K.O (rapper)

K.O
Birth name Ntokozo Mdluli
Origin Mpumalanga, South Africa
Genres Hip hop, Skhanda rap
Occupation(s) Rapper, record producer
Years active 2005–present
Labels
Associated acts
  • Nator

Ntokozo Mdluli, popularly known by his stage name, K.O, is a South African rapper who rose to prominence with the group Teargas after releasing their critically acclaimed debut album K'shubile K'bovu in 2006, under Electromode Music.[1]

Teargas, which then had three members, K.O, Ntukza and Ma-E, later released three other albums titled, Wafa Wafa (2008), Dark or Blue (2009) and Number Number (2012) (stylized as Num8er Num8er) which were all commercially successful. K.O, co-runs a music and entertainment company called "Cashtime Life".

K.O released the singles "Mission Statement","Son of a Gun", "Caracara"[2] and Skhanda Love preceding the release of his solo debut studio album, Skhanda Republic which was released on November 7, 2014.[3]

Personal life

In May 2014, K.O lost a significant amount of weight. This sent social media into a frenzy with rumours that K.O was HIV positive.[4] However, his manager Thabiso Khati denied those rumours stating that K.O had undergone a strict diet plan and was exercising regularly.[5][6] K.O later released a statement regarding his health and posted a picture of his blood test results on his Twitter and Instagram page, showing he was HIV negative.[7]

Awards and nominations

Channel O Africa Music Video Awards

Year Recipient/Nominated work Award Result Ref
2014 "Caracara" Most Gifted Male Nominated [8]
Most Gifted Duo/Group or Featuring Artist Nominated [8]
Most Gifted Hip Hop Nominated [9]
Most Gifted Southern Artist Nominated [9]
Most Gifted Video of the Year Nominated [9]

Discography

With Teargas:

References

  1. ↑ "TEARGAS". Show Me Durban. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  2. ↑ Caracara on YouTube, retrieved 2015-08-19
  3. ↑ "K.O - Skhanda Republic Album". Qplay. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  4. ↑ "K.O officially speaks about his HIV rumour". Zkhiphani. May 27, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  5. ↑ "‘Not HIV positive’: K.O from Teargas". Sowetan LIVE. May 27, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  6. ↑ Venge, Tinashe (May 22, 2014). "KO's manager slams AIDS rumours". Zalebs. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  7. ↑ Radebe, Palesa (May 28, 2014). "SA rapper tests HIV rumour mill". IOL. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  8. 1 2 "Cassper Nyovest rules the Channel O Music Video Awards nominees". Sunday World. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  9. 1 2 3 "Cassper Nyovest leads the Channel O awards race! | DRUM". DRUM Magazine. Retrieved 7 September 2014.

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