Birth Name: Lubangakene Ivan Ochaya.

Stage Name: Mc Wang Jok

Ocuppation: Businessman, Rapper, Songwriter

Lubangakene Ivan Ochaya professionally known as Mc Wang jok (Born 7th-oct-1989). He grew up in Gulu town (G town Northern Uganda). In 1998 At the age of nine he got inspired by rap music he use to listen to from his father’s boom box at that time because his step brother who was older by then would buy audio tapes of different genre of music. From his brother’s collection he preferred Wutang, Lost boys, Outlaws, etc because he had some taste in particular for rap.

 

BNM Crew in late 2005 recorded a single titled “Party” (Prod by Leo Pa Layeng) from 2Kleen Records G town. This song had a lot of air plays in key radios in Gulu town at that time. It wasn’t easy because all the young rappers were still at Highschool by then so the group didn’t record anymore
content as BNM until the group was later dissolved.

 

In 2008 Mc Wang Jok together with 3 other rapper’s created another group call Underground Blacks Movement. Underground meaning underneath, hidden or not mainstream and Blacks meaning Africans. This group was very distinctive and influential to hip hop and rap in Gulu town (Northern Uganda). It consisted of four poeticrappers (Shawn, Komical, Mc Edge and Mc Wang Jok as Money) all from the same Neighborhood of SQ (Senior Quarters) Laroo Division, Gulu Northern Uganda. Underground Blacks Movement recorded
a song titled “Hustle” Produced and mastered by The late Lumix in 2008 from Valley Curve Studios.

 

Hustle which is still one of the greatest hip hop songs of all time in G town made this group very famous to rap lovers. In 2009 after Underground Blacks Movement was dissolved Mc Wang Jok, Jok
Ocol and Rwot Onung Pa Yai(R.I.P) founded the Africa’s famous Bila Wa Movement. Bila Wa Movement is a plat form that uses the fusion of rap/poetry and live African musical instrumentals(Adungu, Rigi Rigi, Xylophone etc) to make music that contains a very conscious message.

 

Bila Wa Movement was known for their
hit single “Lapiny” that was Produced and
mastered by skinny in 2013 at Infinite Records Kampala. Lapiny have had a lot of air plays even outside of Uganda and Africa. As a poet and the song writer for the concept Lapiny, It paved way for Mc Wang Jok to feature on the radio Netherlands My Song Interview in 2013.

 

Wang Jok and Bila Wa Movement also had a lot of articles written about them an example where they were ranked 5th out of ten as Africa’s most unconventional Musicians/Band.

 

Mc Wang Jok, The Afro rap performer and The Luo Synthesis Rap Universal Originator was signed to Pine Avenue Record Label Gulu in the late 2013.

 

From Pine Avenue5 Record Label in Gulu, Northern Uganda, Wang Jok recorded songs like Lakolo, Sound of Luo feat OJ Maxwell, Wandeka Nze (Pine Avenue All-stars feat Geosteady), Go On(Pine Avenue All stars feat Barbie Jay), Labongo, Wang pedding, PeI kwala, An Aye, and Atye Ka Tic(Meaning I am working) to mention but a few. Mc Wang Jok who is one of the most famous conscious Luo artist, Acholi

poet, Afro Hip-Hop performer, Mc, Rapper,
entertainer, entrepreneur and a Poet "LUO"reate (A word recreated by Wang Jok which means a Luo Poetry Consultant/Maestro) has performed greatly as a facilitator in quite a number of youth in arts projects example the AFRICALIA funded “Youth and Hip hop project Bootcamp” in Masindi Uganda
2017 and The American Embassy funded “Arts forpeace Project” in Juba South Sudan 2020.

 

Wang jok through his unique rap form of art called “Luo SAnthesis Rap Universal” has also staged in so many festivals like the Open Mic Festival of Northern Uganda 2018, Bayimba International Festival Kampala 2015, Bayimba Festival of the arts Gulu 2013 and Bayimba International festival Kampala 2013. Wang Jok is now managed by TALENT AVENUE UG a local music promotions entity that promotes, distributes music and manages artists.