Born in 1985, American-Nigerian Jidenna Theodore Mobisson hails from Wisconsin and began his music career early, founding a rap band and writing and producing his own songs while still in high-school. After graduating from California’s Stanford University, Jidenna decided to follow his dream and make his musical career a reality. He moved several times in order to chase this goal, living in Los Angeles, Atlanta and Brooklyn, where he still lives today.
After signing a record deal with Wondaland Records, he released Classic Man - which featured another Wondaland name, Roman GianArthur - and Yoga, two singles aimed at boosting the record label’s upcoming mix album, The Eephus. Classic Man nabbed the 49th spot on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart.
As well as his music, Jidenna is a founding member of a social club called Fear & Fancy that was first created in California in 2006. Taking its inspiration from the old fashioned clubs of New Orleans, Fear & Fancy brings together an eclectic mix of scientists, artists and entrepreneurs to share their collective interests and achievements.
The music man is also well known for his stylish mode of dress and explained the importance of fashion to his beliefs in a recent interview with The Fader magazine, saying: “I think all style is a form of resistance. If you work in a corporate office and you wear a certain type of suit, especially as a woman, you're resisting the outside…When I was a boy, I was sagging my pants like everyone else. Some boys become men and continue to sag their pants because that's their form of rebellion…So, absolutely - I think everybody resists some other culture when they dress.”
