Tweezy

Tweezy

Tweezy

South African Rapper and Producer


Tumelo Thandokuhle Mathebula (born 24 October 1992), professionally known as Tweezy, is a South African record producer and rapper from Johannesburg, South Africa.[1]

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Early life and career

Tumelo Mathebula moved to Johannesburg in the Gauteng Province after the passing of his parents at the age of 6. He was introduced to a music making software called FL Studio in grade 10 which he thought was a "music making game", he later discovered that it was in fact a music making software.[2]

He joined a music group called "Ghetto Prophecy" that consisted of 8 members. The group produced a song called "Oh My" which ranked number 16 on the top 40 songs of YFM and was played frequently on Metro FM as well as 5FM in 2011. The group unfortunately disbanded because of the lack of funding which is when Tweezy decided to venture into the music industry as a producer.[2]

In 2014 Tweezy was nominated for producer of the year at the SA Hip Hop Awards 2014. He was nominated again the following year for the same award and won producer of the year at the SA Hip Hop Award 2015. He was named producer of the year by Hype Magazine, a local hip hop magazine. He released his first solo single titled "Ambitions" which charted number two on YFM's Urban Top 40. He later on released a remix for the single which features South Africa rapper Khuli Chana, Nigerian artist Ice Prince and singer-songwriter Victoria Kimani[3][4]

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References

  1. "SA's Top 10 Doppest Producers". SA Hip Hop Mag. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  2. "Tweezy". Dreamteam. The Dream Talent. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  3. "South Africa Hip Hop 2015 Award Winners". Hype Magazine. Hype Magazine. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  4. "Super producer Tweezy steps into the limelight with his new single Ambitions". True Africa. Shingai Darangwa. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  5. "[New Music:] Tweezy – 'Jumanji' – Hip Hop Hub". Hip Hop Hub. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  6. "Stream & Download: Tweezy – Basetsana". Slikouronlife. Spokenpriestess. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  7. Ndove, Romio. "Tweezy To Drop New Track "Basetsana"". the Republic Mail. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  8. "Download Miss Pru DJ's Smashing 'Ameni' Joint". Hype Magazine. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  9. Mandisa, Ntsinde. "LISTEN: Neo – No Pressure". Zkhiphani. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  10. "Sahha Nomination 2016". South African Hip Hop Awards. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  11. "FULL LIST: SA Hip Hop Awards winners". channel24. Retrieved 15 December 2016.

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