| Mboko God | |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Jovi |
| Cover: | jovi Mboko God.jpg |
| Released: | May 20, 2015 |
| Recorded: | Yaoundé, Cameroon |
| Studio: | New Bell Music Studios |
| Genre: | Mboko |
| Language: | Pidgin English, French, English |
| Label: | New Bell Music |
| Producer: | Le Monstre |
Mboko God is the second full-length studio album by Cameroonian rapper and producer Jovi, released May 20, 2015. Entirely self-produced under his producer alias, "Le Monstre", Jovi composed, recorded, and mixed the album in Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Mboko God is a multilingual album with Jovi rapping in English, French, and Pidgin, and also features appearances by artists who sing/rap in Ngemba, Douala, and Limbum dialects. Mboko God incorporates musical genres such as Cameroon's Bend Skin, Bikutsi, Makossa, Essewe, and Bottle Dance; Congolese Soukous and other influences across Africa; and electronic, hip hop, industrial, and other Western influences; creating a sound he refers to as "Mboko."[1] Jovi's sound has also been described as combining trap bass and heavy snares with traditional Cameroonian sounds.[2]
Jeune Afrique called Mboko God an "essential album" and "probably one of the best rap albums in recent years."(translated)[3] Je Wanda magazine described the first track on the album "Mboko God (Positioning)" as a "true celebration of African musical identity and its traditions."(translated)[4] After releasing three videos off the album ("B.A.S.T.A.R.D", "Cash (Mets l'argent à Terre)" and "Et P8 Koi"), Jovi was nominated for a 2015 MTV Africa Music Award (MAMA) for Best Francophone artist,[5] and Mboko God was nominated for a 2016 Kora Award for Best Album.[6]