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Kennedy Chukwuma AJa better known by his stage name Notrace, is a Nigerian Reggae-dancehall singer and songwriter. Born in Nigeria and raised in South London, Notrace originates from Okposi, Ebonyi State. He started his music career as a producer, producing for several top rated Afro beat and dancehall artists both in the UK and in Nigeria. He signed a record deal with Dreamsoul Records in 2019, releasing his debut single "Melanin", and two follow up singles "Biggerthan featuring Patoranking" and the smash hit "I'm Blessed featuring Davido" which launched his career into the limelight.

Life and music career
Notrace was born in Okposi Ebonyi and relocated to the United Kingdom after his secondary school education. He is born to Miss Jolly Nnenna Abani, popularly known as "Mother Jolly" (MJ); a renowned showbiz legend and musical artist who flourished and rose to fame in Port-harcourt, Nigeria, through her electric and energetic live music shows. As a child, Notrace was always surrounded by music and musicians; by the age of 14 he was already playing multiple musical instruments, writing his own songs and performing them on stage with his mother. At age of 16, Notrace was gifted with Yamaha keyboard that had the ability to record and replay melodies; being fascinated buy this feature, an interest in music production was born. From that early age, Notrace new that music was his calling but was encouraged by his mother to proceed and fish his higher education, before considering music as a career path.

He attended First International Academy Port-harcourt before leaving Nigeria for the United Kingdom to further his education. In the UK, Notrace attended Leicester University where he was awarded a Bachelors degree in Computer Science and further proceeded to pursue an MBA. Whilst in the University Notrace dived deeper into music production, taking an Advanced Diploma course in Music production from the Open University. After mastering his production, Notrace began producing for friends on campus and not long after that; his talent was noticed and he began getting production credits from top artists in the area.

Growing up; Notrace was highly influenced by his uncle who was Reggea/dancehall enthusiast; he introduced a young Notrace to acts such as Buju Banton, Bob Marley, Fela Kuti, Lucky Dube, Chaka Demus, Pliers, Majek Fashek, Blackky, Blackface, Tuface and this formed his foundation for music. After finalising his Masters education, Notrace descided that it was now time to pursue a music career full time. He returned to Nigeria in December 2018 and was immediately signed my Dreamsoul records, where he released his very first single "Melanin" in January 2019. This single received raving reviews and several nominations; especially for it's Afrocentric video, which was directed by Clarence Peters. His second single "Biggerthan ft Patoranking" was a massive success; reaching Number 3 on the MTV dancehall Chart and Number 1 on AfroPop TV countdown; making him a house hold name and earning him two nominations in the Abuja Entertainment Awards (ABEA) for: Best Song of the year and Most Influential Artist of the year. In November 2019 he released his third Smash hit single "I'm Blessed featuring Davido", making not just a top African music brand but a global dancehall sensation.