Joshua Adebola Popoola, better known by his stage name ‘JayBaloo’ is a Nigerian British born rapper from East London, namely Chingford (

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Chingford is a suburban town in east London, England, within the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The centre of Chingford is 9.2 miles (14.8 km) north-east of Charing Cross, with Waltham Abbey to the north, Woodford Green and Buckhurst Hill to the east, Walthamstow to the south, and Edmonton and Enfield to the west.

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He rose to fame early in his career due to his appearance on Balamii Radio

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From South London to the World

on the 26th Januaray, 2024

He appears on the 33rd minute. On this appearance he, a completely unknown artist at the time, performed his at the time latest song ‘Only a Number’. The clip of him performing the song was posted on Tiktok and other social media platforms, the talented young rapper was immediately praised for his cheeky bars, flow and unique rhyme scheme.

Following his rise to fame, he collaborated with LeoStayTrill and producer AdeSTP, on a song called ‘I Know’. Both this song and ‘Only a Number’ have reached a million views, in only a couple of months.

2024 seems bright for the young artist as he consistently drops music.