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Msimelelo Hector Mankqoyi(born 25 June 2000), known by his Stage name M.S.I Cjay. He is a South African rapper, songwriter, and record producer.

Early Life and Career

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Msimelelo Mankqoyi was born on 25 June 2000 in Khayelitsha, the biggest township in Cape Town. He is the second child of his Mother, and his brother Masxole Max Mankqoyi died in 1999 the year before Mankqoyi was born. At the age of nine, he started writing songs and rapping after school and during break time. He attended Joe Slovo Engineering High School and he proceed with his F.E.T levels in Y2K College Cape Town where he finished his 12th grade. His nickname MSI came from his identical name Msimelelo, it is abbreviated as My Self & I. His second name Cjay, came from friends in School and he was given for the way he characterized himself as Carl Johnson (Grand Theft Auto), by that time he was a bully and a threat to those who don't see eye to eye with him. In 2014 while attending High School, the rapper was affiliated with the neighborhood gang with his friends. Cjay and his friends would go to the Slums in Khayelitsha close to the CBD to perform gang criminal activities. In 2019 he left all criminal activities after his friend was killed brutally in front of a store in his neighborhood and he then focused on his music career In 2020 he worked as a waiter at Nando's so that he can make some extra bucks to push his talent. He ended up resigning for his reasons.

On 28 April 2023, he went all in with his music career, making his debut EP SATIVA available on Digital Streaming Platforms. It's his first project to be distributed all songs on major platforms. On 15 August after releasing his fourth playlist he took to social media and thanked his listeners and teased his second mixtape titled THIS IS FROM ME he is working on and it's a special Thanksgiving to his listeners and the mixtape will be released next year 2024.

On the 26 August 2023 the rapper posted on Facebook a picture where he was in the studio with his longtime friend and a 440 Records signee Rantie De Don. He started recording his second mixtape THIS IS FROM ME that day till January 2024. The mixtape contains of 16 tracks and with no features, the rapper wanted to give his full body of work individually. Three promotional singles were released "NEVER NEVER", "RIP SIM" & "SKOLI" . "SKOLI" debuted on no.19 on ReverbNation Cape Town local charts.

Influence

He state Lil Wayne, Jay Z, Kendrick Lamar, and Travis Scott, he said "I listen to Weezy because he makes you feel comfortable and with his rhyming skills he is untouchable ya know what a mean". Lil Wayne is his biggest influence in Hip hop music.

440 Records

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Rad Tunes Records is a imprint record label founded by M.S.I Cjay, on 25 June 2018. The Label distributes through SoundCloud, Audiomack and UnitedMasters.


Rad Tunes Records
File:Logo.jpg
Founded25 June 2018
FounderM.S.I Cjay
StatusActive
Distributor(s)UnitedMasters
GenreHip hop

Trap

RnB
Country of originSouth Africa
LocationCape Town
Official websitehttps://unitedmasters.com/m/radtunesrec

Roaster

Current Artist

Artists Year Release
MSI Cjay 2018 3
Boyzinbeatz 2020 3
Rantie De Don 2023 2
Young Mane 2021-2022

2024

1
Lisa K 2024
Calvin 2024 1
Yung Sway Punk 2024

In-house Producers

MSI Cjay

Boyzin

Photographer(s)

John P

History

T.R.A.P (Thugging Real Among Pimps)

It is his successful project at the moment, according to the streams and the date of its release. The project announced that it was accumulating 1.K streams in less than a Month. The rapper took to Social Media and post two tracks the same day, the other one was titled "FREE" a track which he recorded while he was in Eastern Cape and the second single was "Pull Up". FREE was submitted in RnB Philly it was certified 2X Platinum by the radio station's curators.

Winter Flowers

The Label is distributing music on Audiomack, SoundCloud, and Soundbuzzs.Boyzinbeatz released his Playlist titled Winter Flowers under the Label with the founder of the Label MSI Cjay featuring Mow UsY and Peezy G. The Playlist is the first Playlist to be available for selling under the Label. The Intro of the Project debuted at no#129 Local, no#1.2K National, and no#14K Global on ReverbNation. In the third week it was charting at no#86 Local, no#847 National and no#14.4K. The Playlist has been charting as no#1 on SoundBuzzs since the day of its release.

Single Chart

Artist Project Single Charting On ReverbNation
Boyzinbeatz Winter Flowers Winter Flowers (Intro) •Local: 129

•National: 1.2K

•Global: 14K

MSI Cjay THIS IS FROM ME SKOLI •Local: 19

•National: 228 •Global: 4997

MSI Cjay Trophies On The Wall REAL FREESTYLE •Local: 17

•National: Global:

HollyBoyz Boyz N Da Ghetto Kas'lam •Local: 28

Discography

Year Project Artist Release Details
2021 T.R.A.P (Thugging Real Among Pimps) MSI Cjay • Release Date: 30 January

• Label: Rad Tunes Records/UnitedMasters

• Format: Streaming

2021 Winter Flowers Boyzinbeatz • Release Date: 20 March 2021

• Label: Rad Tunes Records/B-Beatz Ent

• Format: Streaming

2021 Rad Tunes Records: Get Rich Or Dir Tryin MSI Cjay

Boyzinbeatz

Ace Kevo

YOUNG MANE

Plm Golden Kid

Released
2022 This Love Thing King Lilottiey • Release Date: 17 February

• Label: Rad Tunes Records • Format: Streaming

2022 THE LeakAGE PackAGE MSI Cjay • Release Date:

• Label: Rad Tunes Records & B-beatzent • Format:

2023 The Sun Goes Down MSI Cjay • Released: 2023
2023 Palm Trees Boyzinbeatz • Released
2023 SATIVA MSI Cjay • Released: 28 April 2023
2023 Uptown Funk Boyzinbeatz • Released: 5 July 2023
2023 Ghetto Manganga Rantie De Don • Released: July 2023
2023 GoOD IntEnTioNs MSI Cjay • Released: 10 August 2023
2023 The CDXL LP UPTOWN021 • Released: 30 September 2023
2023 Cafetiria Rantie De Don • Released: October
2024 THIS IS FROM ME MSI Cjay • Released: 13 February
2024 FUNKY under the MOONLIGHT MSI Cjay • Released: September
2024 Boyz N Da Ghetto HollyBoyz • Released: 8 November

Personal Life

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MSI Cjay once posted on his Facebook Page, that he is suffering from depression. The rapper seems to be in the good zone right now because he is better than before. On 3 September 2022 he lost his cousin, he later revealed that after the incident his depression went up and still today he haven't recovered.

Discography

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Playlist

Project Details
T.R.A.P (Thugging Real Among Pimps) • Release Date: 30 January 2021

• Record Label: Rad Tunes Records

• Format: Streaming (SoundCloud & Audiomack

The LeakAGE PackAGE • Release Date: 9 August 2022

• Record Label: Rad Tunes Records

• Format: Streaming (Audiomack) only

Far Away From Home • Release Date: 8 April 2023

• Record Label: Rad Tunes Records

• Format: Streaming

GoOD IntEnTioNs • Release Date: 10 August 2023

• Record Label: Rad Tunes Records • Format: Streaming

THE DECISION: SUMMER 23 LP • Release Date: 16 November 2023

• Record Label: 440 Records • Format: SoundCloud

FUNKY under the MOONLIGHT • Release Date: 5 October 2024

• Record Label: 440 Records Format: SoundCloud Audiomack

Mixtape

Project Details
The Sun Goes Down • Release Date: 26 January 2023

• Record Label: Rad Tunes Records • Format: Streaming

THIS IS FROM ME • Release Date: February 2024

• Record Label: 440 Records • Format: Streaming

EP

Project Details
Sativa/Hemp+ • Release Date: 28 April 2023

• Record Label: Rad Tunes Records • Format: Streaming

Collaborative Demo

• Palm Trees - [Boyzinbeatz & MSI Cjay] (2023)

• Uptown Funk - [MSI Cjay & Boyzinbeatz]

• THE CDXL LP - [UPTOWN021]

• nostalgic ME - [440 Records & MSI Cjay]

• Trophies On The Wall - [440 Records & MSI Cjay]

• Yellow Tape - [440 Records & Various Artists]

Reference

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  1. ^ "Guess What EP".

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  1. ^ "L.O.V.E (Lies Obsession Veracity Endure) EP".
  2. ^ "Trunks". Dropbox.com. 14 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Golden". Dropbox.com. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  4. ^ "RI$K World Clothing | Mens Streetwear and Women's Fashion Online". Risk World Clothing, We was named as a brand ambassador of Risk Clothing.
  5. ^ "WHAT_LOVE_IS.mp3". Soundcloud.