Rhyme Assassin
Rhyme Assassin Tichaona Monera | |
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| Born | April 3, 1981 Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Origin | Zimbabwean |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, songwriter |
| Years active | 2012–present |
Rhyme Assassin (born April 3, 1981), born Tichaona Monera, is a London-based Zimbabwean hip-hop artist who rose to prominence in Zimbabwe with his song Party People in 2014.[1]
Background[edit]
Rhyme Assassin was born in Chikomba, Chivhu and grew up in the capital city of Zimbabwe Harare's suburb Highfield and Houghton Park.[2]
Rhyme Assassin started music in 2000 doing rap battles and performances up to 2002 when he left for the UK, he then resumed his music career in 2012 when he met a UK producer named Deep Voice who ignited his passion for music and he started writing and recording music.
The rapper rose to prominence in 2014 after the release of "Party people" a single featuring T9yce. The song was the number one on major radio stations in Zimbabwe and was on ZBC Power FM Zimbabwe charts for 12 weeks on both the daily Power FM Top 10 chart and the weekly Power FM Top 20 chart leading the track to be in top 50 of the Power FM Top 100 songs of the year 2014.[3][4][5]
In 2014 Rhyme Assassin established Uncle Rhymes Records as his record label he now works under.[6][7] In 2014, Rhyme Assassin started Mwana Anokosha concert, a charity musical event for orphans at Harare Children's Home and the event has featured several performing artist. He has also been involved with Afro Empire dance group's charity initiatives.[8]
Discography[edit]
Albums[edit]
- Singles Collections 2013
- Street Anthems 2014
- Kombi Edition 2014
Singles[edit]
- Party People 2014
- Beautiful feat. Alaina Pullen [9]
- Tsiva 2015[10][11]
- Tsiva remix feat Sharky, Pmdee, Jungle Kid, Mc Potar and Ti Gonzi[12]
- Pick up my life 2018[13]
Awards and nominations[edit]
- 2012 - Zimbabwe Music and Arts (ZIMA) UK - Male Artist of the Year Award[14]
- 2013 - ZIMMA UK Male Artist of the Year nominee [15]
- 2013 - Zim Hip Hop Awards Best Diaspora nominee[16][17]
- 2014 - Zim Hip Hop Awards Best Diaspora Awards winner[18]
- 2015 – Zim Hip Hop Awards Best Diaspora winner [19]
References[edit]
- ^ "Rhyme Assassin dazzles revellers". Southern Eye. November 24, 2013.
- ^ "Rhyme Assassin by michelemuscio on DeviantArt". www.deviantart.com.
- ^ "Top 10 Zim Hip Hop Songs of 2014". Youth Village Zimbabwe. December 31, 2014.
- ^ "The Urban Radio Hit List - 1 November 2014". November 3, 2014.
- ^ "The Urban Radio Hit List - 8 November 2014". November 12, 2014.
- ^ Herald, The. "Rhyme Assasin [sic] establishes record label". The Herald.
- ^ "UK-based rapper gives back to community". B-Metro.
- ^ "Dance group engages orphans, youths".
- ^ "Rhyme Assassin, Alaina drop Beautiful". Southern Eye. January 30, 2014.
- ^ "Rhyme Assassin drops another single". July 3, 2015.
- ^ "Rhyme Assassin tells battle stories on new track". B-Metro.
- ^ "Rhyme Assassin in Tsiva remix". November 10, 2015.
- ^ "Rhyme Assassin picks up his life". December 5, 2018.
- ^ "Assassin scoops ZIMMA award". The Zimbabwean. October 29, 2012.
- ^ "Assassin up for ZIMMA award again". The Zimbabwean. November 20, 2013.
- ^ "2014 Zim Hip Hop Nominees Released". December 1, 2014.
- ^ "2013 Zim Hip Hop Awards Nominations". November 12, 2013.
- ^ "Zim Hip Hop Awards 2014 Winners List". December 18, 2014.
- ^ "Zim Hip Hop Awards 2015". Pindula. December 19, 2016.