Jericho (rapper)

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Jericho
Jericho at a video shoot.
Background information
Birth name	Jericho Jerome Gawanab
Also known as	Jericho
Born	(1980-05-21) May 21, 1980 (age 44) Windhoek, Namibia
Genres	Hip Hop Kwaito Ma/gaisa
Occupations	Rapper Songwriter Record Producer Entrepreneur
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Ghetto Child
Website	YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook

Jericho Gawanab (born 21 May 1980), is a Namibian rapper, songwriter, and entrepreneur. He won the Best Male Artist at the Namibian Annual Music Awards (2011) becoming the first hip-hop artist to do so.

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'. The album is a compilation of 16 tracks that fuse modern and old-school sounds.^[1]