He was also ranked at the top of MTV Base: SA's Hottest MCs for 2019, his fourth time in the row being ranked in that list. On November 24, 2019, he took home two AFRIMA awards includes Best African Rapper/Lyricist and Best African Collaboration. 1)" featuring Rowlene was nominated for Favourite Song Of the Year. At the 2019 Dstv Mzansi Viewers Choice Awards his single "SMA (Vol. Īs for 2019, Ngcobo was named the ambassador of the male grooming company, Axe South Africa. At the end of 2018 he was ranked in MTV Base: SA's Hottest MCs for the third time in a row, at the third place. The tour with five consecutive shows (four in South Africa and one in Namibia) was a success with filled up attendance. Ngcobo began the Ivyson Tour on 6 October 2018, at the Melrose Arch in Johannesburg. His long-term associated singer Rowlene was the first act to sign under the label, alongside himself. On 20 August 2018, Ngcobo established his own record label, Tall Racks Records.
The album's other singles include "SMA" featuring Rowlene, and the promotional single "Gravy". TimesLIVE named Strings and Bling one of the best hip hop albums in South Africa, and it was also included in the list of hip hop albums on Tina magazine. Strings and Bling was then released on 6 July 2018 in both digital and physical formats. In June 2018, during a press release with Premium Times, the general manager of Universal Music Group Nigeria, Ezegozie Eze said " Strings and Bling is a testament to skill, craft and passion that he brings to his game every single time, and we are thrilled to bring this excellent body of work to the market". On 1 June, during his visit to Nigeria, he signed a distribution deal with Universal Music Group Nigeria, before the pre-release of his singles, "Jungle" and "King" featuring American rapper A$AP Ferg, from his second album, Strings and Bling. On 16 February, Ngcobo signed a distribution deal with Universal Music Africa in partnership with Universal Music South Africa and a talent booking deal with UMG Live Africa. In 2017 he was ranked again on the same event, this time at the fourth place. Ngcobo was ranked third on the 2016 MTV Base: SA's Hottest MCs. He was also nominated for the 2017 MTV Europe Music Awards. In winning many accolades for both 20, Ngcobo received his biggest nomination which was for the 2017 BET Award for Best International Act: Africa where he lost to Wizkid. Bad Hair Extension featured new four songs including the lead single Allow featuring American rapper French Montana. On 2 December 2016, Ngcobo released the extended version for Bad Hair named Bad Hair Extensions. The short-film which included tracks "Don't Do It'", "Good Girls and Snapchat Hoes" and "Phases" featuring Rowlene, was commercially featured in several countries including France, Germany, United Kingdom and United States, which was infrequent for an African video. Ngcobo released a 14-minute film featuring three songs from Bad Hair directed by Kyle Lewis. Bad Hair reached number-one on the iTunes local charts and was the most streamed album in South Africa within its 24 hours.
For the album's artwork, he got his fans on Twitter to email him their portraits showing their bad hair periods, he then combined all the portraits in an artistic manner assembling his face. On 23 September, Ngcobo then released his debut album, Bad Hair under Mabala Noise Entertainment. On 11 February 2016, Ngcobo released " Hell Naw" which was later revealed to be the lead single from his upcoming debut album. "Juice Back" later spawned a Gemini Major-produced remix featuring singer Davido and rapper Cassper Nyovest on 20 November 2015. The following year on 10 February, he released his second mixtape Price City which produced the successful single "Juice Back" that raised his prominence. He then released his debut EP L.A.M.E (Levitating Above My Enemies) on 4 April 2014. Īt the age of fourteen, Ngcobo released his debut mixtape One Kid, a Thousand Coffins on. Ngcobo attended Strelitzia Secondary School in Lotus Park, Durban where he completed his 12th grade. He has an older brother, Siyabonga Ngcobo, who influenced him to rap as he learnt the basics of producing music from him at the age of nine. After the passing of his mother who was involved in a fatal car crash while he was 11 months, he relocated to Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal to be raised by his father, David Maviyo Ngcobo, who is a human resources manager. Nsikayesizwe David Junior Ngcobo was born on 11 February 1997 in Diepkloof, a borough of Soweto, Johannesburg. Life and career 1997–2015: Early life and initial mixtapes 1.5 2022-present: new projects, Ivyson Army Tour.1.4 2019–2021: Def Jam, Def Jam Africa and Zulu Man with Some Power.1.3 2018: UMG deals and Strings and Bling.1.1 1997–2015: Early life and initial mixtapes.
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