YahBoy Codi who is now a Christian hip hop artist was formally known under his battlerap persona Jigsaw.
He hailed on the South African battlerap circuit Scrambles4Money and the underground Joburg scene striving to establish a name for himself. Having garnered the respect of his peers he is still considered a formidable opponent in respects to his wittiness, delivery, multis and punchline ability.
His turbulent past life and battles with depression which he touches on in his songs caused a lot of hiccups for him personally also stunting his music and battlerap career which led to a almost three year haitus.
Being born in Mahikeng and than being raised in South Johannesburg (Eldos), He would later move to the East Rand (Benoni) which exposed him to the culture of hip hop on a wider scale solidifying a passion for the genre from his early teens right into adulthood.
Being heavily influenced by the gritty, underground, hardcore style of nineties boom bap as well as RnB/Soul including modern mainstream hip hop. Having only broken ground as rapper again recently he has now returned with lyrics infused with the Gospel baring all truth to his faith. He tackles the various issues of life through crafty lyricism as well as story telling reminding his listeners that God does finally give life its greater meaning. He is also experimenting with various other sounds to make his music more appealing to all and by understanding the primary purpose of music he remains content driven wanting to relay a message of faith, hope and love in a world filled with dispair.
He has released a total of eight singles so far The Drop, Singled Out, Three Zip, End For Me, Rose Up, Dre Day, BANG! And most recently Amazing. He has also been featured on multiple tracks of other artists.
This is only the beginning for a lyricist of his caliber who is now determined to make noise for the Kingdom Above using his musical talents. @yahboycodi on IG, FB, Tiktok, Threads and X. Link: https://linktr.ee/yahboycodi
