BORN; Brenden Ronaldo Ridgeley,16 July 1999(Kimberley/Northern Cape)

OTHER NAMES:Kopala Boii,187

OCCUPATION:Rapper,Songwriter,Producer

YEARS ACTIVE:2016

LABEL:The Beat Of The San

GENRES:HipHop,Khalindula,Afrobeats,RnB

ASSOCIATED ARTISTS:Chef 187,Muzo Aka Alphonso,Macky 2,PDK & Nasty C




Brenden Ridgeley,better known by his stage name Bren 187 is a Platfontein(Kimberley) HipHop artist from the Northern Cape Province of South Africa signed under THE BEAT OF THE SAN record Label.He got the name Bren from his full name but decided to shorten it while 187 is from the Zambian rapper "CHEF 187" which he says is his longtime rolemodel since 2011.He also claims that 187 is the slang term for murder used by police.Another interpretation states that if music is the target,then he's ready to aim.