Bakhtiyar Mamedov

Biography

Kazakh-Azerbaijani rapper, singer, beatmaker and producer. Father, Huseyn Mammadov - Azerbaijani; mother, Lyazzat Mammadova - Kazakh, from the kind of Naiman. He was fond of rap since childhood. He studied at a music school in the saxophone class. He studied at the faculty of musicology and management of the Kazakh National Conservatory named after Kurmangazy. In 2009, he was a member of the "Satan Bakes Pancakes" group. He worked with many Kazakhstani rappers as a beatmaker and sound producer, including Introvert, PR’OXY, Santos, Antrax, Hiroshima and others. Starting a solo career, he took the stage name Jah Khalib. According to him, Khalib is a made-up name, and Jah (Jah) is the name of G...