Jesse Jagz (Jesse Abaga) has been described as Nigeria’s Kanye West because of his flirtatious experimentation with different genres of music from R&B to roots Reggae to Pop all built on a predominantly Hip Hop foundation. He recorded his first album with a group named Gospel Insanity but the album never got released due to a fallout between some of the members. Jesse started producing beats and formed the group Eleven Thirty. In 2004, he hooked up with Jude Abaga a.k.a MI and together they started Inner Hub Studios. By 2006, Jesse started a solo career with the release of the hit “Africa”. His other hits include “Bend down Low”, “Sugar Cane Baby”, “The Greatest” while his hit song “My Brother” was selected as part of the International Music Entrepreneur of the Year (IYMEY) 2008 compilation. In February 2009, the Award nominated producer and hip hop artist was selected to represent Nigeria at the 2009 edition of Sauti Za Busara Music Festival- a yearly international festival celebrating East African music and features top-quality musical performances by more than 400 established and upcoming artists and over the years has established itself as one of Africa’s leading music festivals which is held in Zanzibar, Tanzania.