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Godzealah

Zama Ngubane (born June 03, 1994), known professionally as Godzealah, is a South African rapper and producer. Born and raised in Zola, Soweto where most well-known kwaito artists emerged from which is where he picked up his influences, the likes of Zola, Mandoza, and many more.

He started his first interest of producing at the age of 9.

He is a member of a music collective named South Side Gorealers (SSG) which has graced many stages on the Johannesburg internet rap scene. Gracing crowds with his   catchy sing-along hooks while his witty bars that resemble the sounds of old school rap artists and the flair of the new skool.

Naturally going into the trap movement was the next thing to do as the rap scene has since changed. He comes with a fresh new banger titled Beer Beer which was inspired by his favorite beverage Heineken. 

https://soundcloud.com/user-589584443/beer-beer


https://www.slikouronlife.co.za/song/73781/beer-beer

Facebook Handle: Zee Godzealah
Twitter Handle: @godzealah

Cotton Fest 2019

                                 

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A fashion and music lover event for the new Generation of South African Youth, Curated and hosted by Ricky Rick. 2 February, the Station, Carr Street, Newtown. Cotton Eaters is a nickname for those with an appetite to consume new fashion and feel that it represents who they are. Uniting hip-hop and street culture. Featuring a superstar lineup of the best of local musicians, curated by Ricky himself. Get ready for the best thing in 2019!

It's set to be a fashion and music lover event for the new Generation of South African Youth, all curated and hosted by Riky Rick himself. Cotton Eaters is a nickname Riky uses for those with an appetite to consume new fashion and feel that it represents who they are. So the name is definitely fitting and on-brand for the rapper. The event will unite hip-hop and street culture by featuring a superstar lineup of the best of local and international musicians, curated by Riky too.

JOHANNESBURG - The Growth Institute announced on Tuesday that the Gauteng Provincial Government would be hosting the fourth annual Youth Jobs, Career, and Entrepreneurship EXPO next month.

The event will be taking place from 9-17 June at the Nasrec expo centre.

"Seed of life Productions will be an exhibitor at this event and there will be a strong focus on providing the youth with an alternative experience , allowing the youth to see art coming to life.

"Growth Institute will exhibit at the Work Readiness Village at Nasrec, and the company will participate in events at the Tshepo One Million Village (youth skills empowerment initiative by Gauteng provincial government)."

The Growth Institute said the key message to the youth of Gauteng was that there were professionally accredited programs that prepared the youth to become self-reliant young professionals providing services to SMMes.

"In addition, in line with government’s policy about growing more entrepreneurs, 'Innopreneurship through Skills' will be an important message from Growth Institute."

It added that in a country where jobs were scarce, the youth had to be shown how to create their own work through Innopreneurship, the coming together of entrepreneurship and innovation.

Seed of Life at the Guateng Youth Expo

The fourth annual Gauteng Youth expo hosted by the Gauteng Provincial Government is expected to be bigger and better. The Expo is aimed  at empowering young people with knowledge, skills and opportunities. Free entrance!!!

The government said the expo will also have sports activities, including daily aerobics, football and netball, with popular soccer clubs, Orlando Pirates and Sundowns among the teams set to interact with the youth.

"The Expo forms part of commemorating the 42nd anniversary of June 16 which coincides with the centenary of struggle stalwarts, former president Nelson Mandela and Mama Albertina Sisulu. The Youth Expo is part of the provincial government's commitment to respond to the development of young people in the province."

The Gauteng province will also host the National Youth Day celebrations on 16 June, where President Cyril Ramaphosa will address young people at the Orlando Stadium after participating in the Thuma Mina Walk from Morris Isaacson High School to the Hector Peterson Memorial.

The government said other services and activities that can be expected at the expo include registering for jobs and skills development via the Tshepo 1 Million Programme, exposure to the film industry and screening of Inxeba (The Wound) and Black Panther.

"Some of the dialogues to be hosted include Premier David Makhura and Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi

Buffalo Souljah

Born 16 September 1990 in Bulawayo, ZIM
Genre of Music: Reggae/Dancehall/Hip Hop

Who is Buffalo Souljah?

Son of the late, great Zimbabwean saxophonist Unity Ndlovu and born with the name Thabani Ndlovu, he later became known as ‘Buffalo Soulja’ or ‘Big Buff’. Buff composed his first song at the age of eight, and started his first group, Intelligent Racuss Cruuks, in 1996, releasing three afro hip hop albums that were a mix of traditional music called jiti and hip-hop, styled with a hip-hop drum and bass sequence laid over a Zimbabwean instrument known as an mbira.

In 1999 he sought new opportunities in Johannesburg South Africa, putting together a musical outfit called Da Appostles with Ghanaian artists Kweku and Turas and Papszido from Soweto. In 2008 he released his hit dancehall single Bubble Ya Bums for his debut album which won him two Channel O Spirit of Africa Awards in the categories Best Newcomer and Best Dancehall/Ragga, bringing his total to 11 awards in recognition of the role he has played in bringing ragga music to the world.

The man has performed at the White House in the USA, contributing to the One Campaign Project for agricultural awareness in Africa, as part of Bono’s ONE org, and says that if he wasn’t king of African dancehall, he’d probably choose to make a living as a farmer instead. A souljah of many skills, Buff also has a brown belt in karate and is also a former national team basketball pro to boot.

@buffalosouljah1


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIzEgWz-Ato




 

iFani

iFani, born “Mzayifani Mzondeleli Boltina”, is a South African Hip-Hop/Rap artist, MC and TV Presenter, best known for his lyrical abilities and unique styling. He first entered the South African music industry with his single,‘Hola Hater’ and then went on to release a host of other chart-busting records including ‘Ewe’, ‘Shake’, ‘Milli’ and the ‘I Believes in Me’ (1st and 2nd Quadrant) albums; the latter of which, attained Gold Status’ on the day of its release. Music apart, he debuted on television as a presenter, hosting a sponsored reality series, on SABC 1 called, ‘Stumbo Stomp Amapantsula’, which was a platform for challengers to battle out their pantsula moves. He was later replaced by Busiswa Gqulu in the 2nd Season. He has also appeared on and hosted the reality television series ‘Clash of the Choirs’, which aired on the channel, ‘Mzanzi Magic’.

iFani was born in Mthatha, the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa and was raised in the Port Elizabeth locales of New Brighton and Motherwell.^[6] He was a student at the Gelvandale High School and it was here, where he discovered his affinity towards graffiti and drawings. He pursued BSc (Hons) Computer Science & BSc (Computer Engineering) at the University of Cape Town ^[7] and graduated with full honors from the institution. Following his graduation, iFani worked as a Process Control Engineer at SABMiller, during which time, he also pursued music as an underground artist. He dabbled with different styles of music and became consistently involved in a number of Hip-Hop battles and cyphers as an underground rapper, post work hours.

His first single, ‘Hola Haters’opened to a tepid response in the year 2009 and gained wider reception once it was picked by the Guateng Radio Station, YFM and featured as one among the ‘Hot 9’ songs on the ‘Hot 9’ chart. His second single, ‘Ewe’, defined his feelings upon entering the South African music industry and the reception for his music. The song, released in 2010, gained massive airplay on popular music stations and charts and is considered one of iFani’s most successful singles till date. The TV Channel, SABC1^] picked ‘Ewe’ as one of the ‘Best Music Videos’ for the year 2011. Through the next couple of years, he released a series of hit singles including ‘Shake’ and ‘Milli’ and has collaborated with the artist, Blaksuga, with whom he released the track, ‘Chocolate and Vanilla featuring Blaksuga’.The year 2013, saw the release of

 his first album ‘I Believes in Me’ (1st Quadrant) that features 13 tracks and collaborations with 3 popular artists; Blacksuga, Nomsa and Bongani Fassie. The second album, ‘I Believes in Me’ (2nd Quadrant) released on April 29, 2015 and achieved ‘Gold’ status on the same day of its release. The 2nd Quadrant album also features 13 tracks and was released under the Columbia – Epic label. His single ‘Settle Down’  entered the ‘Top 100’ charts and coincided with the first physical pre-order for an album and a digital pre-order via iTunes.

iFani was one of the three celebrities in the e.tv reality series show, ‘Reality Check’, where he along with Chomee and Kelly Khumalo had to work and do good deeds for charity. In more recent times, iFani was seen as the ‘Kasi Host’  of the SABC1 documentary-series, ‘Mi Kasi Su Kasi’ and has appeared on ‘Late Night News with Loyiso Gola’, ‘Jam Sandwich’, ‘Idols-Season 10’, ‘I Love South Africa – Season 1’, ‘The Man Cave- Season 3’, ‘Top Billing’, ‘Zaziwa’ and many moreFrom a very young age, iFani shared a close bond with his grandparents and admits that his stage name, ‘iFani’ was inspired from a name he adopted from his grandfather, ‘Mzayifani’.^] The stage name stuck on and would eventually become the name that would catapult him to success in his later years. He kept the name iFani as a promise to his grandmother that he would prove his mettle, make a career for himself and take care of her.Shortly after entering the industry, iFani lost his grandmother and was also part of a debilitating accident. It was after recovering from the accident that he decided to change the course of his career and pursue music full-time. iFani’s grandmother was the subject of one his more popular songs, ‘Ilingoma Ezimnandi’. The song was an ode to his grandmother and echoed his ceaseless love for her.

"Tweezy" Producer Turned Rapper

Tumelo Thandokuhle Mathebula also known as Tweezy was born on October 24^th, 1992 in Westville Hospital, Durban, South Africa to parents Nomusa Stella Malloy and Mtokozisi Mathebula

With the passing of his parents at the age 6 he moved to Johannesburg where he attended school. He got recommended to the National School of Arts for his obvious artistic talents by his teacher in grade 7, where he studied visual art until his matric year. He got introduced to a music making software called Fruity Loops Studio (FL Studio) in grade 10, thinking it was a music making game at the time, his love for this 'game' grew daily. He later found out it was in fact a music making software.

He later joined a music group called Ghetto Prophecy which consisted of 8 members. The group produced songs that received airplay on various radio stations. They then produced a song called Oh My which ranked number 16 on the top 40 Songs of YFM and play listed on high rotation on Metro FM as well as 5FM in 2011. The song opened doors for the group to keep sending their songs in. Shortly after the group got demotivated to continue because of the lack of funding they decided to split up and went their separate ways and this is when Tweezy decided to venture into the music industry as a music producer.

His journey started in 2013 when he started producing for the likes of the Fraternity and E-Jay, a former member of Ghetto Prophecy that branched out as a solo artist. During the same year a friend realised his talents as a music producer and gave him contacts of affiliates in the music industry which included AKA. Having contacted him, they started working together and produced AKA’s hit single called Run Jozi in 2014. Their musical chemistry also resulted in the release of Sim Dope and All Eyes On Me which both charted number one locally on the South African Electronic Music Africa Charts. Other artists Tweezy has worked with include Chad da Don, Speedsta, L-Tido, Casper Nyovest but to name a few.

In 2014 he received his first nomination for producer of the year at the SA Hip-hop awards. He carried on to produce hits and got nominated for producer of the year once again in 2015 and won the award. Tweezy was also named 2015 producer of the year by Hype Magazine

During the period 2014-2015 he got himself involved in animation work which was part of a graphics company which he had formed with a few friends called Digital Characters. They worked on a few visual arts related projects for the like of Cassper Nyovest music videos and Khuli Chana's Maftown Heights performances.

Accompanied with other chart topping singles (JR’s Soena Papa, E-Jay Hosh & Party ‘til Ekseni), This inevitably led to his Producer of the Year nomination at the 2014 South African Hip Hop Awards. As his dominance on the airwaves became apparent, urban African artists alike, such as: L-Tido, The Fraternity and more have embodied the Tweezy sound.

Tweezy on countless occasions, has been entrusted to deliver his best to many artists dreams of acquiring number 1 status, awards and many other accolades.

Having released his first solo single titled Ambition, the song has received critical acclaim and charted number two on YFM’s Urban Top 40 and an impressive number one on The Bomb Chart.

The “Tweezy Presents...” music series is his collaboration with artists to explore a sonic journey. Reason respectfully became the first artist to embrace the opportunity to be part of the experience.

JR #Kinging

Tabure Thabo Bogopa Junior (born March 12, 1987), who performs under the stage name JR, is a South African rapper.He performs Motswako rap, in both Setswana and English. He had two number 1 hip hop songs as well as two no.1 pop songs on the South African Charts. Bloemfontein, Free State province, South Africa. He was raised in the township of Atteridgeville in Pretoria, where he lived with his parents. He now resides in Johannesburg.On April 28, 2008, JR released his first studio album under Electromode Music, The Main Event. The single "Gata Le Nna", produced by 37 mph (Mpho Pholo of Reck Shoppe Tunes) and featuring Towdee was number 1 on both YFM and Metro FM for over six weeks.The single was award for "Song of The Year , Hip Hop" at the Hype Awards in 2008. The album was nominated in the "Best Hip Hop Album" in 2008 at the Metro FM Awards, also received a nomination nod at the 2009 South African Music Awards for "Best Hip Hop Album". JR subsequently signed an endorsement deal with Renault SA.In 2009, JR released his second studio album, Colorful. His second single from the album, "Show Dem" featured rapper HHP and comedian Joey Rasdien, and was number 1 spot on several names JR collaborated with Die Heuwels and hip hop artist, Jack Parow, who raps in English and Afrikaans. The two released their song "Show Goes On" which was originally written by JR himself for rock artist Khan of the band The Parlotones, who left for their world tour during the release of their album. JR also co-wrote "No More Hunger" for Khuli Chana, Tuks Senganga's "Tseo", Lonehill Estate's "Look Good", Louise Carver's "You Think You Got It Easy", "Jealousy" for AKA and co-wrote "Summa Yama Summa" for Coca Cola.

Kool Forever was J.R's third studio album. Released under his record label, Feel Good Music, the album received mainly positive reviews, employing amash up of electric hip hop and Kwaito. His first single "Phuma" received urban radio airplay The second single "Muntu" was a mix of pop and mbaqanga, and was on frequent rotation on radio and TV music channels The album featured the artists Prokid, Shugasmakx, Reason, Nokwazi, Cabo Snoop, AKA, Maxhoba, Louise Carver, DJ Dimplez and production by 37 mph.

JR worked as a producer and writer on rapper Aka's latest album Levels, writing the first single "Congratulate", which had success in the charts of several African countries Shortly after that he produced and wrote DJ Dimplez' single "Way Up" featuring JR and Cassper Nyovest. He wrote and produced Shugasmakx's single "Trust It". Later in 2014 he released the single "Soena Papa" from an album planned for 2015. He has also released a single, "Deny", with Anatii.