Jidenna

Jidenna
Birth name Jidenna Mobisson
Born Wisconsin, U.S.[1]
Labels
Associated acts
Website www.jidenna.com

Jidenna Mobisson, known mononymously as Jidenna, is an American musical artist and performer.[4] He is signed to Wondaland Records and in 2015 released two singles, "Classic Man" and "Yoga", promoting the label's upcoming compilation EP The Eephus.

Career

Jidenna is signed to Janelle Monáe's Wondaland Records label[5] and distributed through Epic Records. He has collaborated with numerous artists, including Roman GianArthur, St. Beauty, Deep Cotton and Janelle Monáe herself, recording a five-song compilation EP titled The Eephus.[6] In February 2015, he released his first single, "Classic Man",[7] featuring Roman GianArthur, another artist signed to Wondaland Records. The song has been played in heavy rotation throughout the United States[8] and debuted at number 49 on Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart.[9] On March 31, 2015, the second single from the EP was released – "Yoga" by Janelle Monáe and Jidenna.[10]

Personal life

Jidenna was born to a Nigerian father and an American mother. His father Oliver Mobisson, an engineer and traditional chief, was both a revolutionary in the Nigerian Civil War and the inventor of the first African personal computer. And engaged to [11] His mother, an anthropologist and English teacher, moved around the Boston area with Jidenna after they spent the first 6 years of his life in Enugu, Nigeria.[12] He founded a rap group while in high school when he began producing, arranging, and writing. Jidenna graduated from Stanford University, after which he pursued his music career full time, moving between Los Angeles, Oakland, Brooklyn and Atlanta.[13] He currently resides in East Flatbush, Brooklyn.[14]

Jidenna is a founding member of Fear & Fancy, a social club that began in California in 2006. The society, reminiscent of the social aid and pleasure clubs of New Orleans, is an international collective of entrepreneurs, activists, educators, scientists, and artists who host soirees, dinner parties, and demonstrations.[15]

Discography

Compilation extended plays

Title Album details
The Eephus
  • Released: May 2015
  • Label: Epic, Wondaland
  • Formats: Digital download

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
R&B/HH		 US
R&B
[16]		 US
R&B/HH
Airplay
[17]		 US
R&B
Digital
[18]		 US
Rhythmic
[19]
"Classic Man" (feat. Roman GianArthur) 2015 —[upper-alpha 1] 13 37 — 34 The Eephus EP
"Yoga" (with Janelle Monáe)[10] — 14 — 19 —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Notes
  1. ↑ "Classic Man" did not enter the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, but peaked at number five on the Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart.[20]

References

  1. ↑ Forgenie, Cacy (March 20, 2015). "A Star Is Found: Jidenna Mobisson: A “Classic Man”". Flavorpill. Flavorpill Media. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  2. ↑ Diaz, Evelyn (21 February 2015). "Janelle Monáe Appears in Classic Man by Jidenna". BET. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  3. ↑ Aswad, Jem (13 February 2015). "Janelle Monáe Becomes a Mini-Mogul With Her Revamped Label". Billboard. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  4. ↑ Kwateng, Danielle (March 2, 2015). "Here's The Song Being Called 2015's 'Fancy'". Style Blazer. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  5. ↑ "iHeart Music Summit Invades Los Angeles, Great Music, Lots of Fun - It Could Be Habit Forming". All Access. January 23, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Janelle Monáe: I Come in Peace, But I Mean Business". BET. March 26, 2015. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Classic Man feat Roman GianArthur". Soul Central Magazine. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Hot New Music! Jidenna - Classic Man". WJMN Jam'n 94.5. February 10, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  9. ↑ Trust, Gary (March 23, 2015). "Chart Highlights: Madonna's Ghosttown Debuts on Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Blistein, Jon (March 31, 2015). "Janelle Monae Flows Through New Song 'Yoga'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  11. ↑ Drake, David (March 1, 2015). "Bout to Blow: 10 Dope Songs You Should Be Hearing Everywhere Soon". Complex. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  12. ↑ "In Memory of Chief Oliver Udemmadu Ogbonnia Mobisson". Fear & Fancy. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Janelle Monáe's Artist Jidenna Releases New Music Video 'Classic Man'". Necole Bithcie. February 23, 2015. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  14. ↑ Coleman, C. Vernon (February 21, 2015). "Watch Jidenna and Roman GianArthur's 'Classic Man' Video". XXL Mag. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  15. ↑ "The Door That Opens You: Why Whippa Wiley Brings You Magic, Fear and Fancy". Afropunk. November 10, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  16. ↑ [http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0]=ts_chart_artistname%3AJidenna&f[1]=itm_field_chart_id%3A1230&f[2]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=Jidenna "Chart Search for Jidenna, Hot R&B Songs"]. Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  17. ↑ [http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0]=ts_chart_artistname%3AJidenna&f[1]=itm_field_chart_id%3A364&f[2]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=Jidenna "Chart Search for Jidenna, R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay"]. Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  18. ↑ [http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0]=ts_chart_artistname%3AJidenna&f[1]=itm_field_chart_id%3A1229&f[2]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=Jidenna "Chart Search for Jidenna, R&B Digital Songs"]. Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  19. ↑ [http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0]=ts_chart_artistname%3AJidenna&f[1]=itm_field_chart_id%3A378&f[2]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=Jidenna&detail=1 "Chart Search for Jidenna, Rhythmic"]. Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  20. ↑ [http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0]=ts_chart_artistname%3AJidenna&f[1]=itm_field_chart_id%3A345&f[2]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=Jidenna "Chart Search for Jidenna, Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles"]. Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2015.

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