BRUNO MARS
Bruno has four tattoos, a gypsy on his left forearm, an anchor on his right forearm, his mother’s name on his right shoulder, and “Pete’s boy” on his left bicep.
After Bruno Mars’ cocaine incident, he paid a $2000 fine and completed a drug counselling course to show his commitment.
Bruno Mars co-owns the rum SelvaRey and has recently created nine different SelvaRey Rum cocktails that pair with each song on the new Silk sonic album’s tracklist.
Bruno Mars has a car collection worth at least $1.8 million. The Rolls Royce Phantom would be the most expensive valued at $450,000 in the lineup.
Bruno Mars’ home is located in Studio City’s chic Fryman Canyon, home to celebrities such as George Clooney and is valued at $6.5 Million dollars.
ANDERSON .PAAK
Anderson .Paak has announced that he is launching his own record label, Apeshit Inc, in partnership with Universal Music.
In 2021, he won Best Melodic Rap Performance for his song Lockdown. It details how people everywhere came out and marched to protest against police brutality.
Anderson .Paak is of African American and Korean descent. His mother was born during the Korean War to a Korean woman and an African American soldier.
Anderson .Paak’s mother was adopted by an American family in Los Angeles, which is .Paak’s hometown.
Anderson .Paak collaborated with Smokey Robinson on the song ‘Make It Better’, which came out in 2019.
NICKI MINAJ
Nicki Minaj released her own mobile game called ‘Nicki Minaj: The Empire’ in December 2016.
Nicki Minaj started her music career in a rap group called Hoodstarz. There were three other members in the group – Lou$tar, Scagg Beezy and 7even Up.
Nicki Minaj has a tattoo in Chinese written on her left arm that reads “God is with me always”.
Nicki Minaj is acrophobic, meaning she is afraid of heights.
In 2013, Nicki Minaj earned $12 million as a judge on season 12 of “American Idol,”
MEGAN THEE STALLION
Megan Thee Stallion’s real name is Megan Jovon Ruth Pete.
Megan Thee Stallion’s birthday falls on 15 February, which makes her star sign Aquarius.
Megan Thee Stallion has graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Health Administration.
Megan Thee Stallion has a French Bulldog called 4oe. He even has his own Instagram page (@frenchie4oe) with over 200,000 followers.
SEAN KINGSTON
At 15 Sean Kingston witnessed his mother and sister go to jail.
Sean Kingston also had a run-in with the law and was charged for breaking and entering at the age of 11.
In 2011, Sean was the victim of a near-fatal jet ski accident that resulted in the singer suffering from a fractured wrist, broken jaw, and water in his lungs.
Sean Kingston’s real name is Kisean Paul Anderson and he was born on the 3rd February 1990.
Sean Kingston recently featured Travis Barker for a new track called “Love Is Wonderful” in late July this year.
SALMA SKY
In November 2012 Salma Sky won Zambia’s highly viewed Born & Bred Award for Best R&B video.
Salma Sky’s net worth is approximately $1.5 Million.
Salma Sky initially pursued a career in modelling before settling on music.
Salma Sky has more than 130,000 followers on Instagram.
ED SHEERAN
Ed Sheeran did not earn his license until he was 24 years old but owned a car.
Ed Sheeran wants to raise his kids in the same town he was raised in.
Ed Sheeran started off by singing in the church choir at the age of 4.
Ed Sheeran learned to play the guitar at a young age as well and even released an EP at age 14.
Ed Sheeran moved to London when he was 16 in 2008 and performed over 300 live shows in 2009.
AKA
AKA owns 3rd World Design. The company specialises in film, video and design. 3rd World Design did the cover art for Bonang’s book From A to B: Invest In Your Sparkle.
AKA was the first hip hop artist to headline the popular Old Mutual Music at the Lake concert.
In February 2016 AKA became the first South African artist to have his video reach 1million views on YouTube in 10 days.
AKA has been nominated for the BET Awards 3 times in the category for Best International Act (Africa).
AKA is the only South African Hip Hop artist who has his own mobile app to interact with fans called AKA Beam World.
MI CASA
Something came up with the name ‘Mi Casa’ for their band and it means My House.
The members of Mi Casa met at a party in Sandton. J Something’s brother called him to come and play with Mr Duda and that’s how their alliance was formed.
Something’s real name is Joao da Fonseca.
Mi Casa’s album Su Casa took them three months to complete in between gigs.
The group performed at the inauguration of ex-president Obama in
January of 2009.
MIGOS
The Migos spent their childhood in the same small house, raised in the northern Atlanta suburbs of Gwinnett county by Quavo’s mom.
The trio’s breakout single ‘Versace’ came out in 2013 and later saw Drake remix it.
The Migos came up with the famous dance move the Dab.
Childish Gambino gave the Migos a shout out at the golden globe awards for making the song ‘bad and boujee’.
Quavo is collaborating with one direction’s Liam Payne on the latter’s first solo single, Strip that down.
BABY KEEM
Baby Keem was born in 2000 and grew up in Las Vegas, where he lived with his mother and aunts.
Baby Keem’s grandma influenced him to be creative and that he “never felt” like his family was holding him back.
Baby Keem is best known for his single “Orange Soda” from his second mixtape, Die For My B***h, 2019, which reached 98 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Some of his first influences were Kanye West, Eminem, and Rihanna. Many of the first artists he listened to as a teen were recommended to him by his friends.
He borrowed money from his grandmother and got low-end equipment on Craigslist when he was starting his music career.
KENDRICK LAMAR
Kendrick Lamar was a straight-A student growing up.
Kendrick Lamar wrote most of his No. 1 album ‘DAMN’ in his mum’s kitchen.
Kendrick Lamar is a born-again Christian and makes many references to his religion in many of his songs.
Kendrick Lamar’s father was a member of Gangster Disciples while the rapper’s wider family is said to be connected to the notorious Bloods gang.
SHEKHINAH
Shekhinah’s full name is Shekhinah Thandi Donnell.
After collaborating with Mzansi artists such as the likes of Kyle Deutsch and DJ Sliqe, Shekhinah signed to Sony Music Entertainment in February 2017.
Shekhinah received her degree in Arts and Live Performance from AFDA.
Shekhinah’s ‘Suited’ video hit 14-million views on YouTube.
She teamed up with US singer Jason Derulo this year on the song, ’One on One’. Shekhinah’s debut album is also making waves abroad.
MR EAZI
Mr. Eazi is Nigerian by birth and an Ogun State indigene; his real name is Oluwatosin Oluwole Ajibade.
Mr. Eazi started recording songs in 2010 as a hobby with a musical group called Code Red.
Mr. Eazi moved to Ghana in 2007 where he studied at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, in Kumasi to study mechanical engineering.
He is the CEO of PhoneTrader.ng, a company that allows you trade your old phone for a new one.
While studying Mr Eazi always ended the promo bulk SMS he did for shows with ‘’Be Easy” and from there the name stuck.
CARDI B
Cardi B’s real name is Belcalis Almanzar.
In 2018, she revealed she once got butt injections in someone’s basement for $800.
In 2021, Cardi B teamed up with doll brand Real Women Are to launch her very own limited-edition Cardi B doll.
Cardi B is from The Bronx which is a borough in New York.
Cardi B is of mixed nationality. Her parents are from two different countries in the Caribbean. Her mother is from Trinidad while her dad is Dominican.
LIZZO
Lizzo is the singer’s nickname; her real name is Melissa Viviane Jefferson.
Lizzo got together with the legendary Prince back in 2014 for his album ‘Plectrumelectrum’, featuring on his song ‘Boytrouble’.
Lizzo took to the red carpet at the BRIT Awards 2020 dressed as a Hershey’s chocolate bar.
Lizzo voiced Lydia in the 2019 film UglyDolls, and also had a role in the Jennifer Lopez flick Hustlers.
She took home three GRAMMY Awards in 2020.
MOOSKI
Mooski’s real name is Darien Hinton and he grew up in Alabama.
He is best known for his song “Track Star”, which is going viral on TikTok with a whopping 555.7 million views and growing.
Mooski joined the Marines after completing his high school education. He served there for two terms before getting into the music world.
Mooski has a self-titled YouTube channel, which he opened on October 13, 2020. He uploaded his first song on YouTube, titled “Peak’N”.
His first song also features other rappers such as UnderGod Gwalla and StunnaC4. It helped recognize him as a rising rapper.
