D.Y.K – DID YOU KNOW?

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YANGA CHIEF

Yanga Chief used to enter talent shows and was part of a drama club in his schooling days.
Yanga Chief taught himself the production of music videos so he could help artists represent themselves the way they saw themselves.
Yanga Chief started rapping in primary school, at the young age of 10 in grade 4.
Yanga Chief played the trumpet in a brass band in school.
Yanga Chief’s top 5 favourite South African artists are K.O; AKA; Khuli Chana; Kwesta and Kid X.

MUSA KEYS

Musa Keys studied Sound Engineering at Damelin but he dropped out while he was in his second year.
At 14 years old, Musa Keys produced his first song.
Talent management agency T Effect has signed a contract with Musa Keys, alongside his company Top Tier Entertainment.
Musa Keys is widely known for his singles ‘Samarian Boy’ featuring Sir Trill and Nobantu Vilakazi, which has amassed more than 5 million views on YouTube since February 2021.
Musa Keys has worked with a number of top local musicians including DBN Gogo and Major League DJz.

MAJOR LEAGUE DJZ

The Major League Djz twins have done a lot of weekly mixes on Khozi FM and Mafikeng FM.
Major League Djz has decided to become the ambassadors for the McDonald’s Street Rhythm campaign.
Major League Djz’s favourite artists are Sjava and Nasty C, Zonke and Nadia Nakai.
The estimated net worth of Major League Djz is about $200,000 – 500,00$
The Major League Djz twins were born on January 3, 1991.

MTHUNZI

Mthunzi is originally from Hammarsdale in Kwazulu Natal
He signed under El World Music
He got his name from his grandfather, “uMthunzi wokuphumula amatshitshi namajongosi, which means, “a place of rest for the maidens
His debut album “Selimathunzi” comprises 16 tracks.

NBA YOUNGBOY

NBA YoungBoy stands for – “YoungBoy Never Broke Again”
Born October 20, 1999, NBA YoungBoy is 22 years old.
NBA YoungBoy is a father to eight children – five sons and two daughters. His youngest child’s gender is yet to be revealed.
In April 2021 NBA YoungBoy was incarcerated for being in possession of an illegal firearm
In May 2021 It was rumoured that NBA YoungBoy died in his jail cell, the rumours were debunked.

DOJA CAT

Doja is another word for marijuana which she thought sounded cute and her love for cats is how the name Doja Cat was born.
Doja Cat is Jewish.
At 11, Doja Cat took breakdancing and danced with a crew in Los Angeles. She also went to a surfing camp growing up.
She dropped out of high school in 11th grade and took up music. She started recording songs on GarageBand and posted them on SoundCloud.
Her debut single, “So High,” was released on SoundCloud in 2013 and then re-released as a single once she signed to a label.

TYGA

He chose Tyga as his nickname because his mother used to call him “Little Tiger Woods.
Tyga and his then-partner Blac Chyna named their son King Cairo Stevenson
Tyga actually owned a tiger for a little bit, before the animal was taken away by authorities in 2014
His mother is reportedly Vietnamese and his father is of Afro-Jamaican descent.
Tyga lived out every kid’s dream when he installed a water slide from his bedroom window to his backyard pool

ASAP ROCKY

His father is from Barbados, the island where Rihanna hails from
In 2012 he transitioned from pescatarian to vegetarian after learning the horrors of the poultry industry.
His mother named him after rap legend Rakim
The death of his older brother inspired him to start rapping
Between 2011 and 2012, he dated Australian rapper, Iggy Azaelia

THE KID LAROI

Born Charlton Kenneth Jeffrey Howard on 17 August 2003
He is an Australian singer/songwriter and rapper
Howard originally gained recognition from his association and friendship with American rapper Juice Wrld while he was on tour in Australia
his collaboration with Juice Wrld on “Go” peaked at number 52 on the Billboard Hot 100.
His debut mixtape, F*ck Love (2020), peaked at number one on the Australian ARIA Charts, making him the youngest Australian solo artist ever to reach the top of the chart

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,”

ELLA MAI

Ella Mai was born on November 3, 1994, in London, England, to a Jamaican mother and an Irish father.
She released her self-titled debut album in October 2018
She appeared on season 11 of X Factor as part of the girl group “Arize”
Her hit single “Boo’d Up” went platinum in June 2018
She was named after the great jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald

DAVE

Dave is 5ft 11, or 180.3 cm tall
His real name is David Orobosa Omoregie
Dave made his acting debut in the 2019 Netflix revival of Top Boy playing the role of Modie
Dave was born in Brixton and raised in Streatham, South London.
Dave is of Nigerian descent

GLASS ANIMALS

Glass Animals met at 13 years old at secondary school in Oxford and began playing together as a band in 2010.
Glass Animals’ song ‘How To Be A Human Being’ had huge success in America and Australia and has so far sold almost half a million copies.
In 2010 Glass Animals played their first gig at Oxford’s Jericho Tavern, the same place Radiohead played theirs.
Bayley, who also produces the band’s music, was studying for a medical degree in London when he realised Glass Animals were taking off.
Glass Animals hooked up with the Joey Bada$$ on the standalone single ‘Lose Control’.