Mnqobi Nxumalo (born 8 June 1994), professionally known as Lunatik is
a recording artist, songwriter, and record producer born in the town
of Empangeni, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. He founded the hip hop
sub-genre known as Skhanda along with South African rapper K.O.Lunatik
started making music in 2009 using FL Studio. He started releasing his
own mixtapes at the age of 15 while producing for a number of local
rappers from his hometown. He matriculated from Grantliegh College in
2012 and subsequently relocated to Johannesburg, where he enrolled at
the Academy of Sound Engineering but later dropped out. Through his
uncle he was introduced to Jabu Nkabinde (Rich Mahog) who is close
friends with rapper AKA, who then took him under his wing.He became
one of the most sought after producers in the industry after the
release of rapper K.O's 2014 mainstream hip hop album Skhanda
Republic. He produced 9 out of 11 songs on the album.The album
included the self produced hit song Caracara featuring former label
mate Kid X which was released by Cashtime Life on 3 March 2014. The
song was a major crossover hit and peaked at number 6 on South
Africa's official music chart. The song also went on to become the
first hip hop song in South African history to amass over 1 million
views on YouTube. The song was also nominated for Best Hit Single,
Best Collaboration and Best Music Video at the 14th Annual Metro FM
Awards. During his tenure at Cashtime Life, Lunatik was also handling
production for then label mates Kid X, Ma-E, Moozlie and Maggz.
a recording artist, songwriter, and record producer born in the town
of Empangeni, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. He founded the hip hop
sub-genre known as Skhanda along with South African rapper K.O.Lunatik
started making music in 2009 using FL Studio. He started releasing his
own mixtapes at the age of 15 while producing for a number of local
rappers from his hometown. He matriculated from Grantliegh College in
2012 and subsequently relocated to Johannesburg, where he enrolled at
the Academy of Sound Engineering but later dropped out. Through his
uncle he was introduced to Jabu Nkabinde (Rich Mahog) who is close
friends with rapper AKA, who then took him under his wing.He became
one of the most sought after producers in the industry after the
release of rapper K.O's 2014 mainstream hip hop album Skhanda
Republic. He produced 9 out of 11 songs on the album.The album
included the self produced hit song Caracara featuring former label
mate Kid X which was released by Cashtime Life on 3 March 2014. The
song was a major crossover hit and peaked at number 6 on South
Africa's official music chart. The song also went on to become the
first hip hop song in South African history to amass over 1 million
views on YouTube. The song was also nominated for Best Hit Single,
Best Collaboration and Best Music Video at the 14th Annual Metro FM
Awards. During his tenure at Cashtime Life, Lunatik was also handling
production for then label mates Kid X, Ma-E, Moozlie and Maggz.
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