Nonqaba Nozuko Rwaxa (born 20 April 1988), better known as Ms Cosmo, is a South African DJ, radio personality, MC, podcaster, music producer and singer . She is known for being the host of ''The Trap House'' and ''The Stir Up'' on 5FM. She was the first female DJ to join

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’s DJ music show, ''The Bassment''.

Early life

MS Cosmo was born in

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, where she lived the first six years of her life before her family moved to the northern suburbs of Johannesburg. She fell in love with hip-hop from a very young age, being influenced by her cousin.

Education

She attended Bryanston Primary School and Bryanston High School. She graduated at the

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with a degree in BCom Finance and Investment Management.

Career

After graduating, she worked at a bank as a commercial property finance consultant, but her interest in music led her to enroll at FUSE Academy, which was founded for aspiring DJ's, and has since opened up for

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and

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during their South African tours. In 2012, she joined

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as a YTKO DJ doing weekly live mixes and became the first and only female DJ to join

’s DJ music show the "Bassment". In 2013, she joined 5FM as a presenter for the weekly hip hop show ''The Stir Up''. In 2017, she released her first single ''Connect'' which featured

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, Rouge and Kwesta which ranked No. 1 on the 5FM &

Charts. In July 2020, she launched her online podcast called "SHE Social Podcast" which promotes women in the arts industry from fashion to music and art. Later that year she released her single ''Baningi'' which featured Sho Madjozi, Dee Koala, and Nelisiwe Sibiya. She also released her single ''Bhuti'' which featured Boity and Moonchild Sanelly.

Awards and nominations

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ms Cosmo South African pop singers South African women pop singers Living people 1988 births South African DJs South African radio presenters South African women radio presenters South African record producers South African women record producers 21st-century South African women singers