DJ Jimmy Jatt

{{Short description|Musical artist and disc jockey}}

{{Infobox musical artist

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| birth_name = Oluwaforijimi Adewale Amu

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|10|15}}

| birth_place = Lagos Island, Lagos State, Nigeria

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| genre = Afrobeats, Hip hop

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| instrument = turntables

| years_active = 1984–present

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| associated_acts = {{flatlist|

• 2Baba
• 9ice
• Wizkid
• Mode 9}}

| website = {{URL|djjimmyjatt.com}}

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Jimmy Jatt Amu (born Oluwaforijimi Adewale Amu on October 15, 1966), known professionally as DJ Jimmy Jatt, is a Nigerian disc jockey who is revered as one of the pioneering Afrobeats hip hop DJs in Nigeria.{{cite web|url=http://www.cp-africa.com/2015/10/23/dj-jimmy-jatt-the-evolution-of-an-icon/|title=DJ Jimmy Jatt: The Evolution of an Icon|website=www.cp-africa.com|date=23 October 2015|access-date=19 March 2017}}{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2016/aug/08/don-jazzy-and-the-rise-of-nigerian-hip-hop-gateway-series-boiler-room|title=Don Jazzy and the rise of Nigerian hip-hop|work=The Guardian|author=Guardian music|date=8 August 2016|access-date=19 March 2017}} He started out his music career as a rapper under the sobriquet Master J but delved into DJing after his failure in getting signed by a record label despite releasing a handful of songs including a demo recording.{{cite news|url=http://sunnewsonline.com/my-life-at-50-dj-jimmy-jatt/|title=My life at 50 –DJ Jimmy Jatt|work=The Sun News|first1=Tony|last1=Ogaga|first2=Ayo|last2=Alonge|date=12 November 2016|access-date=19 March 2017}} He is best known for his Jimmy's Jump Off concert, an event he started in 2008 to become one of the most attended entertainment events in Nigeria.{{cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/09/naijas-biggest-dj-event-jimmys-jump-off-comes-town/|title=Naija’s biggest DJ event ‘Jimmy’s Jump off’ comes to town|work=Vanguard Newspaper|date=23 September 2016|access-date=19 March 2017}} In 2006, he won the Hip Hop World Hall of Fame award at the maiden edition of The Headies for his contribution to hip-hop in Nigeria.{{cite news|url=http://pulse.ng/buzz/the-headies-list-of-all-the-influencers-in-the-award-s-hall-of-fame-id4523473.html|title=The Headies: List of all the influencers in the award’s Hall of Fame|work=Pulse Nigeria|first=Princess Irede|last=Abumere|date=5 April 2016|access-date=19 March 2017|archive-date=14 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414203250/http://pulse.ng/buzz/the-headies-list-of-all-the-influencers-in-the-award-s-hall-of-fame-id4523473.html|url-status=dead}}