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Zakwe
ZAKWE, A KASI RAPPER THAT HAS MADE A MARK IN SOUTH AFRICA'S HIPHOP INDUSTRY WITH HIS BOLD VOICE AND HEAVY PUNCH LINES OF TOWNSHIP STORIES. HE IS A POETIC LYRICIST, HUMANITARIAN AND A VERY RESERVED BEING, WHICH QUALIFIES HIM AS BEING HUMBLE NTOKOZO ZAKWE IS A MUSICIAN BORN, BREAD AND RAISED IN KWAMASHU, A BEAUTIFUL TOWNSHIP IN KWAZULU NATAL. ZAKWE’S FORMATIVE YEARS WERE SPENT SOAKING UP POETRY. ‘’I CATER FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO LISTEN,LEARN AND GRASP KNOWLEDGE. I ALWAYS MAKE SURE WHAT I SAY TO PEOPLE IS RELEVANT. I STRONGLY BELIEVE HIPHOP IS A CULTURE AND RAP IS THE MUSIC WITHIN THE CULTURE. MY MUSIC HAS THAT POETIC FEEL, THUS MAKING US RAPPERS, STREET POETS.” ZAKWE’S MUSIC SEEKS TO BRING AWARENESS ABOUT VARIOUS ISSUES EMANATING FROM EKASI. “I AM A SELFRESERVED PERSON, IF I ENCOUNTER ANY PROBLEM I JUST FIND MYSELF WRITING, SO THIS HERE IS MY LIFE.” AFTER ATTENDING SECONDARY SCHOOL BRETTENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL, HE WENT ON TO STUDY INFORMATION ECHNOLOGY AT THE DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. DURING HIS SECOND YEAR OF STUDY, HE HAD TO ANSWER HIS MUSIC CALLING, FORCING HIM NOT TO FINISH HIS DIPLOMA HIS RECORDING CAREER BEGAN IN 2008 WITH HIS MIXTAPE, STREET MUSIC. THE MIXTAPE MADE A HUGE IMPACT IN THE UNDERGROUND SCENE AND AS A RESULT, ZULU BOY FEATURED ZAKWE ON HIS ALBUM. IN 2011 HE WAS COSIGNED TO NATIVE RHYTHMS AND RELEASED 2 ALBUMS, ZAKWE SELF TITLED AND IMPANDE

Songs

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Roots   (feat. Stogie T & Jay Claude)
Zakwe
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Thixo Wami (feat. Zola, Big Zulu & Riot)
Zakwe
3
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Kapteni (feat. Kwesta)
Zakwe
4
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Ngase Ngithembile (feat. Big Zulu)
Zakwe
5
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Izinsizwa (feat. Mzulu) E
Zakwe

Albums

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Zakwe & Duncan

2020
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Cebisa

2018
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Impande

2015
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Zakwe

2011

Singles & EPs

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BIS (American Edition)

Single • 2025
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Before iSingle 2 (B.I.S)

Single • 2023
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Blood   (feat. AB Crazy & MPK)

Single • 2019
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NGASE NGITHEMBILE (feat. Big Zulu)

Single • 2025
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Ama - Level (feat. Just Bheki & Assessa)

Single • 2020
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One Time

Single • 2017
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Thixo Wami (feat. Zola, Big Zulu & Riot)

Single • 2023
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New Day

Single • 2019
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Ungay'sus'

Single • 2023
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Rules

Single • 2019

Videos

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Thixo Wami (feat. Big Zulu, Riot & Zola)

Zakwe • 4M views
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Zakwe - Isihlalo Sobukhosi (Official Video)

Zakwe • 674K views
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Yesterday (feat. Zola & Zuluboy)

Zakwe • 92K views
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Ngase Ngithembile (feat. Big Zulu)

Zakwe • 602K views
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Ngiyabonga (feat. Tribal)

Zakwe • 1.2M views
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Izinsizwa (feat. Mzulu)

Zakwe • 1.4M views
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Ama - Level (feat. Just Bheki & Assessa)

Zakwe & Duncan • 1M views

Live performances

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VOCALWISE (Inanda) | Marianhill vs Inanda | Hood vs Hood (feat. Big Zulu, Riot & Zola)

Zakwe • 1.3K views
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Zola 7 ‘MDLWEMBE’ performance with Zakwe & Big Zulu on stage (feat. Big Zulu, Riot & Zola)

Zakwe • 50K views

Playlists by Zakwe

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MZULU - YENZEKA ALBUM

Playlist • Zakwe • 51K views

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