Jaafar Jackson (July 25, 1996) is American Singer-songwriterand Entertainer who is a pioneer in utilizing Blockchain technology as a way for his fans to be a part of his music. ^{[11] [10]} He is also recongnized as the nephew of the late Michael Jackson. ^[1]

Jaafar is a native of Los Angeles, a place where he has resides for most of his life, and grew up near Encino. He is the second youngest son of legendary singer, Jermaine Jackson, and his mother is Alejandra Genevieve Oaziaza. ^{[7] [1]}

Growing up in the Jackson family, considered to be the most influential musical family in the world, he grew up developing his own eccentric taste in music. He devoted time listening to Film scores and refining his appreciation for all-time greats such as Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye, Nat King Cole, and Johnny Mathis. ^[7]

At the age of 12 years old, he started his music career.

Since a young age he was trained by some of the best musicians, and is well-versed in playing the Piano. He has since developed an array of techniques and artistry. ^[7]

During the televised MAX Proms event in Netherlands on December 2, 2017, Jaafar made his stage debut when he performed together with his father Jermaine and brother Jermajesty singing "The Christmas Song" live on stage with a full Metropole Orchestra.^[29]

Jaafar made his solo artist stage debut on October 27, 2018 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood performing a set of four songs ("You're The One", "Take Control", "Hurricane" and "Stir Me Up") at an event titled The Reveal. ^[29]

For his debut album, Jaafar worked with producer Hardy Indiigo.

Jaafar Jackson released his long anticipated debut single "Got Me Singing" on June 28, 2019.

Jaafar’s debut full-length album is titled Famous and will be released soon.^[29]

In the summer of 2018, Jaafar began to be in talks with the founders of NASGO, a Blockchain network created for people to tokenize their businesses and other projects.

^[15] After several conferences and interviews in the course of months, which would solidify into a partnership, Jaafer opted to launch his upcoming album using NASGO's blockchain network.

On October 27th, 2018, Jaafar announced the creation of his token called JUSIT.

The token will be a part of the NASGO blockchain ecosystem.

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Jaafar has shared publicly his strong beliefs about the technology, and that tokenizing music on the blockchain beginning with his Cryptocurrency, JUSIT, will revolutionize the way that artists and musicians will release their works and products to their fans, and to the public. ^[11]

Jafar has stated the following about the utilization of Blockchain Technology in his music:

In summer 2019, Jackson released his debut single "Got Me Singing."

The track arrives via producer Hardy Indiigo and features a Latin-influenced sound that matches with Jackson's trip down to Brazil for the accompanying music video as he flexes delicate vocals, smooth dance moves, and innocent charisma.^[30] As of June 2020, the video gained more than 6.5 million views on YouTube.^[31]

In an interview with Khaleejtimes.com, Jackson told about his debut album Famous:

At the age of 13 years old, Jaafar appeared in the news after reports from several media sources indicated that he had purchased a stun gun, or two, from the internet.

^[14] According to the Family's lawyer, as soon as it was known that the stun gun was confiscated by the household security within moments of having the gun.

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Jaafar is very close with Blanket and Paris Jackson as he grew up with them for many years as kids. He also has multiple cousins he is also close with. ^[7]

Jaafar's favorite countries to visit are Hong Kong and Austria. ^[7]

Jafar hopes to collaborate with Rick Rubin some day. ^[7]