De Mthuda Reacts To Having 621 Million Digital Streams. Born Mthuthuzeli Gift Khoza in Vosloorus, De Mthuda has been a producer since the mid-2010s. Unlike most of the genre’s first generation of producers, whose origins involve Afro-house, it’s always been piano for him, ever since high-school days.
De Mthuda took to social media to show off his music achievement plaques after hitting 621 million streams. He thanked his fans for the support and shared his gratitude. “I’m humbled,” he wrote. Check it out:
He doesn’t recall the exact year of dropping out, but it was many before amapiano went through an ultimate glow-up, circa 2018, transforming its popular practitioners into globetrotters broadcasting their Dubai trips on the Gram.It’s been over five years of churning out fierce hits for De Mthuda — from 2019 amapiano juggernaut Shesha to anthems like John Wick, uMsholozi, LiYoshona and, recently, Emlanjeni. Asked how much his life has changed since his breakthrough, he says, “In all ways, especially financially; now I can even assist at home. And I feel I’m getting the recognition I’ve always felt I deserved [as an artist].”
