Rapper Jolly B to Return to SA After Spending 20 Years in the UK: “I’m Coming Home for Good”

Rapper Jolly B to Return to SA After Spending 20 Years in the UK: “I’m Coming Home for Good”

  • Rapper Jolly B has decided to permanently return to South Africa upon completing his upcoming album
  • The artist had been living in the United Kingdom for 20 years when his family moved in 2006
  • Jolly B exclusively told Briefly News what he hopes to do for the youth of South Africa one day
Jolly B to return to South Africa.
Jolly B lived in the UK for 20 years when his family moved in 2006. Image: @jollyb_official012
Source: Instagram

Rapper Jolly B has decided to return to South Africa for good, citing that systemic pressure is holding him back.

Jolly B makes tough decision to return to SA

In a statement he shared on Instagram, Jolly B expressed that he was very contemplative about making this decision. However, he also emphasised the importance of having taken it.

Jolly B said he wants peace of mind and to live in a country where he won't feel like a prisoner.

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“I’m going to move back to South Africa for good just to get peace of mind and be system-free, and it’s cool with me to start again.”

Jolly B and family moved in 2006

The rapper was born in Pretoria before his family relocated to the United Kingdom. 20 years later, he expressed the need to be free.

Jolly B is currently working on a new album, and he said he would pack his bags and leave once the album is completed.

“This is a final decision. It’s been hard to make, but I promise, I’m coming home for good. It has been a hard choice. I just want to be system-free. I hate feeling free and still feel like a prisoner to the system.”

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His fans are in full support of his decision and have wished him well.

Jolly B exclusively told Briefly News what he hopes to do for the youth of South Africa one day.

"My music is an extension of me and my experiences in life. I would like to one day invest what my music brings to me into the youth of South Africa, and hopefully build a charity to do this."

Read the full statement below:

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Jessica Gcaba (Entertainment editor) Jessica Gcaba is an Entertainment Editor for Briefly News (joined in 2023). She is a Journalism graduate from the Durban University Of Technology (2019). She has 4 years of experience as an Entertainment and Lifestyle Journalist at Africa New Media Group writing for ZAlebs website. She passed a set of trainings from Google News Initiative. To reach her, contact: jessica.gcaba@briefly.co.za