Ian Jazzi

**Ian Frederick Oshodi** (dɔgebo daare la 30 Maakye 1986), ka noba gyamaa zie bammo neŋ a o gɔɔ yuori na e **Ian Jazzi**, e la Ghana/Nigeria yielŋmera, record producer, deɛndeɛna ane entrepreneur. O da maale la wave paala kyaare a Gospel Rap na be Ghana, yi yiel-paala o na da ŋmɛ "Get Some" ane "Get Your Clap On" na da e 2003. A zaa da nyԑ la eebo yi Jayso. O da nyɛ la kyɔɔtaare yi o na da paale a pioneers kyaare GH Rap na da e yelnyɔgeraa ka ba da soŋ 'Hip-hop na da nyɛ maaloo yi Ghana'.

A 2009, Jazzi  da toŋ la toma kyaare kyɔɔtaare diibu yi TV Commercial yi Creative Eye, na da nyԑ maaloo yi Fingerprint Films, kyaare a telecommunication company TIGO na be Mumbai, India. Jazzi meŋ da la a creative director ko a Unwind Agency, a model & advertising agency o na da soŋ a Ghana na da e 2009. A  2010, o da maale la a o dɛndɛŋ mixtape album *In Stereo Volume 1*, na da sereŋ nyɛ deɛbo a Ghana. Ian meŋ da taa vuo ka o da model kyaare a multi-national corporations teseŋ Coca-Cola, a da kyaare advertising campaigns gyamaa wnaŋ paale newspaper & magazine ads, billboards, ane TV commercials.

## Nyɔvooroŋ ane Ganzanne
Ian Jazzi da nyɛ dɔgebo yi Frederick Oshodi ane Patience Otuwaa Amponsah na be Osu, Accra a Ghana. O ba, naŋ e bondaana a be Nigerian businessman, da kpie la yi lɔre sori zu nyagema eŋɛ kyɛ ka Jazzi's da baŋ nyɛ dɔgebo. O ma da leԑ gaa la Ghana yi Oshodi's kuu puoriŋ a Lagos. Jazzi da gaa la Datus Complex School, na da e boarding sakuuri naŋ da beTema. O na da e yuomo 12, o beɛrekpoŋ Gifty-Jenny naŋ da e yuomo 13 a saŋa na da kpie la ka ada beԑre o soŋ̍ boŋ̍so ba da nɔŋɛɛ taa soŋ.

## Yiele Toma
Ian da de la rapping ne nimizeeloŋ o na da be high school a Adisadel College a 2001. Sommo yi a vibrant entertainment nights ane hip-hop culture a  school poɔ  kyɛ da nyɛ leɛroo yi 90's hip-hop scene, o da maŋ de la a o wagere ŋmeɛra ne a o kogiri sere kyɛ da naŋ̍ sɛgerɛ rhymes. O na da baare, o da be la a University of Ghana, Legon, be ka o da zanne economics, Mathematics & Theatre Arts. O na da be a university, o da naŋ tona la a rapping kyɛ da naŋ piilim ne a recording ane airing singles a campus radio station, Radio Universe.

A March 2010, Ian Jazzi da iree a o mixtape dɛndɛŋ soba , *In Stereo Vol.1*. Kyɛ Jazzi da la maŋ e a ananso kyaare a o yiele gyamaa zie, o meŋ da nyɛ la maaloo yi EL, a Canadian Producer Tnyce, Six45, ane Jae Milla. O fere eŋ la yielŋmera Raquel, Taurian Devueax ane Yolanda Chioma Richards-Albert.

A August 2013, Ian Jazzi da iree a 32 track *In Stereo Volume II – Turn The Volume Up* mixtape, na da eŋ Multi-Platinum Producer Coptic, rappers, Psalm 1, the Christ Junkie ane D.E.M.

Acting ane Theatre

O naŋ da be a High School, Jazzi da e la vice-president ko a Drama club a da paale schools gyamaa na da erԑ theatre productions. A University of Ghana, o da ŋmɛ la Duncan na be Shakespeare's Macbeth, ane a toma kyaare Jerry na be Harold Pinters 'Betrayal', among others.

### Teevi
A 2008, Ian Jazzi  da hooti la NT1 poetry show on TV Africa, a studio recording kyaare noɔre yelwiiri yeluu, na da e yuoni yeni toma kyaare 16 episodes. A 2010, Jazzi da taa sommo neŋ̍ Rite Multimedia, ka o hooti *Basket Ball TV*, ane a TV Africa. A show da paale la a inter-community basketball competition na da e Elwak Stadium, kyɛ da toɔle eŋ a stadium.

## Discography

### Albums

# *In Stereo Volume 1* (2010)
# *Heartbeats & Other Freestyles* (2010)
# *In Stereo Volume 2 – Turn The Volume Up* (2013)
# "O.K.K. (Osu King Kong)" (2016)
# *Lockdown 'N Chaos (2020)* 
# *I Wuz Hia Som - 1 Form One Boy (2021)* 
# 1NDouble (2024)

## Teevi & Sinii

# *Desperation* (2010)
# *Peep*, (2013)
# *Potomanto*, (2013)

## Sommo Yizie