Emtee has already secured himself a jointly partnership record deal with Empire early last year in 2024, which currently is the Label of the Late King Von.
18 Facts About Emtee
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Mthembeni Ndevu, professionally known by his stage name Emtee is a South African rapper.
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Emtee was born in Matatiele, Eastern Cape and grew up in Rockville, Soweto, where he was involved in talent shows.
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Emtee's career began at the age of 17, and his debut hit single, "Roll Up" was released in 2015.
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Emtee was signed to Ambitiouz Entertainment, released his debut album Avery, which was commercially successful and was eventually certified platinum by Recording Industry of South Africa.
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Emtee released his long-anticipated Album DIY 3 on 31 October 2024, which is the third installment of his DIY projects, with the first being DIY 1[DIY I].
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Emtee kept working on his music throughout his late teen years, opting to not repeat his final year in school, although his pass was not good enough to enter him into the major universities in South Africa.
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In 2010, Emtee collaborated with South African rapper Maraza on a song titled "In It To Win It".
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Emtee claimed that the entire track was recorded and finalized in two hours.
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Emtee said that "Roll Up" was recorded within a tight schedule, because he and his team were finalizing his debut album.
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At the 22nd South African Music Awards, Emtee received five nominations, winning the awards for Rap Album of The Year for Avery and Song of the Year for "Roll Up".
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Emtee won his second award for Song of the Year at the 2015 South African Hip Hop Awards, again for "Roll Up".
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In September 2019, Emtee established his own record label, Emtee Records under his company African Trap Movement.
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On 21 January 2020, Emtee announced via Twitter the working on his fourth studio album, DIY 3, in 2020.
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On 8 May 2020, Emtee released a new single, titled "Johustleburg".
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Emtee has two sons and a daughter with his childhood girlfriend Nicole Chinsamy, who he later married in 2019.
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Emtee's first son, Avery was born in 2015, second son, Logan in 2018 and his daughter Nairobi born in 2023.
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Emtee named his 2021 Album after his second born Logan.