Jack Rollen

== Jack Rollen(Ugandan Singer-Rapper-Songwriter) ==
Ezra Colgate Onenchan Jackson (born November 03, 1999), Is A Ugandan Singer-Rapper-Songwriter, Music Producer, Author And Poet Who Started Writing Music In 2016, Composing And Writing Poetry In 2017, Playwrighting In 2019, And Started Music Production In 2020. He Is Professionally Known By His Stage Name Jack Rollen (Often Stylized As JARO). Jack Rollen Has Gone By Many Names In The Ugandan Music Industry. In 2021, He Produced Under The Alias Bomba, Under This Alias, He Produced For Many Ugandan Musicians Such As Fik Fameica, Chozen Blood, Sheebah Karungi, Apass And Many More.
===Early Life===
Ezra Colgate Onenchan Jackson Was Born On November 03, 1999 In St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor, Gulu District in Northern Uganda. He’s Born In A Family Of Seven(7). Jack Is The Second Born In His Christian Family After An Elder Sister. He Has Two Sisters And Two Sibling Brothers.
He Is Born In A Christian Family Where Both Of His Parents Are Devoted Seventh Day Adventist Christians. Jack’s parents are part of the refugees from South Sudan who immigrated to uganda in the early 1970s due to the first(which happened between 1955-1972) and second(which happened between 1983-2005) civil wars in South Sudan.
Jack Rollen grew up in refugee camps(Kiryandongo refugee camp in kiryandongo district from 1999-2004 and kyangwali refugee settlement in then Hoima district but now kikuube district from 2004-2011) with his family where they depended entirely on agriculture.
He attended his primary education from a village school(Kasonga Primary School) for classes Nursery and Primary One in kyangwali refugee camp. He was then transferred to hoima town for better education in 2009 where he started his Primary 2. He completed his primary seven from the same school(Murubya Primary School) in 2014 and later joined secondary at Bugema Adventist Secondary School(2015) in Luweero district but later finished his O’Level certificate education from Light College Katikamu(2018) in wakiso district. He then joined Mandela secondary school(2019) for A’Level/Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education.
======Physical/Shape======
Gender	Height	Weight 	Body Type	Hair 	Hair Color	Skin Color	Ethnicity
Male 	4.11ft	134.5lbs	slim 	Medium	Black 	Black 	Acholi
======More Details======
Alma Mater	Languages
Spoken	Siblings	Parents
Murubya Primary School
(Hoima District)	English(Fluent)	Ageno Scovia Jackson
(Elder Sister)	Ochan Jackson Okello
Bugema Adventis Secondary School
(Luweero District)	Acholi(Fluent) 	Omita Comfort Jackson
(Younger Brother)	Ayaa Mary Jackson
Light College Katikamu
(Wakiso District)	Runyoro
(Fluent)	Komagum Gabriel Jackson
(Younger Brother)	
Mandela Secondary School
(Hoima District)	Luganda 	Aloyo Mercy Jackson
(Youngest Sister)	
 	Arabic 	 	
==Family Life==
Jack Rollen grew up in an extended type of family, with very many cousins, aunties and relatives. Life in a refugee settlement is always rough, and living an extended family lifestyle is always a common theme in most if not all refugee camps globally. There are camps where refugees live a communal lifestyle. Jack Rollen's family survived on agriculture mainly, that was the survival token for every family in the camp as there were no decent jobs and the highest percentage of population in the camp was not educated.
Jack's father was a teacher at the time(though the salary was too insufficient for the family to survive on). He taught for four years in the primary sector and five more years in the secondary sector before he decided to leave the camp for Juba, South Sudan.
Jack's mom was a peasant farmer(not for long due to health complications). Her health wasn't good, she was always in hospitals taking treatment for a back complication. She was operated three times from mulago hospital, Kampala.
====Career====
Jack started writing music in 2016 with his first song “We Shall Fly” which he always(at the time) performed during talent shows in school, domitory music competitions, crazy class moments and also during birthday parties at school. He was inspired by Nicki Minaj’s ‘Fly’ ft Rihanna and Nicki Minaj’s ‘Pills n Potions.’ Jack has great respect and admiration for Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne for they inspired him on his journey of writing music.
In 2017, Jack got a friend(Brandon) who had great love for music, it was him who made Jack realize even further that he could do great in music. The same friend introduced Jack to poetry, it was then that Jack started writing poems with his very first poem being “African Queen.” Jack performed this poem in the Uganda National Theater in 2019 under the theme “Theater Poetry Day” which was organized by a ugandan poetry group called “Kitara Poets.”
In 2021, Jack taught himself how to make beats using fl studio. This journey was inspired by AngeLlaciencia, a music producer based in Los Angeles. After watching his interviewhttps://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/angel-laciencia-beats-on-youtube.1261920/, Jack decided to try music production too as hobby since in 2021 there was total lock-down due to the corona virus. There was plenty of time to pick and try new hobbies to learn and to pass time. Over the years, he has mastered the art of music production. He has released several albums and EPs since then.
====Awards====
Jack Rollen Was Nominated In 2021 For The HiPiPo Music Awards In The Category Of Hot Upcoming Music Producers Of The Year
=Jack Rollen Discography(Albums, EPs, Singles)=
Year
(Release Date)	Album 	EP 	Single	Record Label 	Format	No. Of Songs	Streams Generated
On Spotify
25 November, 2020	DETERMINED AGAIN 	 	Yes 	JARO vision RECORDS	Digital download,
streaming	3 	1372
03 January, 2021 	BROKEN AND UP AGAIN	 	Yes 	JARO vision RECORDS	Digital download,
streaming	3 	9563
04 March, 2021 	JARO 88K 	Yes	 	JARO vision RECORDS	Digital download,
streaming	4 	3582
21 March, 2023 	GHOST MODE 	Yes	 	JARO vision RECORDS	Digital download,
streaming	4 	1274
19 April, 2023 	OUTCAST 	Yes	 	JARO vision RECORDS	Digital download,
streaming	4 	4361
21 March, 2023 	SAD & DEAD 	Yes	 	JARO vision RECORDS	Digital download,
streaming	4 	2363
03 April, 2023 	INDEMNITY MODE 	 	Yes 	JARO vision RECORDS	Digital download,
streaming	3 	1700
21 March, 2023 	TEARS IN THE SKY 	Yes	 	JARO vision RECORDS	Digital download,
streaming	7 	7641
=====Artistry=====
======Style And Influence======
Initially, Jack Rollen wasn’t really a big fan of HipHop. It was until 2016 when Nicki’s ‘Fly’ and ‘Pills N Potions’ hit the charts that Jack felt drawn towards loving HipHop. The love for secular music and hiphop grew in him, he spent a lot of time listening to different songs in the hiphop genre. listening, learning and getting inspired by the artistry and talents of artists such as Lil Wayne, Nicki minaj, Eminem, Meek Mill and many more. At the time it was nothing but HipHop before discovering the soothing sounds of artits like Justin Bieber, Jason Derulo, Chris Brown, Alecia Keys, Beyonce, Katy Pery, P!nk and many more, this was yet another drive into RnB and pop.
After listening to music for a very long time and devoting himself into understanding the art, Jack started trying out how to write music of his own. The learning was endless until he finally wrote his first song “We shall fly.”
As for his poetry, Jack Rollen has never mentioned a well known poet who inspired or influenced him. It was none but his friend who led him into writing poems. His favorite poem though, is, ‘Tarantella’ by Hilaire Belloc. His A’level Literature teacher, Mr.Charles Ekyagonza, helped him a lot in grooming his poetry skill and further pushing his art and talent.
Category:1999 births
Category:People from Gulu District
Category:Ugandan people
Category:Singers
Category:Songwriters	
Category:Rappers	
Category:Music producers
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