Nothing is impossible for Sly Mo
Nndanganeni Tshigidimisa, popularly known as Sly Mo, is a Polokwane-based rapper, law student, brand manager for Tosso Brands and Events Marketing Manager at Industrial Chisanyama.
POLOKWANE – Sly Mo began rapping in primary school but only began taking it seriously when he was in high school when he began participating in in cyphers and underground battles.
In 2010 he began recording music and released his first single Be Gone in 2011. He became a regular performer at the pageants hosted by the University of Limpopo and has grown his brand in leaps and bounds, which has seen him opening for the likes of Kuli Chana, Cassper Nyovest and Thebe.
He has done a provincial tour with other local artists, Ceezona and Mapimpana, which was extended to places like Pretoria, Johannesburg and Mafikeng.
In 2013 he became Mr Turf and his rapping took a back seat and in 2016 he became the Events Marketing Manager at Industrial Chisanyama, while also recording music on the side.
His debut album, Good Conversation, produced by Justin Sylvester and co-produced by Shuffle Beats, will be released on 16 September.
Sly Mo currently has a single called Wa nkitsi which features Ceezona and was produced by Mr Nate.
“The album is about being young; the things young people go through and just having fun and I’m planning a national tour which will take place from November to December,” he said. He shared that some of the challenges he faces as a young person juggling all his different interests is that he does not have enough time to fit everything into his schedule as he’d like to. His social life is non-existent and to top it all off he also needs to add time for his schoolwork into the mix.
“I hope to set a new benchmark for hip hop, especially in Limpopo. The plan is to break barriers, doing what has not been done by other artists and to not conform to norms of being a local artist. I hate being referred to as a local artist because I feel like it short sells you as an artist,” he said.
