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Jidenna talks snagging a Grammy nod and finishing his album

November 27, 2016

NEW YORK (AP) — If ever you've laid eyes on Jidenna — the nattily dressed singer and emcee behind the Grammy-nominated anthem "Classic Man" — then certainly you remember him: He's straight out of a time machine with his fiery red hair, slicked into a dapper 1930s style, slim suits and a gold watch chain dangling from his pocket.

His look is as distinct as his background. Born in Wisconsin to a "white hippie" mom and Nigerian father, Jidenna has also spent time in Boston, Los Angeles and New York. But he grew up in his father's Nigeria, the place where he first started turning heads as a young man.

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