Momodou Lamin Jallow (born 26 October 1996)[2] known professionally as J Hus, is a British rapper and singer who has been credited with pioneering the genre Afroswing.

[11] Hours after his release from prison in April 2019, he made a surprise appearance on stage at Canadian rapper Drake's concert at the O2 Arena in London.

"[20] In September 2014, distraught following two separate prison stints, he was advised to focus on pursuing a music career by his childhood friend Moe who also agreed to be his manager.

[18] J Hus got his stage name from the word "hustler", explaining that he would buy a pack of doughnuts and sell them individually at a profit when he was in secondary school.

[19] J Hus began his career by recording several freestyles,[21] including #StreetHeat, Bl@CKBOX and GRM Daily[22] and publishing them online.

[21] He followed this with "#Rated", which samples the beat from French Montana's "Don't Panic", and "Want From Me" Remix of Kojo Funds' song, which gained a lot of coverage, helping his breakthrough.

His next release was "Dem Boy Paigon", which was described by Ajay Rose of The Link Up as having "brought together an Afro-beat sound with lyrical rap ... capable of turning any dance upside down".

In late May 2015, he released "Lean & Bop",[22] which was streamed more than 10 million times in total on music platforms.

Upon release, the album was positively received by fans and includes features from MoStack, MIST, Tiggs da Author and Burna Boy.

Following his June 2018 arrest for carrying a bladed article in public, Jallow was sentenced to eight months in jail in December.

[30] Hours after his release from prison in April 2019, he made a surprise appearance on stage at Drake's concert at the O2 Arena in London.

On 29 June, he announced his third album Beautiful and Brutal Yard and its release date of 14 July with a trailer narrated by Idris Elba.

[44] On 20 July, he pleaded not guilty,[45] but changed his plea in October and in December was sentenced to eight months in jail.