Yung Tyran

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Yung Tyran
Birth nameThamsanqa Silanda
Born Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
OriginZimbabwe
Genres Hip Hop
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2014–present

Thamsanqa Silanda, professionally known as Yung Tyran, is a Zimbabwean-Born South African rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer. He first gained recognition after one of his singles titled "Brenda Fassie" topped the YFM music charts in 2015. [1]

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Early life

Yung Tyran was born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. He left Bulawayo in 2014 to seek greener pastures in South Africa and has since been collaborating with South African musicians. [2]

Career

He first gained recognition after one of his singles titled "Brenda Fassie" topped the YFM music charts in 2015. [1] The single won Best collaboration at the Skyz Metro FM Awards in 2017. [3] His debut album, The Inevitable was released in April 2014. The album was recorded at First Class, which was a local music studio. [4]

In August 2018, he released the single "Snakes" which featured local musicians J Flo and SkyCityUno. [5] In September 2018, he performed on the SABC 1 music show, Live Amp alongside South African musicians AKA and Boity. He was on the stage after he was voted the winner of the programme's first bubbling under competition. [2] Later that year, he won Best Diaspora at the 2018 Zim Hip Hop Awards. [6]

In 2019, he released his debut EP, Late Bloomers. The 11 track EP features South African musicians Priddy Ugly, 2 Yung, Frya, Darse Mayne, Benny Afroe & J Flo. [7]

In 2020, he released his sophomore EP, Zodiac which featured South African musicians Lordnelle, KLY and Flvme. The EP quickly gained recognition as "The internet's best-kept secret. [8]

In 2021, he released the album, Memento Mori. The album features three guest appearances such as Zimbabwean musician SkyCityUno, vocalist Thando, and Skhanda World’s Loki. [9]

In September 2022, he released his fourth studio project titled, Look What It's Come To. [10]

Discography

Awards and nominations

YearAward ceremonyPrizeResult
2017Skyz Metro FM AwardsBest Collaborated songWon [11]
2018 Zim Hip Hop Awards Best DiasporaWon [12]

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