Born in the heart of the Yopougon district in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire's economic
capital, Jojo le Barbu came to prominence in the 2010s for his freestyles on
productions by Debordo and coupé-décalé star DJ Arafat. When he came into the
sights of KGS Production, he produced his first singles within the structure,
which revealed him on the Ivory Coast rap scene. Two tracks, "Y'a pas 2eux"
(2018) and "Iphone" (2018) seduced the public and garnered hundreds of thousands
of listens. Jojo le Barbu's rap opens up to electronic production and vocals,
bringing a fresh air to the country's ...