John Blaq is a Ugandan songwriter, singer, dancehall, hip hop, and Afrobeat performer who was born John Kasadha on July 16, 1996 to Mr Musa Waiswa Zodolo and Mrs Annet Nabirye. He is from Musoga, in the Jinja area of eastern Uganda.
John Blaq spent the majority of his childhood years in Bweyogerere, a Kampala suburb, with his aunt. He attended Lwanda Elementary School and Hassan Tourabi Primary School for his primary education before enrolling at Bweyogerere Secondary School for his UCE (2016) and UACE (2018) diplomas.