[6] Having lived through most of his country's 14-year civil conflict, he briefly relocated to refugee camps in Ghana and Ivory Coast with his family.

[9] On July 27, 2012, he shared the stage with Nasseman, David Mell, Nozi and Mr. Smith at the Lonestar Cell musical concert.

[10] Takun J was one of the acts featured on the remix of Xpolay's critically acclaimed 2012 single "Pot Not Bolling", which was produced by Yor-EL Francis.

[8] Takun J's second studio album My Way, which was released in December 2012, features high-BPM dance tracks, Liberian reggae music, and political rap songs.

The album features guest contributions from Nasseman, Santos, Soul Smiter, Bentman tha Don, Scientific, Marvalous, and Ice Princess.

[8] In February 2013, Takun J released the solemn track "A Song for Hawa", which was produced by PCI-Media Impact and addresses violence against Liberian girls and women.

[13] In March 2014, the Daily Observer newspaper reported that Takun J signed a two-year endorsement deal with Lonestar Cell.

[14][15] Together with J. Martins, R2Bees, Scientific, Cypha D'King, Sweetz, and F.A., Takun J played at the Holiday Beach Jam in Congo Town on March 15, 2014.

[17] Takun J became an ambassador for the Liberian Gender Ministry's anti-rape campaign, and was responsible for highlighting rape issues in the country.

Pailey was inspired to write the book in order to give children the verbal tools to question the ethical and moral values of adults around them.

After the incident had died down, Takun J wrote a formal complaint to the House of Representatives of Liberia about the punches he received from Snowe.