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ALBUMSolomonCassper Nyovest
Albums by Cassper Nyovest
ALBUMSolomonCassper Nyovest
ALBUMSweet And Short 2.0Cassper Nyovest
ALBUMA.M.N (Any Minute Now) [Deluxe Edition]Cassper Nyovest
ALBUMSweet and Short (Deluxe)Cassper Nyovest
ALBUMThutoCassper Nyovest
ALBUMRefiloeCassper Nyovest
ALBUMTsholofelo (Platinum Edition)Cassper Nyovest
ALBUMTsholofeloCassper Nyovest
Cassper Nyovest's Popular Music Videos
eWallet (feat. Cassper Nyovest)
KDDO
Wame (feat. Cassper Nyovest)
Stonebwoy
Stay Shining (feat. Cassper Nyovest, Professor, Major League & Ali Keys)
Riky Rick
My City (feat. Cassper Nyovest)
Toya Delazy
Siya Trenda (feat. Cassper Nyovest, Semi Tee & Miano)
Kammu Dee
Piki Piki (feat. Cassper Nyovest & Kaylow)
DJ Sumbody
Waya Waya (feat. Cassper Nyovest)
K.O
Ichu (feat. Cassper Nyovest)
Khuli Chana
Ngud' (feat. Cassper Nyovest)
Kwesta
Diamond Walk (feat. Cassper Nyovest & DJ Sumbody)
Abidoza
Artist Playlists
Cassper Nyovest Essentials
The 'bow-throwing club beats and Joburg slang of a rap superstar.
Cassper Nyovest Video Essentials
Visuals from the Mafikeng superstar.
Cassper Nyovest: Influences
Cassper Nyovest: Chill
Set List: Cassper Nyovest's African Throne Tour
Artist Biography
In South African hip-hop, Cassper Nyovest is an institution unto himself. A rapper, label owner, and entrepreneur, he has vaulted to stunning success since the early 2010s, packing the biggest stadiums in the country and garnering fans across the continent with his combination of glorious trap braggadocio and open-hearted rhymes. Raised in the city of Mahikeng, Cassper (born Refiloe Maele Phoolo in 1990) got his start in hip-hop after dropping out of high school at the age of 16. Under the tutelage of celebrated rapper HHP, he made a splash in the late 2000s on a couple of singles guided by the regional styles of kwaito and motswako. His career really took off with his 2014 hit “Doc Shebeleza,” a tribute to a kwaito legend delivered over a monstrous 808 beat. In more recent years, his savvy mix of South African and American sounds has served to highlight his sensitivity and rootedness: Two of his albums are named after his siblings, and he nods to his mom in vulnerable moments. But even at his most humble, Cassper projects a larger-than-life persona. As he once boasted in an interview with Apple Music, “When you speak about hip-hop in Africa, you have to start with me.”
Hometown
Mafikeng, Northwest Province, South Africa
Genre
Hip-Hop/Rap