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rapping reality competition, ''The Hustle''. After releasing several non-album singles, Eagle released his debut album ''

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'' in 2017, which features the gold-certified lead single, "Let It Flow". In October 2019, Eagle released his debut mixtape, ''Dark Moon Flower'' which boasted features from American rappers,

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, Santi, Caleborate,

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and

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along with the English band,

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and fellow South African rappers

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and PatrickxxLee.

Early life

Shane Patrick Hughes was born on 7 June 1996, in Rabie Ridge, a suburb of

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, to a

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mother, and an

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father. After his parents got divorced while he was at the age of five, he went to live with his father in Kempton Park, Johannesburg. However, he continued to visit his mother who still resided in Rabie Ridge on a regular basis. The term "Eagle" originated from a group of his friends that resided in Rabie Ridge, Johannesburg and thus adopted it as a part of his stage name. As he started rapping in high school, Eagle recorded his first song at the age of 13 at his friend's studio.

Career

2015–2016: Beginnings and breakthrough

After finishing high school, Shane Eagle was impassioned to apply for the inaugural season of the

rapping reality competition, ''The Hustle'', which was scouting artists after making them upload a video while rapping to social media platforms:

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, in terms of casting them. Eagle applied and was later chosen to compete at the competition. He later finished fourth place after a double elimination of the top-four. Immediately after leaving the competition, Eagle gained his public image and his fan base. On 8 October 2015, he then released his debut single "Way Up" featuring his then-fellow contender and the winner of ''The Hustle'' BigStar Johnson under rapper JR's record label, Feel Good Music. The song received favourable airplays on South African radio stations, which include

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and Highveld 947. In March 2016, Vuzu's entertainment news parody,

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revealed that Eagle was joining as one of the presenters of the show, including

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and Dash Mkhathini, who all joined long-term presenter of the show

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. In the first quarter of 2017, the show announced that its taking a break leading Eagle to evacuate from the show before it got revamped. Upon 2016, Eagle released non-album singles, including, "I'm Back", "Cutting Corners" and "Top Floor", which were all released through his independent record label, Eagle Entertainment, established after his departure at Feel Good Music. On 18 June 2016, Eagle was one of the opening acts on the Castle Lite Unlocks concert, headlined by rapper

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2017–present: ''Yellow'' and ''Never Grow Up''

Eagle's debut album ''

'', was released on 31 August 2017. ''Yellow'' was initially supported by double lead singles: " Let It Flow" and "Need Me" featuring singer KLY, both released on the day of the album. In November 2017, the album reached over one-million streams on the music and video service

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. One of the singles, "Let It Flow", was certified gold status according to the

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in September 2019. The album won for Best Hip Hop Album at the

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. ''Yellow'' was also nominated for

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, "Let It Flow" was nominated for Best Music Video, and Eagle was nominated for Newcomer of the Year. On 26 August 2018, Eagle launched his first tour, The Yellow Tour, in supporting his album ''Yellow''. The shows were performed on four cities, kicked off in

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on 31 August 2018. ''Never Grow Up'', Eagle's first EP after ''

'', was released on 28 December 2018. The EP was certified gold by the Recording Industry of South Africa. It was certified the same time with ''Yellow'' lead single "Let It Flow" – also reaching the same status. In 2021, he released the single "Ammo" featuring

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On August 13, 2021, he released a single "Skydream" featuring

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Discography

Albums

Mixtape

EP

Singles

As featured artist

References

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