Tumelo Thandokuhle Mathebula (born 24 October 1992), professionally known as Tweezy, is a South African record producer and rapper from Johannesburg, South Africa.[1]
Tweezy | |
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| Birth name | Tumelo Thandokuhle Mathebula |
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| Born | 24 October 1992 Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Origin | Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa |
| Genres | Hip hop |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | Dreamteam SA (former) Ambitiouz Ent (current) |
Early life and career
editTumelo 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]
Singles
editAs lead artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart position (EMA) | Certification | Album | |||||||||
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| "Ambitions"[5] | 2016 | — | Non-album single | ||||||||||
| "Ambitions (remix)"[6]
(featuring Khuli Chana, Victoria Kimani & Ice Prince) |
— | ||||||||||||
| "Jumanji"[7] | 2017 | — | |||||||||||
| "Fuego" | — | ||||||||||||
| "Basetsana"[8][9] | 2018 | — | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart. | |||||||||||||
Production discography
editSingles produced
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certification | Album | |||||||||
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| South Africa (EMA) | |||||||||||||
| "Celebration" (DJ Speedsta featuring Bucie & KiD X) |
2016 | — | The Guy (016 To The World) | ||||||||||
| "Ameni"[10] (Miss Pru DJ featuring Fifi Cooper, Emtee, B3nchMarQ, A-Reece, Saudi and Sjava) |
— | Non-album single | |||||||||||
| "Mbongo-Zaka" (Rouge featuring Moozlie) |
— | The New Era Sessions | |||||||||||
| "Sidlukotini" (Riky Rick) |
— | Non-album single | |||||||||||
| "iVibe" (Chad) |
— | The Book of Chad | |||||||||||
| "Big Dreams" (Stogie T) |
— | Stogie T | |||||||||||
| "Diamond Walk" (Stogie T) |
— | ||||||||||||
| "Mercy" (DJ Sliqe featuring Riky Rick, Reason, Kwesta and Thaiwanda) |
— | Injayam Vol. 1 | |||||||||||
| "All On Me" (B3nchMarQ) |
— | Non-album single | |||||||||||
| "Bay 2" (DJ Sliqe featuring AKA, Yanga and JR) |
— | Injayam Vol. 1 | |||||||||||
| "Jumanji" (Tweezy) |
2017 | — | |||||||||||
| "Mercy" (DJ Sliqe featuring Riky Rick, Reason, Kwesta, ThaiWanda) |
Non-album single | ||||||||||||
| "On It" (DJ Sliqe featuring Shekhinah) |
— | Injayam Vol. 1 | |||||||||||
| "No Pressure"[11] (Neo) |
— | Non-album singles | |||||||||||
| "Fuego" (Tweezy) |
— | ||||||||||||
| "New School Bully" (Kid Tini) |
— | ||||||||||||
| "Corner Store" (Emtee) |
— | Manando | |||||||||||
| "King" (Nasty C featuring A$AP Ferg) |
2018 | — | Strings And Bling | ||||||||||
| "Amademoni" (featuring Cassper Nyovest) |
2020 | _ | Non-album singles | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award Ceremony | Prize | Work/Recipient | Result |
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2021
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27th South African Music Awards | Best Engineered Album of the Year | The Second Coming by Kid Tini – James Smals, Kitie, Ron Epidemic & Tweezy | Nominated |
2014
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South African Hip Hop Awards 2014 | Producer of the Year | Himself | Nominated |
2015
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South African Hip Hop Awards 2015 | Producer of the Year | Himself | Won |
2016
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South African Hip Hop Awards 2016 | Producer of the Year[12][13] | Himself | Won |
| Best Remix[12] | Ambitions (Remix featuring Khuli Chana, Victoria Kimani & Ice Prince) | Nominated | ||
2017
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AFRIMMA Awards 2017 | Music Producer of The Year[14] | Himself | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ "SA's Top 10 Doppest Producers". SA Hip Hop Mag. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Tweezy". Dreamteam. The Dream Talent. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "South Africa Hip Hop 2015 Award Winners". Hype Magazine. Hype Magazine. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "MUSIC: Tweezy Ft. Khuli Chana X Ice Prince X Victoria Kimani – Ambitions (Remix)". 360 Nobs. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "Super producer Tweezy steps into the limelight with his new single Ambitions". True Africa. Shingai Darangwa. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ "[NEW MUSIC:] TWEEZY – "AMBITIONS (REMIX)" FT KHULI CHANA, ICE PRINCE & VICTORIA KIMANI". Hip Hop Hub. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ "[New Music:] Tweezy – 'Jumanji' – Hip Hop Hub". Hip Hop Hub. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ "Stream & Download: Tweezy – Basetsana". Slikouronlife. Spokenpriestess. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ Ndove, Romio. "Tweezy To Drop New Track "Basetsana"". the Republic Mail. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ "Download Miss Pru DJ's Smashing 'Ameni' Joint". Hype Magazine. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ Mandisa, Ntsinde. "LISTEN: Neo – No Pressure". Zkhiphani. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Sahha Nomination 2016". South African Hip Hop Awards. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ "FULL LIST: SA Hip Hop Awards winners". channel24. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ "Sarkodie, Wizkid, Davido, others win at 2017 AFRIMMA awards". Ghana Web. Retrieved 15 July 2018.