "Disaster" debuted at number eight on the UK Singles Chart on 15 March 2019.
Hours after his release from prison in April 2019 he made a surprise appearance on stage at Drake's concert at the O2 Arena in London.
In December 2019, J Hus announced he will no longer tour for "the next 3/4 years, maybe more". He also stated that following his next album, he would have no more features but that he wanted to work with Burna Boy and 21 Savage.
Personal life
J Hus is a supporter of Arsenal F.C.
Discography
Studio albums
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Common Sense | 6 | 1 |
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1 | 1 |
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Extended plays
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Playing Sports |
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Big Spang |
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Mixtapes
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The 15th Day |
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Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||
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UK Ind |
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"Lean & Bop" | 2015 | — | — | — | — |
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Non-album singles |
"Doin It" | — | — | — | — | |||
"Friendly" | 2016 | — | — | — | — |
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Common Sense |
"Clean It Up" | — | — | — | — | Playing Sports | ||
"Playing Sports" | — | — | — | — | |||
"Samantha" (with Dave) |
2017 | 63 | 7 | 5 | — |
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Non-album single |
"Did You See" | 9 | 3 | — | 63 |
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Common Sense | |
"Common Sense" | 55 | — | — | — |
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"Spirit" | 36 | — | — | — |
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"Bouff Daddy" | 26 | 11 | — | — |
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"Dark Vader" | 2018 | 41 | — | — | — |
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Big Spang |
"Daily Duppy" (featuring GRM Daily) |
2019 | 42 | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Must Be" | 5 | — | — | 36 |
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Big Conspiracy | |
"No Denying" | 33 | — | — | — | |||
"Repeat" (featuring Koffee) |
2020 | 21 | — | — | 64 | ||
"Play Play" (featuring Burna Boy) |
11 | — | — | 38 |
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
As a featured artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
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"So Paranoid" (Mostack featuring J Hus) |
2015 | — | — | Non-album single | |
"High Roller" (Nines featuring J Hus) |
2017 | — | — | One Foot Out | |
"Everyday" (Baseman featuring J Hus) |
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"Sekkle Down" (Burna Boy featuring J Hus) |
— | — | Outside | ||
"Disaster" (Dave featuring J Hus) |
2019 | 8 | 23 |
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Psychodrama |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Other charted songs
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||
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"Bad Boys" (Stormzy featuring Ghetts and J Hus) |
2017 | 22 | — | — | 91 |
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Gang Signs & Prayer |
"Fisherman" (featuring MoStack and Mist) |
47 | — | — | — |
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Common Sense | |
"Plottin" | 83 | — | — | — | |||
"Good Time" (featuring Burna Boy) |
88 | — | — | — | |||
"Like Your Style" | 93 | — | — | — | |||
"Sweet Cheeks" | 96 | — | — | — | |||
"Scene" | 2018 | 85 | — | — | — | Big Spang | |
"Dancing Man" | 88 | — | — | — | |||
"What Do You Mean?" (Skepta featuring J Hus) |
2019 | 14 | — | — | 37 |
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Ignorance Is Bliss |
"Stinking Rich" (MoStack & J Hus featuring Dave) |
19 | — | — | 74 | Stacko | ||
"Feels" (Ed Sheeran featuring Young Thug & J Hus) |
— | 54 | 77 | — | No. 6 Collaborations Project | ||
"Big Conspiracy" (featuring Icee TGM) |
2020 | 19 | — | — | 51 |
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Big Conspiracy |
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Guest appearances
Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
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"Lukatar" (Remix) | 2015 | Lady Leshurr, Scratchy, Frisco, Flirta D, Gods Gift, Bonkaz, Jamakabi, Bugzy Malone, Grizzy | Non-album remix |
"Like Me" | Ca$ha | Gassin Was the Case | |
"100 Friends" | Tinie Tempah | Junk Food | |
"Solo One" | 2016 | None | BrOTHERHOOD (Original Soundtrack) |
"Lose Your Head" | Katy B, TheHeavyTrackerz, D Double E | Honey | |
"Liar Liar" (Remix) | Mostack, Krept & Konan | Non-album remix | |
"Bad Boys" | 2017 | Stormzy, Ghetts | Gang Signs & Prayer |
"Dealers & Robbers" | Mostack | High Street Kid | |
"Get a Stack" | Krept & Konan | 7 Days | |
"What Do You Mean?" | 2019 | Skepta | Ignorance Is Bliss |
"Stinking Rich" | MoStack, Dave | Stacko | |
"Feels" | Ed Sheeran, Young Thug | No.6 Collaborations Project | |
"Cloak & Dagger" | 2022 | Burna Boy | Love, Damini |
Awards and nominations
Year | Organisation | Category | Award | Result |
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2017 | Mercury Prize | Common Sense | Album Award | Nominated |
2018 | VO5 NME Awards 2018 | Common Sense | Best Album (supported by Orange Amplification) | Won |
2018 | Brit Awards | Common Sense | British Album of the Year | Nominated |
"Did You See" | British Single of the Year | Nominated | ||
J Hus | British Breakthrough Act | Nominated | ||
2021 | Brit Awards | Big Conspiracy | Best Album | Nominated |
J Hus | Best British Male | Won |