1. Tkay Maidza has been nominated for and won many awards, and released two albums: Tkay and Sweet Justice.
19 Facts About Tkay Maidza
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Tkay Maidza collaborated with Flume on her 2023 single "Silent Assassin".
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Tkay Maidza's mother is an industrial chemist and her father a metallurgist.
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Tkay Maidza's father played in bands, mostly traditional Zimbabwean or African folk music, and the family used to go along and watch.
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Tkay Maidza took part in Adelaide's Northern Sound System artist development program.
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Tkay Maidza turned her back on a promising career as a professional tennis player, having spent eight years training for it.
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In January 2013, Tkay Maidza uploaded "Handle My Ego" featuring Badcop onto triple J unearthed.
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In December 2013, Tkay Maidza released her debut single, "Brontosaurus" with producer BadCop.
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In October 2014, Tkay Maidza released her debut EP and mixtape, Switch Tape, featuring collaborations with Night Slugs' Bok Bok and producer SBTRKT.
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Tkay Maidza has played Splendour in the Grass and the CMJ Music Marathon in 2014 and at the 2015 St Jerome's Laneway Festival.
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Tkay Maidza performed at the Triple J "Beat the Drum" concert in 2015 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the radio station, both as a solo artist and with many other Australian guest rappers on an extended version of Hilltop Hoods' "Cosby Sweater".
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Tkay Maidza played most of the Australian major festivals in 2015, including Groovin' the Moo, Falls Festival, Meredith Festival, and a cameo at Stereosonic with WhatSoNot.
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In May 2016, Martin Solveig released the Tkay Maidza featured single, "Do It Right".
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On 30 August 2016, Tkay Maidza released single "Carry On", featuring guest vocals from US rapper Killer Mike.
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The track is the first single from her debut album, titled Tkay Maidza, which was released on 28 October 2016.
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In May 2020, Tkay Maidza announced she had signed with English independent label 4AD and released single "Shook" with praise from NME and Rolling Stone.
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In February 2021, Tkay Maidza released her new track "Kim" with US artist Yung Baby Tate, in which she takes on the identities of various pop culture icons with the name, including rapper Lil' Kim and celebrity Kim Kardashian.
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Tkay Maidza said in 2016 that she admired the work of Kendrick Lamar, Santigold, Lauryn Hill, and Childish Gambino.
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Tkay Maidza was awarded a Robert Stigwood Fellowship, which provided mentorship and professional development, by the Music Development Office in SA.