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iFani
South African rapper
iFANi | |
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| Birth name | Mzayifani Mzondeleli Boltina |
| Also known as | Haymani |
| Born | () 20 November (age&#;39) Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Genres | Hip hop, pop rap |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | –present |
| Labels | Sony Music |
Musical artist
Mzayifani Mzondeleli Boltina, better known as iFani,[1] (born 20 November ) is a South African Hip-Hop/Rap artist, MC and television presenter.[2] Born in Mthatha and raised in New Brighton, Port Elizabeth, His first single was "Hola Hater", followed by "Ewe", "Shake", "Milli" released on his album I Believes in Me (1st Quadrant)[3] albums, which was certified Gold by the Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA) on the day of its release, selling over 20 of copies.[4]
He has also pursued a television personality career.
iFani made his screen debut on as a presenter of battle reality competition series, Stumbo Stomp Amapantsula.[5] He has also hosted the reality television series Clash of the Choirs,[6] which aired on the channel Mzansi Magic.
Ifani biography template Who is Mobi Dixon? If human destiny was left to the devices of life circumstances, then people like iFani would be absolute non-entities. Image: twitter. He felt that life was too short not to be doing what he absolutely loved which was music.Early life
Boltina was born in Mthatha, the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa and was raised in the Port Elizabeth locals of New Brighton and Motherwell.[7] He was a student at the Chapman High School and Ethembeni Enrichment Centre, then went on to study for a BSc (Hons) Computer Science and BSc (Computer Engineering) at University of Cape Town .[8] Following his graduation, iFani worked as a process control engineer at SABMiller,[9] during which time, he also worked in different styles of music and became involved in a number of hip-hop battles and cyphers as an underground rapper after work.[10] His stage name ‘iFani’ was inspired from a name he adopted from his grandfather, ‘Mzayifani’.[1]
Career
His first single, ‘Hola Haters’ opened to a tepid response in , and gained wider reception once it was picked by the Guateng Radio Station,[11] YFM and featured as one among the ‘Hot 9’ songs on the ‘Hot 9’ chart.[citation needed] His second single ‘Ewe’ defined his feelings about the South African music industry and the reception for his music.
The song, released in , gained significant airplay on pop music stations and charts and was one of his most commercially successful singles till date. The TV channel SABC1 picked ‘Ewe’ as one of the ‘Best Music Videos’ for [12] * iFani signed a contract with Sony Music Africa in after the release of his single ‘See Live’.[13] Through the next couple of years, he released a series of successful singles including ‘Shake’ and ‘Milli’, and has collaborated with the artist Blaksuga, with whom he released the track, ‘Chocolate and Vanilla featuring Blaksuga’.[7] ‘Shake’ debuted on Club ’s Chart at the number 1 position in September [13] In he released his first album ‘I Believes in Me’ (1st Quadrant), with thirteen tracks and collaborations with the artists Blacksuga, Nomsa and Bongani Fassie.
The second album, ‘I Believes in Me’ (2nd Quadrant) released on 29 April and achieved ‘Gold’ status on the same day of its release.[14][15] The 2nd Quadrant album also features thirteen tracks, and was also released under Sony Music Africa. In iFani got featured by a Limpopo rapper Papzito on a song called 'Mokibelo'and Official Video dropped on August 29, [citation needed] 'Sam Sufeketha (Round 2)' was released in March he made a follow-up song titled 'Mlandeli Wam' which will be featured on his new upcoming debut titled ‘I Believes in Me’ (Third Quadrant)
discography
Studio albums
Singles
- Amapiano, Pt.1 ()
- Vlone Avatar ()