Jafar Ahmed Sadik (born 4 January 1996), better known as Jaffar Byn or JB, is a Swedish-Somali rapper.

Personal life

Sadik was born in Rinkeby, Stockholm, Sweden. He resides in Rinkeby.[1]

In 2017, he was sentenced to four years imprisonment for the possession of weapons; he was released in October 2020 after serving three years of his sentence.[2]

Discography

Studio albums

AlbumYearPeak chart positions
SWE
[3]
Ghettokända[4]2018—
Guantanamo[5]20217
[6]
JB AHSP del 2202224
[7]

EPs

  • Trilogin (2021)[4]

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
SWE
[8]
"Pistol Whip"202011
"Rea"202134
[9]		Guantanamo
"Greatest of All Time (Freeslaktish)"—[A]rowspan="3"
"Solvalla"202297
[10]
"Ambitions of a Rider"
(with Yasin)		202325
[11]

Other charted songs

TitleYearPeak chart positionsEP
SWE
[12][13]
"Ett paradis utan änglar"
(featuring Iman)		2021—[B]Trilogin
"Bakom kulisserna"
(with Yasin)		202150
"Döden"202148
"Troublesome 21"202167
[14]		Guantanamo
"Oppblock"
(featuring Yasin)		202170
[14]

Notes

  1. ^ "Greatest of All Time (Freeslaktish)" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number one on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[15]
  2. ^ "Ett paradis utan änglar" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart, but peaked at number nine on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.[16]

References

  1. ^ Ismaïl, Agri (6 March 2020). "Agri Ismaïl: Kendrick Lamars könsorgan är förstås inte lika stort som Eiffeltornet". Göteborgs-Posten. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Verkligheten bakom Spotifymiljonerna: Gängkrig, mördade kamrater och fängelse". Expressen. 23 December 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Veckolista Album, vecka 28" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  4. ^ "JB aka Jaffar Byn är tillbaka med projektet "TRILOGIN"". dopest.se. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  5. ^ "JB tillbaka med efterlängtade albumet 'Guantanamo'". dopest.se. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Veckolista Album, vecka 29" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Veckolista Album, vecka 28" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Sverigetopplistan". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 24" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 43". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 28, 2023". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Discography Jb & Yasin". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Discography JB". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 29". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  15. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 43". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  16. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 7" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 13 June 2021.