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Tumelo Kepadisa: Biography of Tumelo Kepadisa, Age, Career, Albums & Net Worth,
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Tumelo Kepadisa (born 2 May 1981), simply known as Tuks or Tuks Senganga is a South African Motswako rapper born in Mafikeng, in the former homeland of the Bophuthatswana.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He frequently performs in ethnic languages, though mostly Setswana. Tuks Senganga started writing in 1993, drawing inspiration from everyday issues in his immediate environment.<\/p>\n

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Tumelo Kepadisa Age<\/h2>\n

Kepadisa was born on 2 May 1981 in Mafikeng. He is 39 years old as of 2020.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Tumelo Kepadisa Career<\/span><\/h2>\n

His career took off in 2005 with his debut album Mafoko a me. This was the album that earned Tuks the Best Hip Hop Album Award at the 12th Annual MTN South African Music Awards (SAMA).<\/p>\n

Tuks Senganga (as he is known by fans in all corners of the globe) started writing poetry at the age of 12 having drawn his inspiration from his daily experiences of having grown up in the Bophutatswana homeland during the apartheid regime which was later re-established as the North West Province in South Africa. However, it was in high school that he started harnessing his hip hop skills, at a time when Hip Hop was still a taboo in South Africa.<\/p>\n

Tumelo Kepadisa<\/h1>\n

<\/span>Mafoko A Me<\/i><\/span><\/h3>\n

In 2005, with the rise and rise of the Motswako movement, arrived with the now classic debut from Tuks which was titled .Mafoko A Me<\/i>\u00a0(My Words). The album had already received major reviews and a number of singles had been on high rotation on all national radio stations before its release.\u00a0Mafoko A Me<\/i>\u00a0went on to win Tuks his first\u00a0SAMA\u00a0for Best Hip Hop Album.<\/p>\n

<\/span>MC Prayer<\/i><\/span><\/h3>\n

In 2006 he released his sophomore\u00a0MC Prayer<\/i>\u00a0which was certified gold four months after its release. The production style and quality was leaps ahead of\u00a0Mafoko A Me<\/i>\u00a0and the leading single \u201cMonate Thwa\u201d saw the album flying off shelves, and another\u00a0SAMA\u00a0nod in the form of a nomination for the Best Hip Hop album and a Metro FM Award win tagged along on Tuks\u2019 journey as a respected hip hop lyricist.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Monopoly<\/i><\/span><\/h3>\n

He took a two-year break from the industry to work on his business interests and came back in 2008 with the thought-provoking third offering,\u00a0Monopoly<\/i>\u00a0which was influenced by several conspiracy theory documentaries. In his story-telling form, he goes on to say\u00a0: \u201cThere is something wrong with the world and the way that people are controlled by the media, by music, belief systems and by religion\u201d, he adds \u201cthis album is ear-friendly, with a pinch of the truth. It\u2019s not about the industry. I\u2019m taking it a step further. I\u2019m talking about the faces behind the industry\u201d. With the two-year break that he took, he started working on his own record label, June\/July Productions.<\/p>\n

The company was founded in 2004 and has done wonders for the budding business man and Tuks now runs his own artist and Events Management, communications, Publishing and music production house and released\u00a0Monopoly<\/i>, his third album under June\/July Productions, partnered with\u00a0EMI\u00a0records. The album went on to win him three awards: Metro FM Music Award (Best Hip Hop Album); Hype Magazine Hip Hop Awards (Best Album); Hype Magazine Hip Hop Awards (Best Solo Artist).<\/p>\n

<\/span>Tshwanelo<\/i><\/span><\/h3>\n

In 2010, he independently released\u00a0Tshwanelo<\/i>\u00a0which was a big shift from the sounds that we had been accustomed to, from Tuks. Its leading single, which is also the album title, topped charts across the country before the album availed itself to the public and once again saw Tuks standing his ground as a solid Hip Hop artist in South Africa. An even bigger single, \u201cLet Me Live\u201d found its way into the hearts of even Gospel fans. Tshwanelo was nominated for the 17th edition (2011) of\u00a0South African Music Awards\u00a0and Metro FM awards 2011 Edition.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Footprints<\/i><\/span><\/h3>\n

2012 sees Tuks as a take-no-prisoners artist with September 2012 release of his 5th studio album:\u00a0Footprints<\/i>. The leading single, \u201cBona Fela\u201d, is the soundtrack to a hit South African TV drama series\u00a0Skeem Saam<\/i>\u00a0which debuted on TV screens in October 2011. He has honed his skills as not just an artist in the form of just being a lyricist, but also as a fine artist and graphic designer, as showcased in the\u00a0Footprints<\/i>\u00a0album cover sleeve that he designed. He has also partnered up with South Africa\u2019s biggest independent label, NEXT MUSIC, for music; media and digital distribution.<\/p>\n

NEXT MUSIC re-released\u00a0Tshwanelo<\/i>\u00a0across major global digital platforms, as well as physical copies in March 2012. Further fuelling to his appetite for more international stages following a successful UK tour in December 2011, is Tuks\u2019 collaborations with Australian producer\u00a0M-Phazes\u00a0and New York-based songstress,\u00a0Lydia Caesar\u00a0on the albums\u2019 second single titled \u201cLove Angel\u201d.<\/p>\n

With four albums under his belt, a large following and a string of accolades to his name, it is without a shadow of a doubt that Tuks with his new album, titled\u00a0Footprints<\/i>\u00a0is a force to be reckoned with. The steps he has taken to get to where he is now are evident in the\u00a0Footprints<\/i>\u00a0that young artists would want to emulate.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Botshe Botshe<\/i><\/span><\/h3>\n

Tuks Senganga released\u00a0Botshe Botshe<\/i>\u00a0four years after\u00a0Footprints<\/i>\u00a0in 2016. The album consists of 19 tracks featuring various artists.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

<\/span>Discography<\/span><\/h2>\n
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