Lee-James Edjouma, better known by his stage name James BKS, is a French lyricist, a music composer and a producer of African hip hop.

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Lee-James Edjouma (born 18 November), better known by his stage name James BKS, is a French lyricist, a music composer and a producer of African hip hop.\n

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Career

Early career

Born in Paris, Edjouma's career started out in the US when he signed on Akon's label Konvict Muzik. It was around this time that he was working with famous artists such as R. City, T-Pain, and producing for Sean Combs, Snoop Dogg, Ja Rule, and Booba. He then decided to return to France to focus on his personal project.\n

Music

He is currently signed to Idris Elba’s London-based label, 7Wallace. He released three singles on the label, featuring Allan Kingdom, Reo Cragun, Ebenezer, Idris Elba, Q-Tip (A Tribe Called Quest), Little Simz and his father Manu Dibango.\nHe also co-founded his own record label and music production company, Grown Kid, with his wife. His music has been aired several times on international radios most notably being playlisted on Annie Mac’s radio show on BBC 1Xtra.\n

James BKS is also a composer of original scores for feature films and advertisement.\n

Live

James BKS started performing live in late 2019 in Paris, showcasing his live performance for the first time at La Petite Halle de la Villette. He also performed for the Africa Day event on MTV Base Africa and for Arte Concert\n

He also performed live before the AFCON finals.\n

Personal life

Edjouma is the son of famous Cameroonian musician Manu Dibango.\n

Discography

Compositions

2008 : Petit Nègre – Al Peco
2008 : 100 barres – Al Peco
2008 : King – Booba
2009 : Groove On – Timati (feat. Snoop Dogg)
2010 : Plus Que De La Musique – Sat L’Artificier (feat. Akhenaton, Soprano)
2011 : I'm On You – Timati (feat. P. Diddy)
2012 : Party Animal – Timati
2012 : Pain Is Love – Ja Rule
2012 : To The Top – Ja Rule (feat. Kalenna)
2012 : Requiem – Sadek
2012 : Mecs du Hood – Zoxea
2013 : Retrofuturflow – Ol Kainry (feat. Youssoupha)
2013 : Pas Besoin – Kamelancien (feat. Atheena)
2016 : Tu sais – Christophe Willem, Black M, Inna Modja, Manu Dibango
2017 : Art Contemporain (album) – Les Sages Poètes de la Rue

Soundtracks

2014 : Une Histoire Banale directed by Audrey Estrougo
2015 : La Taularde, directed by Julie Gayet
2016 : Le Gang Des Antillais directed by Jean-Claude Barny

Singles

2018 : Kwele (feat. Allan Kingdom, Manu Dibango)
2018 : MaWakanda (feat. Reo Cragun, Ebenezer)
2019 : New Breed (feat. Q-Tip, Idris Elba, Little Simz)

References

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James BKS

Broadcast History