Born Bashir Jibril, better known by his nickname and stage name Benjib Benjib is a Congolese and Australian Hiphop artist, and songwriter whose work sits at the intersection of conscious Rap, reflection, and lived experiences.
Born on 26/06/1997 in the city of GOMA in the Democratic Republic of the Congo(DRC) at a very young age Benjib started showing interest in various arts such as drawing and painting in which he is relevantly exceled pretty well, in late 2013 after relocating to Nairobi kenya, in this new vibrant city, a young boy shaped by movement between cultures, and environments, discovers poetry and hiphop which became a way to observe, document, and question life rather than escape it’s realities. Influenced by the likes of Rappers like Youssoupha, Proffesor Jay, Nas, Em, Diam’s, Kery James, Mobb deep And writers like Franz Fanon, Chinua Achebe, Amadou Hampate Ba, Benjib approaches songwriting as a form of narrative and expression of what the soul craves to say capturing moments of doubt, pressure, love, faith, ambition, and growth.
After moving to Australia in 2018, after a couple of years of hard work, Benjib was picked in the Brisbane city council’s creative program the QUEBE Effect 2020 as a finalist and through which he was able to officially release his debut single Sikati Tamaa, marking the beginning of a steadily growing catalogue. Since then, he has released multiple singles, and Albums, building a body of work that prioritises honesty over trends and substance over spectacle. On 8/08/2023 Benjib released his debut Album METAPHORIC RESONANCE, a first of many, this 9 songs album shows Benjib leaning toward hiphop rooted in introspection and narrative clarity. His delivery favours honesty over excess, allowing space for reflection and meaning to carry the weight of each track.
Fast forwards to 26/01/2026 Benjib released his most anticipated EP The Misfit. The Misfit represents a defining chapter in Benjib’s journey. It is a project rooted in identity, love, and reconstruction documenting the rancour, resistance, and inner shifts that come with navigating everyday life. Some tracks are deeply personal, others widely relatable, but all are grounded in lived experience. The Misfit tells the story of a boy who never fit the mould but refused to disappear moving between new worlds while staying firmly rooted to his cause. This project is not positioned as an endpoint, but as a moment of clarity within a larger catalogue.
As a storyteller, Benjib believes music should document life honestly, even when it is uncomfortable. His writing often explores imperfection, self interrogation, gratitude, and the tension between ambition and grounding.