{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Trusted News Uganda","provider_url":"https:\/\/trustednewsug.com","author_name":"Admin","author_url":"https:\/\/trustednewsug.com\/index.php\/author\/kabuye\/","title":"Badman Jelly G - Northern Uganda's fast-rising star - Trusted News Uganda","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"NEWGgVb7I0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trustednewsug.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/21\/badman-jelly-g-northern-ugandas-fast-rising-star\/\">Badman Jelly G &#8211; Northern Uganda&#8217;s fast-rising star<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/trustednewsug.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/21\/badman-jelly-g-northern-ugandas-fast-rising-star\/embed\/#?secret=NEWGgVb7I0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Badman Jelly G &#8211; Northern Uganda&#8217;s fast-rising star&#8221; &#8212; Trusted News Uganda\" data-secret=\"NEWGgVb7I0\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/trustednewsug.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/trustednewsug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG-20261021-WA0253-e1792588559583.jpg","thumbnail_width":598,"thumbnail_height":718,"description":"Real name: Opiyo Geoffrey Stage names: Badman Jelly G, Silent Burner Origin: Northern Uganda \/ Acholi region (Kitgum \/ Gulu base) Genre: Afrobeat \/ Dancehall \/ Lwo \/ Ugandan regional Biography: Badman Jelly G is a northern Ugandan artist based in Gulu\/Kitgum who has been grinding in the Acholi music scene for a few years as &#8220;Mr. 689 Badman&#8221; before breaking nationally. He makes Afro-dancehall with Acholi (Lwo) lyrics mixed with English\/Luganda, a sound that has been pushing northern music to national charts. His breakout came in *March 2026* with *&#8221;Yelo-O&#8221;* (sometimes written YELO-OO). The song became a top-chart hit in Northern Uganda and spread countrywide, with the official music video now on YouTube (6k+ views) and massive TikTok traction. The success earned him his *first national nomination*: *HiPipo Music Awards 2026 &#8211; Best Regional Song of the Year* &#8211; Nominated song: Yelo-O &#8211; Nominated alongside: Eezzy, Pato Loverboy, Okeng BornTown After the nomination, he went viral for calling for *unity among regional artists* &#8211; saying northern, eastern and western artists need to support each other to break into Kampala industry. He is active on TikTok as @badman.jelly.g.sil (BADMAN JELLY G SILENT BURNER), where he promotes new music, and has appeared on NBS TV and 102 Mega FM Gulu. He&#8217;s often linked with the Acholi music movement alongside Bosmic Otim, Eezzy, and Bestie Gyal. *Hit songs:* &#8211; Yelo-O \/ Yelo-Oo (2026) &#8211; Earlier underground releases in Luo."}