Tweezy

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Tweezy
Birth nameTumelo Thandokuhle Mathebula
Also known as
  • Tweezy Da Dreema
  • Tweezus
Born (1992-10-24) 24 October 1992 (age 31)
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Origin Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Genres Hip hop
Occupation(s)
Instrument(s)
Years active2011–present
LabelsDreamteam SA (former) Ambitiouz Ent (current)

Tumelo Thandokuhle Mathebula (born 24 October 1992), professionally known as Tweezy, is a South African record producer and rapper from Johannesburg, South Africa. [1]

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Early life and career

Tumelo Mathebula moved to Johannesburg in the Gauteng Province after the passing of his parents at the age of 6. He was introduced to a music making software called FL Studio in grade 10 which he thought was a "music making game", he later discovered that it was in fact a music making software. [2]

He joined a music group called "Ghetto Prophecy" that consisted of 8 members. The group produced a song called "Oh My" which ranked number 16 on the top 40 songs of YFM and was played frequently on Metro FM as well as 5FM in 2011. The group unfortunately disbanded because of the lack of funding which is when Tweezy decided to venture into the music industry as a producer. [2]

In 2014 Tweezy was nominated for producer of the year at the SA Hip Hop Awards 2014. He was nominated again the following year for the same award and won producer of the year at the SA Hip Hop Award 2015. He was named producer of the year by Hype Magazine, a local hip hop magazine. He released his first solo single titled "Ambitions" which charted number two on YFM's Urban Top 40. He later on released a remix for the single which features South Africa rapper Khuli Chana, Nigerian artist Ice Prince and singer-songwriter Victoria Kimani [3] [4]

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart position (EMA)CertificationAlbum
"Ambitions" [5] 2016—Non-album single
"Ambitions (remix)" [6]

(featuring Khuli Chana , Victoria Kimani & Ice Prince)

—
"Jumanji" [7] 2017—
"Fuego"—
"Basetsana" [8] [9] 2018—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

Production discography

Singles produced

List of singles produced, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationAlbum
South Africa (EMA)
"Celebration"
(DJ Speedsta featuring Bucie & KiD X)		2016—The Guy (016 To The World)
"Ameni" [10]
(Miss Pru DJ featuring Fifi Cooper, Emtee, B3nchMarQ, A-Reece, Saudi and Sjava)		—Non-album single
"Mbongo-Zaka"
(Rouge featuring Moozlie)		—The New Era Sessions
"Sidlukotini"
(Riky Rick)		—Non-album single
"iVibe"
(Chad)		— The Book of Chad
"Big Dreams"
(Stogie T)		—Stogie T
"Diamond Walk"
(Stogie T)		—
"Mercy"
(DJ Sliqe featuring Riky Rick, Reason, Kwesta and Thaiwanda)		—Injayam Vol. 1
"All On Me"
(B3nchMarQ)		—Non-album single
"Bay 2"
(DJ Sliqe featuring AKA, Yanga and JR)		—Injayam Vol. 1
"Jumanji"
(Tweezy)		2017—
"Mercy"
(DJ Sliqe featuring Riky Rick, Reason, Kwesta, ThaiWanda)		Non-album single
"On It"
(DJ Sliqe featuring Shekhinah)		—Injayam Vol. 1
"No Pressure" [11]
(Neo)		—Non-album singles
"Fuego"
(Tweezy)		—
"New School Bully"
(Kid Tini)		—
"Corner Store"
(Emtee)		— Manando
"King"
(Nasty C featuring A$AP Ferg)		2018—Strings And Bling
"Amademoni"
(featuring Cassper Nyovest)		2020_Non-album singles
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Awards and nominations

YearAward CeremonyPrizeWork/RecipientResult
2021
 27th South African Music Awards Best Engineered Album of the YearThe Second Coming by Kid Tini – James Smals, Kitie, Ron Epidemic & TweezyNominated
2014
South African Hip Hop Awards 2014Producer of the YearHimselfNominated
2015
 South African Hip Hop Awards 2015 Producer of the YearHimselfWon
2016
South African Hip Hop Awards 2016Producer of the Year [12] [13] HimselfWon
Best Remix [12] Ambitions (Remix featuring Khuli Chana, Victoria Kimani & Ice Prince)Nominated
2017
AFRIMMA Awards 2017Music Producer of The Year [14] HimselfNominated

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