Eastern Cape-born rapper Flash iKumkani has had a great year, recently featuring in a rap cypher at the BET Hip Hop Awards. The 24-year-old isiXhosa hip-hop rapper and songwriter, whose real name is Hlumile Mangoloti, held his own rapping in his mother tongue alongside other SA performers at the biggest hip-hop awards show in the world.
Peelton-born rapper and songwriter Hlumile Mangoloti, 23, has gained public recognition after releasing the single, Ubizo, which received airplay on MTV Base, Trace Africa, Channel O and several radio stations across SA. His single Mhluzi reached the number one spot on The Stir Up Local Top 5 chart on 5FM and the song also reached number three on Metro FM’s Absolute 5 chart.