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	== Summary ==		== Summary ==
	Takun J, born Jonathan Koffa, is a Liberian rapper, singer and activist from Monrovia. A prominent practitioner of [[Hipco]], he uses the colloquial language of streets and markets to address everyday experience and public concerns.<ref name="takun-official">[https://takunj.com/ Takun J: official biography and Together Liberia documentary materials]. Accessed 23 October 2026.</ref>		Takun J, born Jonathan Koffa, is a Liberian rapper, singer and activist from Monrovia. A prominent practitioner of [[Hipco]], he uses the colloquial language of streets and markets to address everyday experience and public concerns.<ref name="takun-official">[https://takunj.com/ Takun J: official biography and Together Liberia documentary materials]. Accessed 23 October 2026.</ref>

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	== Works and performances ==		== Works and performances ==
	'Police Man', from ''The Time'', addresses police corruption. 'It Not Right' features [[Luckay Buckay]]. In 2020 he joined Amaze Yor, Sundaygar Dearboy, DenG, Soul Smiter, Odemz and TanTan on 'Sanitize', a public-health collaboration encouraging practical precautions against COVID-19. Together these recordings show the range of his socially engaged musical work.<ref name="takun-official" /><ref name="takun-sanitize" /><ref name="takun-history">[https://musicinafrica.net/magazine/gbema-and-hipco-liberia/ Music In Africa: Gbema and hipco in Liberia, 4 October 2018]. Accessed 23 October 2026.</ref>		'Police Man', from ''The Time'', addresses police corruption. 'It Not Right' features [[Luckay Buckay]]. In 2020 he joined Amaze Yor, [[Sundaygar Dearboy]], [[DenG]], Soul Smiter, Odemz and TanTan on 'Sanitize', a public-health collaboration encouraging practical precautions against COVID-19. Together these recordings show the range of his socially engaged musical work.<ref name="takun-official" /><ref name="takun-sanitize" /><ref name="takun-history">[https://musicinafrica.net/magazine/gbema-and-hipco-liberia/ Music In Africa: Gbema and hipco in Liberia, 4 October 2018]. Accessed 23 October 2026.</ref>

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== Summary ==
Takun J, born Jonathan Koffa, is a Liberian rapper, singer and activist from Monrovia. A prominent practitioner of [[Hipco]], he uses the colloquial language of streets and markets to address everyday experience and public concerns.<ref name="takun-official">[https://takunj.com/ Takun J: official biography and Together Liberia documentary materials]. Accessed 23 October 2026.</ref>

== Life and career ==
His early interests included dance and talent shows. Living through civil war and displacement shaped the setting in which he pursued music. His official biography lists the singles 'We'll Spay You' (2005) and 'You Meaning Me' (2006), followed by the album ''The Time'' in 2007. Jazzo Entertainment became a vehicle for developing and sharing his work.<ref name="takun-official" />

== Music and style ==
His hipco links [[Hip-hop|hip-hop]] with Liberian speech and locally recognizable situations. Songs about corruption, unity and hardship connect musical entertainment with civic participation. That social role also extends to mentoring other artists through the Hipco Accountability Network, where writing and recording are treated as ways to reach people beyond formal political debate.<ref name="takun-official" /><ref name="takun-sanitize">[https://accountabilitylab.org/library/liberian-hipco-stars-fight-covid-19-through-music/ Accountability Lab: Liberian Hipco Stars Fight COVID-19 Through Music, 13 May 2020]. Accessed 23 October 2026.</ref>

== Works and performances ==
'Police Man', from ''The Time'', addresses police corruption. 'It Not Right' features [[Luckay Buckay]]. In 2020 he joined Amaze Yor, Sundaygar Dearboy, DenG, Soul Smiter, Odemz and TanTan on 'Sanitize', a public-health collaboration encouraging practical precautions against COVID-19. Together these recordings show the range of his socially engaged musical work.<ref name="takun-official" /><ref name="takun-sanitize" /><ref name="takun-history">[https://musicinafrica.net/magazine/gbema-and-hipco-liberia/ Music In Africa: Gbema and hipco in Liberia, 4 October 2018]. Accessed 23 October 2026.</ref>

Selected recordings in MuGlobe:
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXo6LQWwv_Q Takun j-Da Ayy] — [[Hipco]].
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftSOVOvIC_c Shame on them - Takun J | Official Audio] — [[Hipco]].
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kettd7Jh1Y0 Justice - Takun J | Official Audio] — [[Hipco]].

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