Momodou Jallow (born 26 May 1996) is a rapper from Stratford. He is best known for his 2017 single "Did You See", which charted at #55 on the UK Singles Chart, but also featured on Stormzy & Ghetts' "Bad Boys" from his album Gang Signs & Prayer, which peaked at #22 and on Dave's "Samantha", which peaked at #63.

Biography

J Hus was born Momodou Jallow on 26 May 1996 in Stratford to a single mother. He was inspired to take up rapping after listening to 50 Cent, and was persuaded to become professional after two of his friends offered to become his management. They started by recording several demos, including #StreetHeat and Bl@CKBOX, 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)". 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 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 six million times. Around this time, he also released a "Daily Duppy" for GRM Music, which he followed with his first mixtape, The 15th Day.

In September 2015, J Hus was hospitalised after being stabbed five times in London. Whilst in hospital, he was criticised for tweeting "5 stab wounds could never stop me #AntiCh #F***DaOvaSide".

Jallow released "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 #22 on the UK Singles Chart, on Dave's "Samantha", which peaked at #63, and charted at #55 with his solo composition "Did You See".

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