Donatien Ngnidze Koagne, known professionally as Jamzy, is a Cameroonian Hip Hop artist, songwriter and model based in Cape Town, South Africa. Born in Paris on the 28 March 1994, Jamzy was raised in Cotonou, Republic of Benin, where he embarked on his musical journey under the stage name JamRock and as member of the rap crew Inkredible Gang. With them he released several street videos such as God Army, 5 A.M. In Cotonou and God Body.
In 2014, Jamzy gained national recognition from his debut solo single Djabi Faut Pas Test which was an undeniable anthem in the country at the time. With momentum building up, he released his first mixtape Underground King the following year.
Since then, Jamzy has graced the stages at various events and festivals nationwide, notably:
We Are Hip Hop (2017)
4 Season Show (2016, 2015 & 2014)
Hip Hop Kankpe (2016 & 2014)
MTN Y’ello Summer (2014 & 2015),
opening for major artists such Davido, Sarkodie, Wizkid, Youssoupha, Singuila, Kiss Daniel, Stanley Enow and many more.
The year 2016 saw Jamzy move indefinitely to South Africa where he is since based. It was at this point that he renamed himself Jamzy; to mark a new beginning.
For a first release in South Africa, he landed a major collabo as he was called upon by Cape Town’s well known DJ Boogie to feature on his new single No Lie. The song dropped in summer 2018 and was very welcomed by the new potential fan base.
Jamzy then began a series of performances from Exclusive Saturdays at the Saint Bar & Champagne Lounge, to COCO Fridays at COCO and Boogie Wednesdays at the Gold Bar. In March 2019, he got the opportunity to share the stage with Nasty C and Kwesta at The Birth Of Lite by Litenation. His next release Tashas hit the stores in September later that year, followed by Rapture in November; both off his upcoming project What We Made, set to drop in 2020.