Emmanuel Jal doesn’t fit your typical rapper stereotype. To begin with, he was actually raised to be a child solider in the war-torn country Sudan.

Which would probably explain his “no hoes, no bitches, no bling” policy.

As an aspiring hip-hop producer myself, it always inspires me when a rapper comes along and tries, at the very least, to truly express themselves instead of following the crowd. Just his freestyle was proof of that.

Not only is Emmanuel’s story amazing, but his music is equally thought provoking. And because his agenda is to pass his message rather than make a lot of money, I’m sure he’ll have a long career ahead of him.