Jesswar

[3] In 2012 Jesswar formed a four-piece pop rap band, Sneeky Picnic, with fellow students.

[7] In 2021, Jesswar signed a global deal with PIAS Recordings and also released debut EP Tropixx.

[2][8] The EP the singles "Medusa" and "Venom", the latter of which won in the hip hop/rap category at the 2021 Queensland Music Awards.

[9] Later that year, they released the lead single from their debut mixtape: a Rihanna-inspired collaboration with viral Texan rapper Erica Banks: "Bad Like Riri".

[10] The single gained significant traction and is trap-laced celebration of strong, unapologetic voices and the self-possessed mindset of a baddie.