FAMILY LIFE : Has a sister named Tsholofelo and a brother named Khotso.
Refiloe Maele Phoolo(born 16 December 1990, inMafikeng), also known asCassper Nyovest, is aSouth Africanrecording artist and record producer.His debut albumTsholofelo was released on 18 July 2014. He is currently signed to his own independent label and media company,Family Tree.
Early life
Nyovest grew up in Montshiwa inMafikeng,
the capital city of theNorth West province. He
attended high school at Sol Plaatje Secondary School. In school, he was athletic as he partook in
various sports activities including football, cricket and basketball.He started rapping when he was in
grade 6, at the age of 12.
In grade 10, Nyovest failed In his exams, and moved to his
grandmother's house inPotchefstroom.
Then the following year, at age 16, he decided to drop out of high school:
"I told my parents that I'd rather chase my dream, which I believe is
going to work out, rather than keeping it safe and regret it my whole life. He
relocated toJohannesburgthe following year to pursue a career
in music as a rapper and producer.
Musical career - 2004–09: Early beginnings
In 2004 he was a member of a
group called Childhood Gangsters (CHG), which disbanded. He then joined an
eight-member group, Slow Motion, which included the production team, Ganja
Beatz.
Nyovest dropped out of high school in 2006, left home and moved
toJohannesburg. The following year, still at the
age of 16, he was signed by theMotswakolabel
"Impact Sounds". After two years without a release, he left to start
a label of his own to no avail — he moved back home.
Months
later, Motswako rapperHHPspotted
Nyovest at a performance. HHP was impressed and featured him on "Wamo
Tseba Mtho" on his albumDumela.Nyovest embarked on international
tours with HHP where he gained exposure as an artist.He has also shared stages
with international acts such asKid Cudi,Kendrick Lamar,Nas,Talib KweliandWiz Khalifa
2013–14: Gusheshe, Doc Shebeleza &Tsholofelo
In 2013, he released "Gusheshe" as the first official single
from his debut album,TsholofeloThe single was well received and
playlisted across various radio stations in South Africa.It was
accompanied by a music videowhich
premiered onVuzu's
V-Entertainment
After "Gusheshe", he released his second single titled
"Doc Shebeleza"
which saw him gain major success. The song peaked at number 4 on South Africa'sofficial
music chart. The song received positive reviews from the public and
other South African acts includingYvonne Chaka Chaka.[12]
His debut release,Tsholofelo, was released on 18 July 2014.
It was number 1 on the iTunes South African albums chart for 2 consecutive
months before being knocked off by Duncan'sStreet
Government.
In October 2014, Nyovest was ranked number 1 on "The
Hottest MC in Africa" list byMTV Base.Nyovest
was also ranked number 2 on MTV Base's "SA's Hottest MC" list withK.Oat
number 1. Nyovest criticized the list because of DJ Vigilante's close
affiliation with Cashtime Life rapper K.O. He stated that Vigilante should not
have been on the ranking panel and showed his discontentment with the list by
releasing a song titled "Beef" in which he disses DJ Vigilante, AKA
and K.O.It quickly sparked
controversy after the rapper later apologized to K.O for a line on the song.
After the release ofTsholofelo, Nyovest hinted that
he was in studio recording new music, presumably for hissecond album. He was pictured working withCasey Veggies,DJ Drama,Wizkid, and frequent collaboratorAnatii. However, it would later be revealed
that the songs were for the platinum edition ofTsholofelo. The platinum
edition was released in April 17, 2015 with only 10,000 copies printed out.[15]Nyovest announced that he was planning to
headline a concert on the 31 October 2015 at theTicket Pro Domebilled as "Fill
Up the Dome" and release his sophomore album at the venue on
the same day. He revealed the title of the album asRefiloeon
July 13, 2015 He mentioned that he wanted to fill the dome - which currently
accommodates up to 20,000 people - to its full capacity. In a Twitter post, he
explained that a ticket bought meant a free album and that if he managed to
fill the dome,Refiloewould
go gold in a day. The album cover was released on August 10 via Nyovest's
Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts.
On August 14, 2015 the album's first single titled "Mama I
Made It (#MIMI)" was released for purchase on iTunes and as a free
download for 24 hours only.[18]Shortly after its release, it peaked at
number 1 on iTunes South Africa chart, across all genres.[19]It was also playlisted across various radio
stations in South Africa, most notably on DJ Fresh's "Fresh at 5"
show on 5FM.[20]It was produced by Ganja Beatz, which
Nyovest has worked with for a long time. On the same day, the American rapper
Talib Kweli whom Nyovest had previously collaborated with on the "Doc
Shebeleza" remix released his lead single off his album entitled
"Fuck The Money" which features a guest verse by Nyovest.
On October 25, 2015, Nyovest announced on his official Twitter
account that tickets to Fill Up The Dome sold out. Each purchased ticket to the
concert came with a complimentary copy ofRefiloe,
which each concert goer received on October 31, 2015. As of January 13, 2016,Refiloewas certified Platinum for shipments
in excess of 40,000 copies domestically
Personal life
In July 2015, after months of denying any romantic
involvement with each other, Cassper Nyovest and actressBoitumelo Thulofinally confirmed in a July issue ofDRUMthat
they were dating, this issue of the magazine article also included that the
couple was and has been engaged
Boityannounced that she and Cassper Nyovest ended their relationship in December 2015.
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