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JJC speaks on Nollywood ambition, how 'Afrobeats' genre originated

The legendary act breaks down the creation of the controversial 'Afrobeats' genre of music in the United Kingdom.

In the full length interview of JJC's exclusive interview with Pulse, the veteran entertainer speaks on a range of issues from working with Don Jazzy, and D'banj, and how hard it was promoting his crew JJC & 419 Squad years ago.

The influential has exclusively revealed that after his album drops he is interested in Nollywood, because that's the next frontier for him.

With his background in TV and film, JJC feels the movie industry will be a perfect fit for him. He also stated that the project will have to do a lot with music also.

JJC Skillz is currently working on his solo project, spoke about how the 'Afrobeats' genre started in the UK. Afrobeats which is the name adopted by the western media to describe West African pop music, originated from a concert in the UK held three years ago called Afrobeats Festival.

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The line up was made up of Nigerian stars, and Nigerian artistes based in the UK. The success of the event gave birth to the rise of the Afrobeats genre abroad.

JJC who was the brain behind the UK Hip-Hop group Big Brovaz narrated how his daughter inspired his hit single 'We Are Africans'.

You can watch the full interview below;

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