Childhood Gangsters (CHG), which disbanded. He
then joined an eight-member group, Slow Motion ,
which included the production team, Ganja Beatz .
Nyovest dropped out of high school in 2006, left
home and moved to Johannesburg . The following
year, still at the age of 16, he was signed by the
Motswako label "Impact Sounds". After two years
without a release, he left to start a label of his own
to no avail — he moved back home.
Months later, Motswako rapper HHP spotted Nyovest
at a performance. HHP was impressed and featured
him on "Wamo Tseba Mtho" on his album Dumela.
Nyovest embarked on international tours with HHP
where he gained exposure as an artist. He has
also shared stages with international acts such as
Kid Cudi, Kendrick Lamar, Nas , Talib Kweli and Wiz
Khalifa .
2013–present: Gusheshe, Doc Shebeleza &
Tsholofelo
In 2013 he released " Gusheshe ", the first official
single from his debut album, Tsholofelo. [8] The
single was well received and playlisted across
various radio stations in South Africa. [9] It was
accompanied by a music video[10] which premiered
on Vuzu 's V-Entertainment. [11]
After "Gusheshe", he released his second single
titled, " Doc Shebeleza " which saw him gain major
success. The song peaked at number 4 on South
Africa's official music chart . The song received
positive reviews from the public and other South
African acts including Yvonne Chaka Chaka. [12]
His debut release, Tsholofelo was released on 18
July 2014. It was number 1 on the iTunes South
African albums chart for 2 consecutive months
before being knocked off by Duncan's Street
Government.
In October 2014, Nyovest was ranked number 1 on
"The Hottest MC in Africa" list by MTV Base .
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