Cassper Nyovest

Cassper Nyovest
Cassper Nyovest performing in 2014
Born
Refiloe Maele Phoolo

(1990-12-16) 16 December 1990 (age 33)
Mahikeng, North West, South Africa
EducationGrade 10
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
  • record producer
  • businessman
  • boxer
Years active2013–present
Height1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
PartnerPulane Mojaki [1]
Musical career
OriginMahikeng, North-West Province
Genres
Instruments
Labels
Boxing career
Boxing record
Total fights3
Wins2
Wins by KO0
Losses1
Draws0
Websitecasspernyovest.com

Refiloe Maele Phoolo (born 16 December 1990), professionally known as Cassper Nyovest, is a South African rapper, songwriter, entrepreneur, record producer and amateur boxer.[2] Born and raised in Mahikeng, North West, he is regarded as one of the most successful artists in South Africa.[3] In 2014, he established his own record label, Family Tree Records.[4] Nyovest rose to fame with the release of his debut studio album, Tsholofelo (2014) which produced the hit singles "Gusheshe" and "Doc Shebeleza".[5]

With his success of selling out tickets for his concert, Fill Up the Dome (2015) which was held at Ticketpro Dome in Johannesburg.[6] The success of the event pursued Nyovest with the affix "Fill Up" to instigate more concerts in different stadiums annually, including Orlando Stadium (2016) and FNB Stadium (2017), also both in Johannesburg, Moses Mabhida Stadium (2018) in Durban, and Royal Bafokeng Stadium (2019) in North West.[7]

Nyovest released his eponymous studio album, Refiloe, released on 31 October 2015, at his Fill Up The Dome concert. The album collaborates with several artists including The Game, DJ Drama, Stonebwoy and Casey Veggies.[8] He followed this success with his critically acclaimed third studio album Thuto (2018), and his Kwaito-focused fourth studio album, Sweet and Short (2019).

  1. ^ "Nyovest's new chapter: Cassper gives rare glimpse into his life as a 'proudly married' man".
  2. ^ "Trace Cassper Nyovest – Sports news, hip-hop, rnb, tropical and african music". Trace TV. Archived from the original on 1 April 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Cassper Nyovest biography". Cut FM.
  4. ^ "The Rise of Family Tree Records". The Plug Mag. 10 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Album Review: Cassper Nyovest – Tsholofelo". Platform. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Cassper fills up the dome". eNCA.
  7. ^ "Cassper gets set to fill up Moses Mabhida". IOL.
  8. ^ "Cassper Nyovest drops 'Refiloe' track-list". Connect. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.