Khaligraph Jones

Brian Ouko Omollo (born 12 June 1990), known by his stage name Khaligraph Jones, is a Kenyan rapper known for his singles "Mazishi" and "Yego". He released his debut full-length studio album Testimony 1990 in June 2018. Jones has received numerous awards during his career. He was nominated for Best Male Artist at the 2018 AFRIMMAs, won Best Hip Hop Artist at the 2020 AFRIMMAs, and was nominated for Best International Act at the 2020 BET Awards.

Jones was born and raised in Kayole, a neighbourhood of Nairobi, Kenya.His mother named him Ouko Robert after the late politician Robert Ouko, who was assassinated c. 13 February 1990.

He officially began his career in 2008 at a function called Words And Pictures.He won Channel O Music Video Awards's Emcee Africa in 2009, a highly visible competition that catapulted him to international acclaim almost instantly.

In June 2018, he released his debut full-length studio album dubbed Testimony 1990.

In 2018, he was crowned Best Rap Act of the Year at the fifth Annual AFRIMMA Awards held at House of Blues in Dallas, Texas in 2018.