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Professor Jay
Rapper · Actor · b. 1975
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About Professor Jay
Professor Jay, born Joseph Haule, is a Tanzanian rapper and songwriter associated with the Bongo Flava hip-hop tradition. His music is known for engaging social issues, while his career also extended into politics when he represented Mikumi constituency in Parliament from 2015 to 2020 on the CHADEMA ticket. He later lost the seat in Tanzania’s 2020 elections.
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Read quote → ✓Source verified“An artist can compose an educative song that will win him or her greater praise in the community around him or her and, even in the nation, rather than humiliating himself or herself via composing abusive songs.”
Read quote → ✓Source verified“Doctors treat, but God heals.”