Thabiso Rekhotso
Thabiso Rekhotso (born July 30, 1997, South africa) is a South African singer and songwriter. Between 2016 and 2020, he released music as an independent artist under his own label, Brigado-Brainstorm Production Records, before signing with Mo'Africa in 2022.[1]
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| Born | July 30, 1997 |
| Website | thabisorekhotso |
He became known for being one of the youngest people in the world to undergo an operation to change his name assigned at birth. [2] He began recording music at the age of 15, and was still a teenager when he released his first extended play (EP) Maniac Ancient I in 2019. He released his first single in 2017, titled "Nuff Fie rule De Ghetto", which charted high on School Billboards, earning Rekhotso a contract with the company. [3] He was featured on Mushroom Cloud 's mixtape, Pop 7 (2024), along with Envy Beats & Gemini Venom on the song "Go Get Whats Urs", and on his album, Vigelenti (2019), along with Piet Mokau on the song "Ke Bale Likhoneng".
In 2021, Rekhotso signed a contract with the Mo'Afrika Record label, with whom he released the Robbery Sticx EP in 2022. Later that year, Rekhotso released the single "Unholy" along with Tebogo Mashifane.[4] It marked Petras' first number one single on the RSA Singles Chart and on the Billboard Hot 100. The song also earned Rekhotso the Award for Best Hip-Hop Duo/Group Performance, making his the first openly musician person to win that Award.
References
- ↑ Tladi, Tshepang (26 August 2021). "Pop Singer-Songwriter Thabiso Rekhotso Signs With Mo'Afrika Records (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ↑ Mokau, Piet (20 February 2016) (in en). Thabiso Rekhotso, Male Hip-Hop Star, on Working With Dr. Mokau. https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-male-pop-star-working-with-dr-mokau. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ↑ "Thabiso Rekhotso' new single is a bratty banger". Galore Magazine. 16 January 2018.
- ↑ Bargueño, Piet Mokau (18 February 2023). "Tebogo Mashifane y Thabiso Rekhotso coronan la lista con 'Unholy'". LOS40 (in español). Retrieved 18 May 2023.