1) Judith Wessendor… Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists by the name of Juju.
1) Judith Wessendorf (born 20 November 1992 in Berlin), better known under the stage name Juju, is a German rapper.
2) American Rapper/Producer The Beatnuts - Junkyard Juju
3) Finnish rapper, who mixes Hiphop and Reggae sounds
4) American Jazz group
5) A Drum ´n´ Bass / Dubstep producer
6) Dutch Hip hop producer
7) Mid 70's afrobeat group from Mozambique
8) American post-punk/darkwave group
9) Rapper from Glasgow
10) Chinese pop/R&B singer-songwriter
1) Born as the daughter of a German mother and Moroccan father, Juju grew up in a poor area in the Berlin district Neukölln. As a child, she listened to German gangsta rap (Bushido, Aggro Berlin, Sido, etc.) and since she was 14, Juju started rapping as a hobby in her free time. In 2010, she met Nura for the first time. Later they formed the German rap crew SXTN. Their first song was Deine Mutter and their most successful Von Party zu Party (which reached 30 million views on Youtube two years later) and Bongzimmer. In 2018, Nura and Juju separated and began their solo careers. Juju reached the top of the German single charts with the singles "Melodien" (with Capital Bra), "Vermissen" (with Henning May) and "Kein Wort" (with Loredana).
2) Juju aka Junkyard Juju is a Producer / Rapper from Queens, New York and 1/2 of the The Beatnuts.
The Beatnuts are 1 of the most legendary Hip Hop production crews of All-Time. With production from all the legends of Hip Hop such as Mos Def, Common, MC Lyte, Fat Joe, Big Pun, Terror Squad, Tony Touch and hundreds of huge productions on huge hip hop records going all the way back to 1991 with production on Stereo M.C.s and Monie Love. Jujus group The Beatnuts as a Rap Group have sold millions of records and are known worldwide through the 10 classic Beatnuts records out as well as the cult following on Intoxicated Demons released in 1993.
3) Juju (Julius Kivi) is a Finnish rapper, whose style has vibes of hip-hop and reggae. Born in 1984, currently living in Tampere. Has released "Juju ep" in 2005, and his debut album "Sekavuudesta selvyyteen" in 2008.
After his solo album, he started to be known better for his own music, and not just for a couple songs with Opaali.
His second album, "Mustavalkosta" was released in 2011.
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4) A New-York based Afrocentric Jazz group based around the saxophonist James Plunky Branch. This group recorded two LP´s in the early seventies for the Strata East Label. The Soul-Jazz project Oneness of Juju is an offspring of this group.
5) The other artist by the name of Juju is Drum´n´Bass & Dubstep DJ and producer.
Born and raised in Colombia, South America until the age of 16, Neil Zarama, aka Juju, developed and nourished his musical palette from his diverse background. From one country to another, Juju’s musical tastes as a teen expanded through an array of styles ranging from Punk and Metal to Latino-Afro rhythms and Dub culture. Juju began his DJ’ing career in 1991 playing Dub, Reggae and Dancehall music. He secured his first Drum and Bass residency in late 1994 at “The Jungle,” the first exclusive Drum and Bass club in San Francisco, making him a pioneer key player in the San Francisco and US Drum and Bass scene.
PRESENTE
Juju is currently one of the busiest and most established DJ/Producers in the Americas. Respected for his fierce DJ’ing, programming and exclusive dubplate selections, Juju is in heavy demand throughout the States, Asia, Europe and South America. In San Francisco, Juju hosts his own club night, PHUTURO, one of the nation’s longest running and most respected Drum and Bass weeklies (8 years). Abroad, Juju has been shaking international dance floors from the UK to South America. Juju is also tearing up dance floors in Asia, playing gigs throughout Japan and holding down for 2 years an exclusive DJ residency at Hong Kong’s (now defunct) largest Drum and Bass party, HARD DRIVE (cloud 9). In South America he has become a favorite, hosting a string of collaboration parties in conjunction with Simpl3 Crew (Venezuela) and now teaming up with Seven Records in Mexico City to collaborate with parties across the border!
On the production front, Juju has been setting high standards being one of the first American Drum and Bass artists to be signed to multiple top-notch UK labels, including Liquid V, Renegade Recordings, Trouble on Vinyl, Soul:r, Invaderz Transmission and Advanced/CIA. Ranked as one of the top Drum and Bass producer of the moment, Juju has set the pace for international artists in the genre. In the States, Juju has had a string of successful releases on almost every major Drum and Bass label, making him one of the most prolific and well established artists around. His studio projects have included working with Spirit, Digital, Calibre, K [Polar], Abstract, UFO, Hive and his label partner DJ Craze.
In 2001, Juju launched his own imprint Phuturo Recordings via S.T. Holding Ltd (UK). The label has been making waves throughout the Drum and Bass scene worldwide. Phuturo’s release schedule is pure class with an eclectic mixture of international Drum and Bass artists including Juju, Calibre, Klute, Baron, Greg Packer and Drumagick.
PHUTURO
Juju has just finished remixing two classic Drum and Bass anthems, Source Direct’s “Yo Bitch” and Spirit’s “Moving Target,” which have been causing damage in the dubpate circuit. Also, Juju has teamed up with Dj Craze to form cartel recordings and with Spirit [metalheadz] on a side project label called Phuturo Inneractive.
In 2006 Juju started a new label called Narco.Hz with the intention of pushing his dub/dubstep production, which has already taken off with a bang! Booked for Dubstep gigs all over America, Japan and leading the Dubstep movement worldwide. Expect to see Juju touring Japan, the Americas and Europe extensively in 2007. You can catch Juju DJ’ing at his weekly Phuturo/Narco.Hz in San Francisco at The Top or in top-notch venues worldwide!” (source: http://www.myspace.com/jujutek)
6) A Dutch hip-hop producer from Urmond, The Netherlands. His production style varies from a dark sound to very moody and relaxed productions
7) Juju is a psychedelic jam band from Pomona, CA. The band consists of Phil Pirrone (ex-Casket Salesmen) and Andrew Clinco (Incan Abraham). Visit their Facebook page for more information http://www.facebook.com/261840337204911.
8) Juju, a mid 70's afrobeat group from Mozambique, released the polyrhythmic, somewhat psychedelic album "A Message From Mozambique" in 1973, and may have released others.
9) JUJU is a Japanese pop/R&B singer-songwriter under Sony Music Japan Associated Records label. She has released three albums thus far and gained recognition in the music industry in 2008 with her collaboration singles with Spontania.
JUJU wanted to be a jazz singer since the age of 12, and at 18 years old, she went to the US from Kyoto, Japan.
She performed live in New York’ famous JAZZ MUSICAL, and has been establishing her own sound in the center of music of the world with influeces such as R&B, HIP HOP, SOUL, LATIN and HOUSE, besides Jazz.
Since 2001, she has been featured in more than 10 songs. On 10 October 2007, she released her first full album, Wonderful Life.
On 12 December 2007, she released her first doube A side single, Wish for snow / 奇跡を望むなら…Xmas story. is the ending song (October) for the dorama, たけしの誰でもピカソ (Takeshi no dare demo PIKASO), and the dwango.jp TV-CM song.
She gained recognition in the Japanese music industry in 2008 with her collaboration with Spontania on the track "君のすべてに" (Kimi no Subete ni) and the answer song "素直になれたら" (Sunao ni Naretara).
In 2009, the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) certified her 2009 singles "やさしさで溢れるように" (Yasashisa de Afureru you ni) and "明日がくるなら" (Ashita ga Kuru nara; a collaboration with JAY'ED) double platinum for Chaku-Uta digital sales denoting more than 500,000 legal downloads.
Her 2006 single, "奇跡を望むなら..." (Kiseki o Nozomu Kara...) was also certified platinum (250,000 downloads) the same year.
7 Ämmää
JUJU Lyrics
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ku kotoaan kamansa pakkas. Siitä tuli ihan kiva heppu, ja meistä ku paita ja selkäreppu.
Yksi oli bisnesmies. Se tiesi, että bisnes vie.
Kunnes bisnes veiki siltä kaiken, jäi sille poika ja nainen.
Mutsi kirjotti seittemän ällää. Mä taas ceen, been ja kaks ämmää.
Mut olin pirun hyvä kännää ja mulla oli jatkoilla aina seittemän ämmää.
Mun faija se poltti kaiken. Jätti vielä elämäsä naisen.
Mun mummo on elämänsä kunnos. Sauvakävelee, vaik kadul on tungos.
Se on rautaa vaan. Toivon, ettei joudu se poikaasa hautaamaan.
Pappa kuoli jo ennen ku synnyin maahan. Sille seuraavan maljan kaadan.
Mä vaan kaadan sen maljan maahan, senkin eteen mä raadan.
Mikä tiekin lie, lopulta se elämältä liekin vie.
Kuluta, kuluta itsesi uuvuksiin, koska sun kuuluu niin,
koska sun kuuluu niin, koska sun kuuluu niin,
niin, niin, niin, niin.
Mitä jos vois ajatella laatikon ulkopuolel, mitä siellä onkaan?
Onko siellä mörkö ja talouden kaatuminen, ko boksista pomppaa?
Pelottavaa, pelolle päin naamaa hekottakaa. Se voi olla helvetin helpottavaa,
hermot avaa. Löysää, lyö nyrkkisi pöytään.
Mä oon tehny mun työni, kiristäny vyöni, menettäny yöni.
Mitä vielä ne haluu ja kuin kauan menee, että sä lopettaa tajuut.
Tekemällä työtä sä autat niitä ja niille ei mikään riitä.
Ota diplomi käteen ja mitali kaulaan ja eläkeelle siitä.
Eläkkeelle siitä.
Eläkkeelle siitä.
The song "7 Ämmää" by Juju follows the story of the singer's life and the experiences of her family. The first verse talks about how her brother used to physically abuse her when they were younger until he stopped once he left home. Despite the past, they are now close siblings. The second verse mentions how her mother only finished school until the seventh grade, while she excelled academically in her studies with A's, B's, and a few C's. However, Juju admits she likes to drink and party, and during her parties, she always had seven girls around her. The third verse talks about her grandparents and her father who died before she was born due to substance abuse. Juju wants to be better than her father, and she expresses her determination to have ten children of her own.
The chorus talks about life's uncertainties, that life is short, and we should not work ourselves to exhaustion because we are expected to. The bridge of the song questions what would happen if we think outside expectations and society's guidelines. And finally, the last verse encourages people to stop working so much and enjoy their lives with a retirement pension.
Line by Line Meaning
Pienenä mua veli aina hakkas, nakkas seinään, sit se lakkas, ku kotoaan kamansa pakkas.
When I was small, my brother used to beat me, throw me against the wall, but then he stopped when he left home. He turned out to be a pretty cool guy, and we were like two peas in a pod.
Siitä tuli ihan kiva heppu, ja meistä ku paita ja selkäreppu.
He became a really nice person, and we were as close as two peas in a pod.
Yksi oli bisnesmies. Se tiesi, että bisnes vie. Kunnes bisnes veiki siltä kaiken, jäi sille poika ja nainen.
One of us was a businessman. He knew that business takes everything. But when business took everything from him, he was left with just a son and a wife.
Mutsi kirjotti seittemän ällää. Mä taas ceen, been ja kaks ämmää.
My mom wrote seven A's. I, on the other hand, got C's, B's, and two A's.
Mut olin pirun hyvä kännää ja mulla oli jatkoilla aina seittemän ämmää.
But I was damn good at partying, and I always had seven women with me after parties.
Mun faija se poltti kaiken. Jätti vielä elämäsä naisen. Mä taas aion sen pitää. Yksi poju ei riitä, mä haluun ite kymmenen lisää.
My dad smoked everything and left behind just a woman. But I want to keep mine. One son isn't enough for me, I want ten more by myself.
Mun mummo on elämänsä kunnos. Sauvakävelee, vaik kadul on tungos. Se on rautaa vaan.
My grandma is in great shape. She power walks, even on crowded streets. She's tough as nails.
Toivon, ettei joudu se poikaasa hautaamaan. Pappa kuoli jo ennen ku synnyin maahan. Sille seuraavan maljan kaadan.
I hope she doesn't have to bury her son. My grandpa died before I was born. I'll toast to him next.
Mä vaan kaadan sen maljan maahan, senkin eteen mä raadan.
I'll just pour that toast on the ground, and work hard towards it.
Kuluta, kuluta itsesi uuvuksiin, koska sun kuuluu niin, koska sun kuuluu niin, koska sun kuuluu niin, niin, niin, niin.
Wear yourself out because you're supposed to, because you're supposed to, because you're supposed to.
Mitä jos vois ajatella laatikon ulkopuolel, mitä siellä onkaan? Onko siellä mörkö ja talouden kaatuminen, ko boksista pomppaa?
What if we could think outside the box, what might be there? Is there a monster and an economic collapse, jumping out of the box?
Pelottavaa, pelolle päin naamaa hekottakaa. Se voi olla helvetin helpottavaa, hermot avaa. Löysää, lyö nyrkkisi pöytään.
Scary, laugh in the face of fear. It can be damn relieving, it opens the nerves. Loosen up, bang your fist on the table.
Mä oon tehny mun työni, kiristäny vyöni, menettäny yöni. Mitä vielä ne haluu ja kuin kauan menee, että sä lopettaa tajuut.
I've done my work, tightened my belt, lost sleep. What else do they want and how long will it take for you to realize it?
Tekemällä työtä sä autat niitä ja niille ei mikään riitä. Ota diplomi käteen ja mitali kaulaan ja eläkeelle siitä.
By working, you help them, and nothing is enough for them. Take your diploma and your medal and retire.
Eläkkeelle siitä.
Retire from it.
Contributed by Chase I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.