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Sho Madjozi
Maya Christinah Xichavo Wegerif born 9 May 1992 known professionally as Sho Madjozi, is a South African rapper, singer, songwriter, actress and poet.Regarded as one of the best performers in Africa, Madjozi incorporates the Tsonga culture through her music and public image. Madjozi earned recognition following the release of her debut album Limpopo Champions League, which experimented in fusing elements from various genres including hip hop and Tsonga music She is of mixed descent as her mother is of African descent and a Swedish father who is of a European descent respectively. After her parents divorced at an early age, she was mainly brought up by her mother. Madjozi has a half sister from her mother’s side. As Marc traveled regularly in particular regions of the continent, Madjozi had opportunities to travel with her father – she followed him to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania where he worked for the charitable organization Oxfam while she was a teenager. She also spent some time in Senegal. After graduating high school in Tanzania, Madjozi was offered a scholarship to Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts, US to study creative writing and African studies. While in the US, she started writing poems under a pen name of MayaThePoet.
The poems were about politics, identity and race. Madjozi returned to South Africa where she took up a fellowship in studying at the University of South Africa, Johannesburg, while also planned songwriting for other local artists. After her return to South Africa, she began rapping and composing music under her stage name “Sho Madjozi”. Madjozi rose to fame after her collaboration with rapper Okmalumkoolkat on the track “Ngiyashisa Bhe” and the hit single, “Gqi”. On April 2017, Madjozi made her television appearance as one of the casts of Mzansi Magic drama telenovela Isithembiso. She played Tsakane Mboweni – character passionately involved in student politics – for the inaugural season. Madjozi released her debut single, “Dumi HiPhone” featuring disc jockey duo PS DJz, on April 28, 2017 which was well received by the public. The song didn’t make it to the final track listing on Madjozi’s debut album. She also appeared on DJ Maphorisa BlaqBoy Music Presents Gqom Wave (2017) where she was featured on the track “Probleme”. On March 9, 2018, she released the lead single “Huku” from her debut album Limpopo Champions League. On June 27, 2018, Trace Urban South Africa announced their partnership with Madjozi, making her the ambassador for their mobile pre-paid provider TRACE Mobile. On August, Madjozi alongside singer Chris Martin announced and explained how the entry works of the Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100, through a YouTube video uploaded by Global Citizen. Later on December 2, 2018, Sho Madjozi performed at the Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 which was headlined by Beyonce and Jay-Z. Limpopo Champions League, Madjozi’s debut studio album was released on December 14, 2018. The album was also supported by the 5-minute short-film of the song “Trickshot”.
On June 1, 2019, Madjozi earned two wins at the 25th edition of South African Music Awards for Newcomer of the Year and for Best Female Album. She also received nominees for categories: Best Music Video for “Huku” and for Best Kwaito, Gqom & AmaPiano Album for Limpopo Champions League. As for June 23, 2019, Madjozi received a BET Award for Best New International Act at the BET Awards 2019.
Nelson Mandela On The Cover
Mandela was born to the Thembu royal family in Mvezo, British South Africa. He studied law at the University of Fort Hare and the University of Witwatersrand before working as a lawyer in Johannesburg. There he became involved in anti-colonial and African nationalist politics, joining the ANC in 1943 and cofounding its Youth League in 1944. After the National Party’s white-only government established apartheid, a system of racial segregation that privileged whites, he and the ANC committed themselves to its overthrow. Mandela was appointed President of the ANC’s Transvaal branch, rising to prominence for his involvement in the 1952 Defiance Campaign and the 1955 Congress of the People. He was repeatedly arrested for seditious activities and was unsuccessfully prosecuted in the 1956 Treason Trial. Influenced by Marxism, he secretly joined the banned South African Communist Party (SACP). Although initially committed to non-violent protest, in association with the SACP he co-founded the militant Umkhonto we Sizwe in 1961 and led a sabotage campaign against the government. He was arrested and imprisoned in 1962, and subsequently sentenced to life imprisonment for conspiring to overthrow the state following the Rivonia Trial. Mandela served 27 years in prison, split between Robben Island, Pollsmoor Prison, and Victor Verster Prison. Amid growing domestic and international pressure, and with fears of a racial civil war, President F. W. de Klerk released him in 1990. Mandela and de Klerk led efforts to negotiate an end to apartheid, which resulted in the 1994 multiracial general election in which Mandela led the ANC to victory and became president. Leading a broad coalition government which promulgated a new constitution, Mandela emphasised reconciliation between the country’s racial groups and created the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to investigate past human rights abuses.
Nasty C
Nsikayesizwe David Junior Ngcobo born 11 February 1997 better known by his stage name Nasty C, is a South African rapper, songwriter and record producer and. He is one of the country’s most prominent performers, and he is widely regarded as one of the country’s best young rappers. David Ngcobo originates from Durban in the KwaZulu-Natal. He started rapping at the age of nine, having been influenced by his older brother who was a producer at the time. He eventually mastered the process of music production and began adding his vocals on the beats he was making, later signing to Durban-based artist management.
company,Free World Music. Nasty C released his first mixtape One Kid a Thousand Coffins on 24 May 2012.
His second project titled L.A.M.E (Extended Play Version) – EP was released on 4 April 2014. L.A.M.E. is an acronym for “Levitating Above My Enemies”. On 10 February 2015 he would go on to release his highly successful mixtape, titled Price City. Off the tape was his major single “Juice Back” which later spawned a remix featuring Davido and Cassper Nyovest produced by Gemini Major. On 9 January 2016, he was featured on Anatii and Cassper Nyovest’s collaborative single “Jump”. The official music video for the remix to the single “Juice Back” was released on 17 January 2016. He appeared on SWAY in the Morning and freestyled over 6lack’s Prblms instrumental. On 15 February 2018, he announced that he has officially signed to Universal Music Group and had departed from Mabala Noise.
The stage name ‘Nasty C’ was given to him by the first producer he ever worked with. His dream of meeting one of his major influences became a reality when he met AKA and opened for him during the nationwide album launch for AKA’s debut studio album Altar Ego. Nasty C highlights that performing alongside AKA at a Durban festival was one of the best
experiences of his life. Early 2016 he released Hell Naw as the first single off his debut album “Bad Hair” which was set to be released later on. Hell Naw peaked at number 4 on the music charts in South Africa the song and also peaked at number 1 on The Beat 99,9 FM African Top 10 chart in Nigeria.
After he signed to Mabala Noise Entertainment he finally released Bad Hair, a highly anticipated project on music streaming platform Audiomack. He later explained that this was due to a sample he couldn’t clear from one song in time before the release. In December 2016 he released an extended version of Bad Hair, titled Bad Hair Extensions with notable singles like “Allow” featuring the American rapper French Montana.
On 6 July 2018, Nasty C released his second studio album Stings And Bling. The album’s release was preceded by three singles “Jungle”, “King” and “Legendary”. Strings And Bling features guest appearance from American rapper A$AP Ferg, Rowlene and Kaien Cruz.
The album is praisedfor its remarkable production provided by Gemini Major and record producer Tweezy the young rapper’s lyricism is also praised on tracks such as Another One Down. While also being criticized for being too long and having too much filler, the album is praised as one of the best rap albums of 2018 in South Africa.
Kaia Gerber
Kaia Jordan Gerber born September 3, 2001 is an American model and actress. Gerber is the daughter of Rande Gerber and Cindy Crawford. Kaia is the daughter of model turned businessman Rande Gerber and the supermodel Cindy Crawford. Gerber’s father is Jewish whereas her mother is of German, English, French, and Danish descent. Her older brother is model Presley Gerber. When she was 10 years old, Gerber landed her first modeling gig with Versace’s junior line, Young Versace. She made her acting debut at age fifteen in Sister Cities. Gerber takes online classes at Malibu High School.
She has modeled for magazines such as Vogue, Teen Vogue and Pop Magazine. In 2017, she made her runway debut for Raf Simons, Calvin Klein Collection, then walked for fashion houses such as Marc Jacobs, Burberry, Alexander Wang, Couch, Prada, Chanel, Fendi, Moschino and Versace, alongside her mother, during 2018 Spring Fashion Week. She landed her first solo Vogue cover on the February 2018 issue of Vogue Paris. Gerber appeared in Spring 2018 campaigns for Versace, Calvin Klein, Marc Jacobs and Omega. In 2018 she led the campaign for Marc Jacobs Daisy fragrance (alongside model Sofia Mechtner). In 2018 Gerber collaborated with designer Karl Lagerfeld to create the KarlxKaia collection; which was her first collection.Gerber was awarded Model of the Year at The Fashion Awards 2018
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Born 25 December 1999 is a SudaneseAustralian model. Akech made her fashion week runway debut as an exclusive in the Saint Laurent’s S/S 17 show and went on to close both their F/W 17 and S/S 18 shows as an exclusive. In 2018, she was chosen as “Model of the Year” by models.com. Akech was born in South Sudan, and raised in Kakuma, Kenya. She was seven years old when she moved away from Kenya along with her mother to Adelaide, Australia as South Sudanese refugees. Akech has 5 siblings. Akech is known in Adelaide as “Mary”, as Australian teachers were unable to pronounce her name Akech was introduced to the fashion industry by her family, and despite getting scouted multiple times by local modeling agencies when she was 13 and 14 years old, she started her modeling career
at 16 years old, signing to her mother agency, Chadwick Models, in Sydney, Australia. Within the fashion industry, she prefers her birth name Adut. Akech’s runway debut was in a local fashion show, put together by her aunt. She then went on doing Melbourne Fashion Week, where she took digitals for a Saint Laurent casting in Paris Fashion Week. After Melbourne Fashion Week, back home in Adelaide, she got a call from her agent confirming her for the Saint Laurent show, and took a flight to Paris a day after, making her major Fashion Week debut at Saint Laurent’s S/S 17 show and signing t o E l i t e Model Management in Paris. Since then, Akech has done 4 campaigns and closed 2 shows for Saint Laurent, 1 campaign and 2 shows for Valentino one campaign for Zara and o ne campaign for Moschino as well as walked for Alexander McQueen, Givenchy, Kenzo, Prada, Lanvin, Loewe, Miu Miu, Acne Studios, Tom Ford, Tory Burch, Jason Wu, Bottega Veneta, Anna Sui, Calvin Klein, JW Anderson, Simone Rocha, Burberry, Off-White, Ellery, Jill Sander, Giambattista Valli, Proenza Schouler and Versace. She’s shot editorials for American Vogue, British Vogue, Vogue Italia, Vogue Paris, I-D Magazine, Le Monde M Magazine, Modern Matter, Numéro, The Gentlewoman, WSJ, T Magazine and Vogue Australia. Akech has landed magazine covers for I-D Magazine, 10 Magazine Australia, Vogue Italia, Vogue UK, Vogue Australia, Portrait, Elle Croatia, L’Official Singapore, Le Monde M Magazine and now The Beau Guide. She’s also is set to feature in the 2018 Pirelli Calemdar shot by Tim Walker alongside Sasha Lane, Lil Yachty, Sean Combs, Whoopi Goldberg, RuPaul, Adwoa Aboah, Naomi Campbell and Slick Woods Akech is currently ranked on the Hot List on models.com.
