Cassper Nyovest Biography, Net Worth, Wiki, Age, Wife, Real Name, Nationality

Cassper Nyovest is a South African rapper, songwriter, businessman and sound engineer who is regarded as one of the most prominent figures in the South African music industry.

Cassper Nyovest Profile

Cassper Nyovest Biography

Refiloe Maele Phoolo, professionally known as Cassper Nyovest was born on 16 December 1990 in Mafikeng, North West Province, South Africa. He is regarded as one of the most successful artist in South Africa.

Cassper Nyovest Parents

His parents are Muzuki and Letsebela Phoolo. Nyovest has a sister Tsholofelo Phoolo, and his late brother, Khotso Phoolo who passed on in 2003.

Cassper Nyovest Career

Cassper Nyovest gained the attention of the industry following the success of his hit singles including 2013’s “Gusheshe” and 2014’s “Doc Shebeleza”. His single “Gusheshe” dominated the 2013 South African Hip-Hop Awards, winning him Song of the Year, Video of the Year, Best Freshman, and Best Collaboration.

However, Cassper Nyovest’s significant breakthrough track was the hit single “Doc Shebeleza”. The song got him awarded the “Most Gifted Male”, “Most Gifted Southern Artist”, and “Most Gifted Videos of the Year” at the 2014 Channel O Music Awards.

The hit single also received the award for “Best Hit Single” and “Song of the Year” at the 2015 Metro FM Awards. Cassper has since solidified his spot in Africa’s list of hip-hop icons worth looking up to.

Cassper Nyovest and AKA

In 2014, Nyovest was embroiled in a feud with long-time rival, AKA. As Nyovest claimed his song “Doc Shebeleza” was the biggest song in South African Hip-Hop, AKA who was promoting his new single “Congratulate”, showed contradiction when he tweeted, “There’s a rapper running around saying he got the biggest song in the country … I challenge you to find his song in the iTunes Top 100”.

Thereafter, Nyovest responded with a tweet stating reasons why his song was bigger than AKA’s. The argument escalated as both rappers were responding to each other multiple times. In August 2014, the pair were scheduled to both perform on SABC 1 music show, Live Amp when a
member of AKA’s entourage allegedly pulled a gun on Cassper and his team.

Further controversy arose in 2015, when Cassper accused AKA of slapping him which led both rappers to release diss tracks. In 2018 when Nyovest was asked about the status of his feud with AKA, he stated the two would never reconcile, which has so far proven true.

Cassper Nyovest Wife

Cassper Nyovest is married to Thobeka Majozi, she is an Instagram star and influencer, they welcomed their first baby boy in 2020.

However, In July 2015, after months of denying any romantic involvement with each other, Nyovest and actress Boitumelo Thulo finally confirmed in a July issue of DRUM that they were dating. The headline on the cover of the magazine implied that the couple was engaged but Nyovest and Thulo later denied this claiming that the magazine used the headline as a ploy to increase sales. The couple broke up in December 2015.

Cassper Nyovest Net Worth

Cassper Nyovest has a net worth estimated to be $15 million. His major source of income is generated from his music career. He is notably known to one of the richest Rappers in Africa. Nyovest’ wife Thobeka Majozi Net worth is $1 million dollars.

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