Jericho (rapper)
After establishing Ghetto Child, his record label, he rose to fame with the release of his debut studio album, Check Who's Back (2006).Gawanab, professionally known as Jericho, continued his success by releasing studio albums which include: Lights Out (2007); Street Fame (2010); Let Me Be Me (2014) which features major South African rapper Cassper Nyovest and the legendary Hip Hop Pantsula; The Walls of Jericho (2016), The Recovery (2020) and The Signature (2024).Jericho Gawanab was awarded a certificate of recognition by Energy FM for his contribution to the music industry, performance, and latest album, 'The Signature'.In 2006, Jericho established his record label, Ghetto Child, and released his debut studio album Check Who's Back.[citation needed] With the success of Check Who’s Back, Jericho released his sophomore studio album, Lights Out.[citation needed] The lead single was “Heaven’s Missing Angel” followed by “Yabona” and then “He Ta Pa Te” featuring Tunakie and Max T which were all released with music videos shot by Ogopa Deejays.The fourth single Jericho released from the album “Los My Uit” was a collaboration with Cassper Nyovest and Hip Hop Pantsula (HHP).[citation needed] After a four-year hiatus from the music industry, Jericho made a comeback and released The Recovery.Jericho engaged in a public dispute with Sanlam NBC Music Awards because they allowed The Dogg who is a Kwaito artist to enter the Best Rap category.[7] Producer Araffath accused Jericho of failing to settle his studio fees, but apparently, they had a [[[barter]] agreement.An incident occurred that led to Jericho being hospitalized after getting into a violent fight with journalist and GMP employee, Chris-Paul “Krespo” Haingura.[9] Jericho has allegations against him that he assaulted his then-girlfriend, his former business partner popularly known as “Webster”, Krespo, and robbed a Namibian Defence Force soldier.