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TuneDn: Rapper Jahvillani reflects on reaching white audiences

Jamaican Jamaican artist Jahvillani has transcended cultural and linguistic barriers.artist Jahvillani has transcended cultural and linguistic barriers.
Jamaican Jamaican artist Jahvillani has transcended cultural and linguistic barriers.artist Jahvillani has transcended cultural and linguistic barriers. DETOUR Staff

Recording artist Jahvillani did not expect his song Wileside Government to become a global hit so fast.

Yet, the song exploded, as he told DETOUR when we sat down with him in New York — and, to Jahvallani’s surprise, it impacted audiences in the predominantly white country of Germany too.

“I remember the feeling when I found out that it was sung in the white surroundings, ‘‘ said the Jamaican rapper, who started his career back in 2011, after he graduated from high school.

What else did Javhallani talk about with DETOUR? Find out in the video below and stay TuneDn for more video interviews to come.

This story was originally published October 5, 2022 at 8:00 AM with the headline "TuneDn: Rapper Jahvillani reflects on reaching white audiences."

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