D.Y.K – DID YOU KNOW?

Brent Faiyaz

His real name is Christoper Brent Wood
Rose to fame after being featured on the GoldLink single ‘’Crew’’ alongside Shy Glizzy in 2016, which earned him a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
He is head of the label Lost Kids LLC
His zodiac sign is Virgo
He gets a lot of his inspiration from the movies that he watches, such as Quentin Tarantino films

Future

Although he goes by the stage name ‘’Future’’, his real name is actually Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn
His stage name came to life when the members of the hip-hop musical collective, The Dungeon Family referred to him as ‘’The Future’’
The American rapper legally changed his last name to Cash
He wrote the hook for Ludacris’ ‘’Blueberry Yum Yum’’
The rapper says that he has always had a love for spoken word

Fivio Foreign

Although he is known by his stage name ‘Fivio Foreign’, his real name is actually Maxie Lee Ryles III
Fivio Foreign rose to prominence after releasing his single ‘Big Drip’ which birthed a remix with rappers Quavo and Lil Baby
He first began his rap career using the stage name ‘Lite Fivio’
In May 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Fivio founded a foundation that is aimed at helping at-risk youth
Fivio believes in astrology, and he believes in feeling the energy that an individual brings to the room

Chris Brown

Chris Brown was discovered in a gas station at the age of 13, when a production team came across his vocals
He was offered a recording contract by L.A Reid’s Def Jam, but rejected the offer and chose to work with Jive Records instead
Not only is Breezy a singer, songwriter and dancer, but he is also an actor. Some movies that he has acted in include This Christmas and Stomp The Yard
He was one of the Executive Producers for the movie ‘Takers’ which he also acted in
Breezy learned how to dance by watching Michael Jackson videos on Tv

CKay

His real name is Chukwuka Ekweani
He is the first African artist to chart three songs on the daily Spotify global chart
He is signed to Warner Music Africa and Atlantic Records
The Nigerian artist rose to fame after his single ‘Love Nwantiti’ went viral on Tiktok
He has been making music since his childhood and started developing his career in 2018

Quavo & Takeoff

Quavo’s real name is Quavious Marshall, and Takeoff’s real name is Kirshnik Ball
Takeoff is Quavo’s nephew
Quavo and Takeoff initially started making beats and rhyming in the seventh grade
Before becoming a rapper, Quavo was once a starting quarterback for the Berkmar High School Patriots in Lilburn
Since childhood, they have been influenced by music legends such as Outkast, Lil Wayne and Master P

Cardi B

Although she is famously known by her stage name Cardi B, her real name is Belcalis Almanzar
She is of Trinidadian and Dominican descent
Her parents named her Bacardi
Cardi B first stepped into the spotlight when she appeared in the reality show ‘Love & Hip Hop’
She is the second female artist to ever top Billboard Top 100

Burna Boy

He is a Nigerian dancehall/reggae singer and songwriter
Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, famously known by his stage name Burna Boy, rose to fame in 2012 after releasing ‘’Like To Party’’, the lead single from his debut studio album L.I.F.E
He was born on the 2nd of July 1991, making him a Gemini
He obtained a degree in Media Technology from the University of Sussex
He is an open advocate for the EndSARS movement

Jack Harlow

He was introduced to rap through his mother’s love for Eminem
One of Jack’s earliest childhood memories is his mom taking him to buy Kanye West’s ‘Late Registration’
He had already started writing raps at the age of 12
He has French and Irish origins

Shekhinah

Shekhinah was in the Top 32 of M-Net’s Season 7 of SA Idols in 2011, and among the Top 6 of Season 8 of SA Idols in 2012
She was adopted and raised by the Donell family
Shekhinah is believed to be the most famous singer to come from Idols SA as she is recognised internationally
Shekhinah’s ‘Suited’ video reached 14 million views on Youtube
She is one of the very few South African artists who have opened for International sensation John Legend

Black Sheriff

Mohammed Ismail Sherif Kwaku, professionally known as Black Sherif, was born in Konongo, Ghana

He was named Artist of the Year at the 2021 edition of the Emerging Music Awards
He is the first Ghanaian to reach Number 1 on the Nigerian charts
He is often called Blacko by his fans
He took a gap year after completing high school to understand music better

Coco Jones

American singer and actress, Coco Jones, rose to fame when starring in the Disney Channel film ‘Let It Shine’
Her real name is Courtney Jones
She has 441k monthly listeners on Spotify
Coco’s dad, Mike Jones, is a defensive end who played nine seasons in the National Football League for four different teams
She won the 2013 Radio Disney Music Award for ‘Funniest Celebrity Take’

Costa Titch

Although he is famously known as Costa Titch, his real name is actually Costa Tsobanoglou
He is a South African rapper and songwriter born in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga
His breakout single ‘Nkalakatha’ ft Riky Rick and AKA had more than 900k views on Youtube in just six months
Costa has 417.9k monthly listeners on Spotify
He has a joined album with South African rapper AKA, titled ‘’You’re Welcome’’

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K.O

His real name is Ntokozo Mdluli
He formed the group South African legendary hip-hop group ‘Teargas’
He attended the Vaal University of Technology, where he graduated with a Public Relations (PR) Management National Diploma
He dropped his debut solo album in 2014, titled ‘ Skhanda Republic’
His second album, ‘Skhanda Republic 2’ was released in 2017 in partnership with Sony Music Entertainment Africa

9umba & Toss

9umba & Toss are renowned South African rappers, singers and record producers
They have worked with the likes of Lady Du, Sir Trill and Young Stunna
They have been struggling to break into the music industry for years
They consider themselves to be family
Their latest song received Mzansi’s undivided attention after a video of Toss doing the now famous uMlando challenge went viral

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