J-Milla
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J-Milla, often styled J-MILLA, is an Aboriginal Australian hip hop musician . He was born as Jacob Nichaloff in Darwin in the Northern Territory.
Early life and education[]
J-Milla was born as Jacob Nichaloff, and is of the tak Mak Marranunggu people of the Litchfield Park area in the Northern Territory (NT). He spent his childhood in the NT (where he started rapping at the age of 11),[1] but came to Adelaide, South Australia, to attend Scotch College, where he made a lot of friends.[2]
Career[]
His first single, "My People", was released in 2018.[1][3]
In 2020, J-Milla pledged to donate the earnings from his single "Unlock the System" to the family of Kumanjayi Walker, an Aboriginal youth who was killed in police custody. The song was strongly supported by the ABC radio station Triple J.[4] In November 2020, he performed at the TREATY festival as part of NAIDOC Week at Tandanya in Adelaide, along with Dem Mob, MLRN x RKM, and shared the MC duties with actor Natasha Wanganeen.[5] J-Milla was selected for TikTok's online music festival that year.[6]
He performed on the closing day of the Adelaide Festival in March 2021, at an event called "Hip Hop Finale", along with Ziggy Ramo, JK-47 and Jimblah.[2][7]
As of 2021 lives some of the time in Darwin and the rest in Adelaide.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b Hayley (16 November 2020). "J-MILLA Releases His New Single '60K PLUS'". 3 Kool n Deadly. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ a b c "J-MILLA is a rising star in Adelaide hip hop". CityMag. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Get to Know: uncompromising NT rapper J-MILLA". Tone Deaf. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ Knowles, Rachael (21 January 2020). "J-Milla to donate song earnings to family of Kumanjayi Walker". National Indigenous Times. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Looking forward to NAIDOC Week: things to do". ArtsHub Australia. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "First Nations TikTok creators in the spotlight for NAIDOC Week". NITV. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Adelaide Festival: Ziggy Ramo + JK-47 + Jimblah + J-Milla Elder Park". The Music. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- Indigenous Australian musicians
- Australian male rappers
- Hip hop activists
- Living people