Mxolisi Mgingqeni Majozi
(born May 19, 1976) also known as Zuluboy is a South African actor and musician from
Ntuzuma
Ntuzuma is a town in eThekwini in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.
With a population of 114,231 (Census 2001), Ntuzuma is the youngest of the four "PINK" (Phoenix, Inanda, Ntuzuma and KwaMashu) programme townships, and was built by th ...
, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. He has worked with legendary South African hip hop artists, most of whom he drew inspiration from such as
PRO
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Pro, PRO or variants thereof may also refer to:
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.
Career
His breakthrough song was "Nomalanga" from the album ''Inqolobane'', it was released in 2008. He went on to win the Best Rapper Award at the 2008 Metro FM awards.
At the 2009
MTV Africa Music Awards
The MTV Africa Music Awards (also known as the MAMAs) were established in 2008 by MTV Networks Africa (now Viacom International Media Networks Africa) to celebrate the most popular contemporary music in Africa. The 2008 and 2010 events took pla ...
he was nominated for Best Hip Hop.
Acting and television career
Mxolisi has had a successful career as an actor and television host. From 2012 to 2016 he hosted the
SABC 1
SABC 1 is a South African public television network operated by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) which carries programming in English and Nguni.
It was created in 1996, after the SABC restructured its television channels. SABC ...
variety show and ''Fan Base'', across four seasons. Zuluboy appeared in the first season of the SABC 1 drama series ''InterSEXions''. He played the role of Big Boy Gumede on etv's hit series ''Gold Diggers''. He was seen on the South African show ''Uzalo'' from season 4-6 playing a role of Last number and is currently on ''
Durban Gen
''Durban Gen'' is a South African medical drama telenovela. It is an e.tv original production produced by Stained Glass TV Production, commissioned and distributed by e.tv. The medical drama is based in Durban and reflects on the struggles of ...
'' as MacGyver.
Radio
He also worked as a Dj on the largest radio station in Africa,
Ukhozi FM. He was released from Ukhozi FM after having contractual disputes with the station.
Discography
Studio albums
*''Zivile'' (2008)
*''Inqolobane'' (2008)
*''Masihambisane'' (2009)
*''Igoda'' (2009)
*''Crisis Management'' (2012)
*''Sghubhu Sa Mampela'' (2012)
*''AM-PM Producers Edition'' (2014)
Filmography
References
1976 births
Living people
Musicians from Durban
People from KwaZulu-Natal
South African rappers
South African record producers
Zulu people
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