D.Y.K – DID YOU KNOW?

KIZZ DANIEL

Although he is famously known by his stage name Kizz Daniel, the Nigerian singer and songwriter’s real name is Oluwatobiloba Daniel Anidugbe
He graduated from the Federal University of Agriculture after he studied Water Resources Management and Agrometeorology in 2013
He has worked with artists such as Tiwa Savage and Davido
He started writing songs at the age of 11
He is a huge Arsenal Football Club supporter

CHANCE THE RAPPER

He is a part of a neo-soul group called The Social Experiment
Chance received one of the earliest breaks in his career when he performed as an opening act for Childish Gambino
His real name is Chancellor Johnathan Bennett.
He began to gain mainstream recognition in 2013 after releasing his second mixtape, Acid Rap.
He won a Michael Jackson talent show when he was in fourth grade

COCO JONES

She has 522.6k monthly listeners on Spotify
She has been in film and television since the age of 9
When she was 9 years old, Coco sang “The Star Spangled Banner” in front of a massive crowd at a football game
She had her major label debut following the release of her single “Caliber” on March 25, 2022
Some of Coco’s biggest idols are Celine Dion, Mariah Carey and Aretha Franklin

MEGAN THEE STALLION

Meg has been writing her own raps since she was 14 years old
She is a huge fan of horror movies and would like to make one of her own one day
She credits The Notorious BIG as own of her biggest influencers
Her alter ego is Tina Snow
When she was a child, Meg aspired to be a plastic surgeon

THE KID LAROI

His real name is Charlton Kenneth Jeffrey Howard
His stage name was derived from Kamilaroi, the name of an Australian indigenous group which The Kid Laroi descends from on his mother’s side.
He comes from a musical family – his dad is a sound engineer and music producer, and his mom is a music manager
He began rapping at the age of 13
When he was a child, he was a big fan of Tupac’s “Dear Mama”

RUSS & ED SHEERAN

DJ KHALED

His real name is Khaled Mohammed Khaled
Khaled first gained recognition as a radio host in the 1990s on the radio station 99 Jamz
He has served jail time for driving with a suspended license
His musical influences are Berry Gordy and Quincy Jones
He used to dj under the name ‘’Arab Attack’’

TYGA

JID

Although he is famously known by his stage name ‘JID’, his real name is Destin Choice Route
He is a part of the musical collective Spillage Village
He is signed to J. Cole’s Dreamville Records and Interscope Records.
He has 21.2M monthly listeners on Spotify
The rapper says that his first love was sports and not music

KODAK BLACK

Kodak released his first album at the age of 18
His birth name was Dieuson Octave however he legally changed his name while in prison to Bill K. Kapri.
Kodak Black has a son named King Khalid
Kodak has permanent diamond grillz
The rapper has a portrait of Lil Wayne tattooed on his body

SHEKINAH

Her debut album Rose Gold was released in October 2017 and was certified platinum by RiSA on 31 August 2018.
Shekinah revealed that the songwriting process is not easy for her because she is a perfectionist
She completed her degree in Arts and Live Performance from AFDA
She has opened for John Legend, Toni Braxton and Ed Sheeran
Shekhinah’s ‘Suited’ video reached 14 millions views on Youtube

NANETTE

She has an obsession with the colour brown
‘’This life I live is like a Billie Album’’ is a reference to how sombre and deep Billie Eilish and her music normally is
Her ears are not pierced
During her matric year, she was in a high school choir that won the provincial Kyknet ‘Sing In Harmonie’ competition
Nanette started writing officially when she was in grade 5. Her teacher bought her an A5 book and asked her to write stories and poems once a week because she believed that Nanette was a good writer

MUNI LONG

Although she is famously known by her stage name, her real name is Priscilla Renea
She has written hits for stars such as Rihanna, Chris Brown and Mariah Carey
Her hit single ‘’Hrs & Hrs’’ has over 58 million views on Youtube
Her zodiac sign is Libra
She began singing at the age of two

BTS

BTS stands for Bangtan Sonyeondan, which means ‘bulletproof boy scouts’
The boy band was first formed in 2010 and debuted in 2013 under Big Hit Entertainment
There are seven members in the group, with the stage names RM, Suga, Jin, Jimin, V, J-Hope, and Jungkook.
RM learned English from watching the popular sitcom ‘Friends’
Jungkook never wanted to be a singer at first, he initially wanted to be a tattoo artist

K.O

He began his career as a member of South African hip hop group, Teargas
Known professionally as K.O, the South African rapper’s real name is Ntokozo Mdluli
His fans refer to him as Skhanda Gawd
He is the co-founder of the conceptual record label, clothing and lifestyle brand Skhanda World
He graduated with a Public Relations (PR)Management National Diploma from Vaal University of Technology.

QUAVO & TAKEOFF

The duo are related – Quavo is Takeoff’s uncle
Since childhood, they have been influenced by music legends such as Outkast, Lil Wayne and Master P
Quavo and Takeoff initially started making beats and rhyming in the seventh grade
Quavo’s real name is Quavious Keyate Marshall.
Takeoff’s real name is Krishna Khari Ball.