JJC Skillz Net Worth: Biography, Age, First Wife, Real Name, Parents, Instagram

Abdul-Rasheed Bello, popularly known JJC Skillz is a Nigerian media entrepreneur and a producer. JJC Skillz happens to be the husband of the popular Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele.

JJC Skillz

Real Name:	Abdul-Rasheed Bello
Name:	JJC Skillz
Date of Birth:	4th April 1977
Age:	45 years
State of Origin:	Kano State
First Wife:	Taiye Fajemisin (Rumr)
Occupation:	Rapper • Songwriter • Entrepreneur
Parents:	Mr. and Mrs. Bello
Children:	Tamiro, Benito, and Josiah Bello
Net Worth:	$1.5 Million

JJC Skillz Biography

JJC Skillz, whose real name is Abdulrasheed Bello (born 4th April 1977), is a Nigerian rapper, songwriter, record, and TV producer who became famous following his marriage to actress Funke Akindele, popularly known as Jenifa.

JJC Skillz Early Life, Education

Abdulrasheed Bello was born into the family of Mr. and Mrs. Bello in Kano State. He was born into a family of thirteen children, wherein he is in the middle. There is no information about his siblings and what they are up to.

According to Skillz, he is not too strict about religion, given that his mother was a Christian while his father was a Muslim. As a result, he never had the time to concentrate on one. He was born a Muslim, but he does go to church. While growing up, his siblings were used to arguing back and forth about both religions, and everyone eventually got away with their ideology and opinion.

He had his basic school education in his hometown before he moved out of the country after completing his high school education.

At age 14, JJC Skillz was already in the United Kingdom where he had gone to complete his education and as well, chase his dreams.

JJC Skillz Career

Mr. Bello started making music in Nigeria in 1998. However, he left the country for London at the age of fourteen, and after his high school education, he studied TV and video production at the university. Skillz lived in the UK for 25 years before he finally returned to Nigeria.

He started going by JJC Skillz because of his heavily accented English which was spectacular among the several native tongues in the UK. JJC, an acronym that means Johnny Just Come, is a term used for naive new arrivals to the megacity of London. Even though he grew up in London, Skillz always kept in touch with Nigerian music.

He developed a strong passion and appreciation for music by listening to Nigeria’s country music and juju music. He also listened to a lot of hip-hop, which extended his decision to join the music industry as a performer. Subsequently, he formed a music group with a friend, and they began to perform at several talent shows in London, from where he started gaining popularity.

He was part of the UK-based RnB and Hip-Hop Group Big Brovas

Skillz’s first major music project was co-founding a British hip-hop record company and the musical group dubbed Big Brovaz. At its inception, the Big Brovas RnB and hip-hop group comprised only three women, three men, and two producers, including Skillz himself. Big Brovaz grew and gained media acclaim in London in the early 2000s and became a multi-platinum group.

Sadly, the group dwindled when most of its members began to leave, so JJC formed another music group called JJC and 419 Squad. Under JJC and 419 Squad, he released his debut album Atide in 2014. Atide, which was influenced by hip hop, African, and salsa musical styles, is an experimental album with lyrics in English and several Nigerian languages. Skillz fully came to the African music scene with projects like Afrobeats and Afropean (Afro-European fusion).

He Had His Breakthrough After the Release of We Are Africans

Mr. Bello took a hiatus from the music scene and resurfaced in 2009, releasing the hit song, We are Africans. We are Africans, which is regarded as an afrobeat anthem, remains JJC Skillz’s biggest hit. Following its release, the song was very successful and became popular in the African diaspora. Upon release, the music video gathered over 300k views on YouTube, which was an outstanding achievement considering the limited exposure given to Nigerian artists then.

JJC Skillz has also worked as a producer on some Nigerian hits. He helped launch the career of Nigerian A-list artists like D’banj and Don Jazzy, as they were the first members of the JJC Skillz and 419 Squad. Some of his producing credits include Morile by Buoqui, Weird MC’s Ijoya, Pu Yanga by Tillaman, etc. He co-produced a television show Industreet with his wife, Funke Akindele.

JJC Skillz Achievements and Awards

Throughout his career spanning more than two decades, the African singer has earned a few awards for his works and contribution to the music industry. In 2004, his music group JJC and 419 Squad won the Best African Group at the KORA Awards hosted in Johannesburg, South Africa. Alongside gospel artist Kunle Ajayi, JJC’s team were the only winners from Nigeria at the KORA award show of the year.

In the 2013 edition of the Nigerian entertainment award, Skillz won the Best International Artist. Moreover, JJC has performed before sold-out crowds in Nigeria and European countries like France, England, and Italy. He has worked with the USA and UK top charts artists, like Liberty X, Ginuwine, Jamelia, and Lemar.

He was part of the organizers of the MTV 100th LIVE in Abuja, a broadcasting program channeled worldwide to over 420 million households in 164 countries of the world. Skillz has remained relevant in the music industry even though he now focuses more on movie production.

JJC Skillz and Funke Akindele

Funke Akindele is a well-known Nollywood actress most popular for her famous comic series Jenifa’s Diary. In 2012, the actress married a famous Nigerian politician and chairman of the Oshodi-Isolo local government of Lagos State, Kehinde Almaroof Oleyede. However, the marriage crashed a year later in 2013, citing “irreconcilable differences” as their reason for divorce. Shortly after the end of her first marriage, she met JJC Skillz.

On his part, JJC Skillz had not been married before meeting actress Funke. Although he has three children with three different women, the rapper is not known to have married any of them. One of his baby mamas is a beautiful lady named Taiye Fajemisin.

JJC Skillz First Wife

Taiye, who is the mother of Skillz’s oldest daughter, is often rumored to be his first wife, but neither of the two responded to the rumor. Hence, there is no evidence to prove the truth in it. Meanwhile, Taiye Fajemisin is now happily married with children.

JJC Skillz Children

In December 2018, celebrity couple Skillz and Funke welcomed a set of twin boys. Although it is believed that the babies were born by a surrogate mother, Funke does not shy away from referring to herself as “Mama Ibeji,” which means mother of twins.

Meanwhile, before the arrival of her babies, a Lagos-based prophet prophesied that the actress would find it difficult to bear her children because she chose wealth over having kids when he came into the world.

Nevertheless, the actress seems not to be bothered about that but uses every opportunity she has to flaunt her adorable twins to the world. As a result of how the couple chooses to keep their personal life private, no information about the twins is available to the public.

Besides the twin boys, JJC Skillz is also a father to three children; a daughter and two sons, which he had from his previous relationships. Their names are Tamiro, Benito, and Josiah. Apart from Taiye Fajemisin, the mother of his daughter, we do not know anything about his other two baby mamas.

His wife, Funke is a proud stepmother to the children, and together, they have made one big family. JJC and his wife are very close to their kids even though they are away in the UK receiving their studies. They had met with the actress a couple of times in Nigeria, and they all have a good relationship.