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Joseph Tumi Akinsola (02 March 1998), better known by his stage name J.O.E, and previously as JoeyThaKidd, is a South African Hip-Hop Artist.

Biography
From Pretoria's Wespark area, Joseph was the son of Samuel Akinsola and Comfort Akinsola, a Lecturer at the Tshwane University of Technology, Joseph went to school in Kwaggasrand Primary School and later studied at Elandspoort High School.

Known for his 'conscious' lyrics, Joseph was a member of the NNN Records crew. He was a member of the group West Muzik and The 3rd Voices in 2013, who toured Gauteng before realising his education was more important at the time. He placed third in the JCDC's in 2013 with "W.S.A.P". He was originally known as 'Lil Joe', and worked with producers such as Gussie Clarke, with whom he recorded one of his best known songs, "Not Good at All". He adopted the name 'J.O.E.' (Jah Ova Evil) after suffering a ruptured cerebral aneurysm in November 2009 which saw him hospitalised for three weeks.

He died on 7 February 2011 at the University Hospital of the West Indies in Mona from a second ruptured cerebral aneurysm, aged 24.

His debut album, Man From Judah, was completed after his death, with contributions from T.O.K., Konshens, Krayzie Bone, and Ky-Mani Marley, and released in July 2012.

Discography

 * Man From Judah (2012)