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| Manguzi Hottest MC List 2017 |
10.
Tie (Nashy D Cass & MGZEE)
A) Nashy De Cass
B)
Nashy De Cass is tied with MGZEE. The KCP goon had a magnificent year, always
showcasing his lyrical prowess on every song. Dropped a high profile single What
More with Ryan Winterz. The debate on who killed who is still on going to this day. He
also stole the show on hes appearance on Siyaspana with his KCP camp. MGZEE’S
Aloe imprint signed Mystic and the rest
is history. MGZEE also made it to the
top 20 of the Back The Artist 2017 tournament.
9.
May Fair
May
Fair is one of the most hyped artists of 2017. Killing live performances with his
Jakalac team and stealing the show on Our Life by Skeemy. May Fair’s sound has
been well received and contains lyrics that are too mature for his age. The Black
Rabbit is really had a chart topping 2017 with hes single Kurelaxsiwe.
8.
Tragic
Tragic was on a try an error mode in 2017. He
finally connected with the crowed with he's Polo single which was well received and
led to a remix featuring Da MC Tee and Mad Lopher. Unlike the past years, we
really had a lot of music from Tragic and it has been a good build up to he's Cold
World mixtape. Tragic is also enjoying the success of his clothing line.
7.
Worse T
From
inking a deal with K2S Records to dropping a hits single Movie and following up
with the My Feelings 2 mixtape. Worse T undoubtedly has had a year to be proud
of.
6. NGKCE
The
Posini god did not returned to the mic with a solo single but he had the best year due
to his win over AP Venom on their live battle. Biggest battle in history of
Manguzi Hip Hop. He did not stop there, he also dropped a single with hes KCP brothers Da Cebza and MGZEE.
5.
Njini
Diesel
himself has been transitioning from rapper to business man. Making power moves
left right and center. The GMG original started his own label imprint K2S
Records, and signed Worse T, K Ntwana and Feelar to name a few. Received production credit on a lot of
songs and has added video editing in his skill set. Dropped controversial
singles and did a radio tour, Njini is not playing around anymore.
4.
K Ntwana
The
hard to ignore rapper started the year by dropping hes Run the City single
which was a huge success and led to a remix ft Ryan Winterz and Da MC Tee. He
then got signed to K2S then he followed up with another successful single, Finding My Self, and concluded the year with Back Off. All hes singles were well
received and led to him getting a couple of features and stealing a show while
he was at it. It was the year of the Ntwana.
3.
Ryan Winterz
Ryan
Winterz, formerly known as Cebo G continues to re-invent him self as artist
and business man.. This year he dominated with 2 single such as Auto Money and
What More. Appeared on a number of
features. Winterz is credited with creating a platform for all Manguzi artists.
From organizing shows, to innovative promotion strategies. Shaping the Manguzi
hip hop scene, Mr. Winterz was also featured on articles and the, to film making and other business ventures.
2. Mad Lopher
Produced for Half of Manguzi artists. What else can you say about
Mad L? Created a sound for most of the new niggaz and been consistent in his
ability to innovate his production style. The Skeemy soldier has enjoyed success
as a solo artist with success of Mercy which was certified to be the most viewd
single on the GMG website since the site was founded in 2014 with over 4k
views. Mad Lopher’s beats have also been on high demand, which translates to
money. Whether it a hook or beat, or production or verse, Mad Lopher is current
g to man.
1.
Zip
Zip
has enjoyed the his Grinda single success for the past 2 years now. This is due to
the number of remixes that the song has produced and the hype hasn’t come down
even now. Zip started the year with the Unzipped 2 mixtape which received positive
reviews from fan and peers. Zip dropped a
music video for his grinda remix and edited and directed it himself. It doesn’t
end there, Mr 94 released a clothing line for hes grinda single and was
featured on singles by, Njini, MG Beatz and Skeemy. The kid is has established himself
as an elite Manguzi hip hop artist.
Honorary Mention
Our
honorary mention this year is Be Eezy. Even though he did not make it to the
list, but he is worth a mention because his hard work this year did not go
unnoticed. B Eezy Nation has dropped a number of singles and the Black and
White mixtape which has mild success. However, he is a business acumen is
impressive, distributing music via his own blogspot and creating a crew to amp
him up, he has had a good 2017 and will definitely be here longer.
This list was compiled by Manguzi Hip Hop heads who have been observing
the the climate of the Manguzi music industry. The criteria was Skill, Achievements, Influence, Popularity,
Business and Impact.
Manguzi Hottest MC List Panel
Mlibo Mthembu | Mthobisi
Mahendula | Sabelo Ndlela | Mthokozisi Sibiya | Philani Mthembu | Sizwe Msomi
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