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Born June 8, 1977 also known as Ye is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur and fashion designer. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago. West first became known as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the early 2000s producing hit singles for recording artists such as Jay-Z, Ludacris and Alicia Keys. Intent on pursuing a solo career as a rapper, West released his debut album The Collage Dropout in 2004 to widespread critical and commercial success, and founded the record label GOOD Music.
He went on to experiment with a variety of musical genres on subsequent acclaimed studio albums, including Late Registration in 2005, Graduation in 2007, and the polarizing but influential 808’s And Heartbreak in 2008. He released his fifth album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy in 2010 to further rave reviews, and has since succeeded it with Yeeus in 2013 and The Life Of Pablo in 2016, as well as full-length collaborations with Jay-Z and Kid Cudi West’s musical career has been marked by dramatic changes in styles, incorporating an eclectic range of influences from soul, baroque pop, electro, indie rock, synth pop, industrial and gospel.
Over the course of his career, West has been responsible for cultural movements and progressions within mainstream hip-hop and popular music at large.
West’s outspoken views and life outside of music have received significant media attention. He has been a frequent source of controversy for his conduct at award shows on social media, and in other public settings, as well as his comments on the music and fashion industries, U.S politics , and race. His marriage to television personality Kim Kardashian has also been a source of substantial media attention.
As a fashion designer, he has collaborated with Nike, Louis Vuitton, and A.P.C on both clothing and footwear, and have most prominently resulted in the Yeezy collaboration with Adidas beginning in 2013. He is the founder and head of the creative content company DONDA West is among the most critically acclaimed musicians of the 21st century and one of the best selling music artist of all time. He has won a total of 21 Grammy Awards making him one of the most awarded artist of all time and the most Grammy-awarded artist of his generation.
Three of his albums have been included and ranked on Rolling Stone’s 2012 update of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time” list and he ties with Bob Dylan for having topped the annual Pazz and Jaz critic poll the most number of times ever, with four number-one albums each. Times magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2005 and 2015.
The album features guest vocals by PartyNextDoor, Ty Dolla Sign, Kid Cudi, Jeremiah and 070 Shake, among others. West produced the album in its entirety, with additional production by Mike Dean who serves as a co-executive producer as well as Francis and the Lights, Benny Blanco, Irv Gotti, 7 Aurelius, Noah Goldstein,Che Pope, Caroline Shaw, Pi’erre Bourne and Ty Dolla Sign, among others.
Ye is the second of five seven-track albums produced by West in what have been referred to as the “Wyoming Sessions” and set to be released weekly following the release of Pusha T’s Daytona. The album preceded the release of West’s collaboration with Kid Cudi titled Kids See Ghosts, Nas “Nasir” and Teyanna Taylor’s K.T.S.E The album was supported by the lead single “Yikes”. Ye received generally positive reviews from music critics and became West’s record-equalling eighth consecutive album to debut at number-one on the US Billbroad 200 .
Upon its release, every song on the album managed to enter the top forty on the Billboard Hot 100, with “Yikes” reaching number 8. The album has since been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association Of America (RIAA). In April 2012 West began dating reality star and long term friend Kim Kardashian they became engaged in October 2013and married May 24th 2014 at Fort di Belvedere in Florence, Italy their private ceremony was subjected to widespread mainstream coverage with West taking issue with couples portrayal in the media. They have three children North”Nori” West born June 2013, Saint West born December 2015 and Chicago West born January 2018 of a surrogate pregnancy.
In April 2015 the West’s travelled Jerusalem to have North baptized in the Armenian Apostolic Church at the Cathedral Of St. James. The couples high profile status and respectively careers have resulted in their relationship becoming subject to heavy media coverage. The New York Times referred to their marriage as “A Historic Blizzard Of Celebrity”. In September 2018 West’s announced they will be permanently moving to Chicago and will establish his Yeezy company headquarters in the city
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Born 25 June 1987 is a television personality, radio host and businesswoman. She rosed to fame when she became a presenter in the SABC 1 music show, LIVE 2007-2012, now known as Live Amp. Some of her career highlights include being the first South
African celebrity to launch an online reality show, “B*Dazzled” in 2011 and the first Black South African to feature on the cover of FHM Magazine SA. The first South African star to cover Cleo Magazine. The first and only face of international cosmetics brand Revlon outside of the USA. The first South African to host the MTV Europe Music Awards pre-show. The first South African to get their own E! News Special in Africa. The first Black South African to cover Glamour Magazine South Africa.
Bonang was born in the North West of South Africa. Her mother Charlotte was the Corporate Head of Human Resources at a major agriculture company, and her father Gampi was a senior lecturer at the University of North West. She has an older sister named Nthabiseng. Her parents divorced and her mother later married Joe Mokoena and had a son, Thabo Mokoena, Bonang’s halfbrother. The family relocated to Leondale, in the East of Johannesburg, while Bonang attended Fourways High School, a prestigious government co-ed school in Johannesburg’s affluent Northern Suburbs. In October 2016 Bonang was unveiled as an Ambassador for Ciroc Vodka in Africa alongside South African fashion designer David Tlale, hip hop recording artist Da L.E.S and club/radio DJ Dimplez. In 2017 after a trip to Brazil Bonang was named the new African Brand Ambassador for Ipanema sandals, taking over from Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen it was later revealed that during her trip she had taken meetings with the Brazilian sandal-makers and even shot an advertisement in Rio de Janeiro.
In the same year Bonang released her autobiographical book “From A to B” written through Black Bird Books’ Thabiso Mahlape. The book received negative publicity from the South African public, with many lambasting the book on social media regarding its litany of spelling, grammatical and factual errors. The outcry led to the book being pulled from store shelves by book retailing giant Exclusive Books. It was later replaced with a 2nd edition where many of the previous errors were corrected. Also in 2017 her reality show “Being Bonang” was premiered on VuzuAMP, 14 July DStv channel 104. The show which gives a glimpse of her day-to-day life has been largely popular with South African viewers and season 2 began airing, 4 May 2018 on 1Magic DStv channel 103. In 2018 Bonang signed an endorsement deal with cellular network giant Cell C a deal that saw her partnering with them to also launch her own mobile app and an emoji pack called ‘BMoji’. The deal is said to net Bonang a reported R3 million. Also in 2018 Bonang hosted the Miss South Africa Diamond Jubilee spectacle where she was against notable host like Reyo Pucaso which took place at the Sun Arena in Pretoria. After the ceremony many took to social media to commend her for an exceptional showing of professionalism and her effortless hosting skill.
Some of Bonang’s past and present brand endorsements are Peugeot, Legit edcon, BIC Razors, Brutal Fruit, Diva Divine Hair, Lifestyle Pads, Revlon, Ciroc Vodka, Ipanema, Woolworths, Cell C , Courvoisier this truly proves her work ethics and how professional the girl is and with that we the “Beau” team are honored to cover her this February the 1st lady of everything
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Riky Rick whose real name is Rikhado Makhado was born on 20th July 1987 in KwaMashu KwaZulu-Natal South Africa. Multi-talented entertainer most well known as a rapper, but also skilled as an actor, writer, and producer. He produces his own unique sound by harmonizing a blend of South African hip hop and kwaito. Also known for his love of fashion and is a big supporter of the local fashion scene. Riky started out recording music with his friends and soon decided to take up music as a career.
The rapper, fashion pundit, producer and all round trailblazer continues to challenge normative views of what a rapper is, especially within the realms of South Africa, should sound and dress like, and consistently choose’s to venture off left when everyone else goes right. Spending most of his childhood in Austria, the rapper developed a love and keen interest for sneakers. Thus, ushering in his fanaticism for fashion. Over the years, Riky’s self expression through his clothing continues to provoke the status quo and embodies a unique sense of style along with a sense of self-assuredness. Due to his eccentric and idiosyncratic outfit choices, Riky is no stranger to negative backlash. Riky was raised primarily by his maternal grandmother. His parents separated and later divorced when he was a baby. His father moved to Johannesburg. His mother was an academic who studied in South Africa and United Kingdom to become an advocate. He is one of eight children all boys, he has a total of seven brothers, four brothers from his mother’s side and three brothers from his father’s side.
Riky’s first sight of music began at a recording studio session with Bongani Fassie the son of the late Brenda Fassie, Riky quickly got inspired to make his own music. He later released his f irst single with rap icon Da L.E.S but no one can refuse he’s follow up single“Amantombazane” was a very catchy song with incredible visuals. It showed us a peak of his normalcy as the video was shot with a bunch of friends which now go by “BoyzNBucks”, But it wasn’t until the remix of the track that we as the audience saw that he could stand firm amongst other rappers and still stand out and then we knew that Riky was here to stay. “Nafukwa” which was he’s 3rd single made him one of the best newcomers. “Boss Zonke” got us turnt in clubs and peaked at number 3 in the South African Hip Hop Top Ten List as “Boss Zonke” was a smash hit the fans needed to see he’s authentic side and as Riky always being at the top of he’s game he surprised fans with he’s fifth single “Sondela” which was delicated to his real love Bianca Naidoo this gave us glimpse of he’s personal life.
Family Values dropped and on the cover was Malik Makhado a real bundle of joy for the proud Father, The album sold Platinum. June 24th Riky Rick took us back to the club with “Sidlukotini” the song got a lot of support as it relates to everyone. “Scooby Snacks EP” got released and only one artist made the featuring list. That was Frank Casino the EP includes songs like “Oh Lord” “Bandz Over Fans” and “Family featuring Frank Casino, You can tell a lot about an artist that believes in family and Riky Rick is undoubtedly one of those grounded artists. “Buy It Out” was released 15th September 2017 a video was not produced but in October 2017 Riky did not disappoint as he’s “Stay Shining EP” launched under his label Cotton Club Records and distributed by Sony Music Entertainment, The EP featured the song “Stay Shining” featuring Cassper Nyovest and Professor, The EP featured Major League Djs and producer Alie Keys. The follow up single featured Nigerians finest Davido and Gemini Major “Murdah” video was very eccentric and cool.
In 2019 Riky has big plans as he is launching “Cotten Fest” festival. He also teamed up with Russian Bear to create a limited edition bottle to validate Russian Bear to the masses of South Africa, And now Riky has been named the new face of Vaseline Men. Gucci personally invited him to Fall/Winter 2017 in Italy and ever since he has been wearing Gucci head to toe, Could there be an alliance between these two major brands?
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Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, and raised in Bridgetown, she was discovered by American recording producer Evan Rogers in her home country of Barbados in 2003. Throughout 2004 she recorded demo tapes under the direction of Rogers and signed a recording contract with Def Jam Recordings after auditioning for its then-president, Hip Hop producer and rapper Jay-Z. In 2005, Rihanna rose to fame with the release of her debut studio album Music Of The Sun and its follow-up A Girl like Me which charted on the top 10 of the US Billboard 100 and respectively produced the successful singles “Pon De Replay”, “SOS” and “Unfaithful”. With the release of her third studio album Good Girl Gone Bad Rihanna developed a public image as a sex symbol and incorporated more elements of dance pop into her music. It became a major breakthrough in her career and earned Rihanna her first Grammy Award at the 2008 ceremony. Recorded after her assault by her then-boyfriend singer Chris Brown, her fourth studio album Rated R is distinguished for its dark themes and lyrical content. Her pop-influenced fifth studio album Loud, proved successful producing three Billboard Hot 100 number one singles, “Only Girl(In The World)”, “Whats My Name”, and “S&M”. She followed this success with the follow-up albums Talk That Talk and the Grammy Award winner Unapologetic. Her eighth studio album ANTi became her second Billboard 200 number one album and was one of the most streamed albums of the year.
