xphola

Mageva-A, South Africa

Xphola South African Xitsonga Rapper and a producer. Mafuko Sipho Malatji was born on 18 January 1991, GaModjadji Mothomeng village (Tzaneen). He spent his early life living GaModjadji where he attended Mothomeng primary school. He grew up dreaming to be a martial artist until he moved with his mother and siblings to live in Giyani, Dzumeri Mageva Village. He was good at memorising songs lyrics and grew Up around family that loved music. When he relocated to Mageva village in December 2003, he attended his last primary class ( grade 7 ) at Charlie-Rhangani. In 2005 he went to Nghonyama high school till he completed his matric in 2010. In 2010, while he was in matric, he developed much love for RNB and Hip hop music. He then realised that there are local artists who rap in Xitsonga and gathered theirs songs and used to play them after school. By listening to xitsonga hip hop, he was getting to understand better what hip hop really was and that made him start writing his