Cassper Nyovest

Refiloe Maele Phoolo (born 16 December 1990, in Mafikeng), also known as Cassper Nyovest, is a South African recording artist and record producer. His debut album Tsholofelo was released on 18 July 2014. He is currently signed to his own independent label and media company, Family Tree.

Nyovest dropped out of high school in 2006, left home and moved to Johannesburg. The following year, still at the age of 16, he was signed by the Motswako label "Impact Sounds". After two years without a release, he left to start a label of his own to no avail â€" he moved back home

Months later, Motswako rapper HHP spotted Nyovest at a performance. HHP was impressed and featured him on "Wamo Tseba Mtho" on his album Dumela. Nyovest embarked on international tours with HHP where he gained exposure as an artist. He has also shared stages with international acts such as Kid Cudi, Kendrick Lamar, Nas, Talib Kweli and Wiz Khalifa.

His debut release, Tsholofelo, was released on 18 July 2014. It was number 1 on the iTunes South African albums chart for 2 consecutive months before being knocked off by Duncan's Street Government.

He recently made South African musical history by being the first local artist to successfully fill up The Coca Cola Dome,

Cassper was awarded Best Male (Southern Africa) and Best Artist in African Hip-Hop Awards  in the 2015 All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA).

Local smartphone company AG Mobile has launched its latest handset in partnership with Cassper Nyovest as brand ambassador

“The AG#Hashtag isn’t just inspired by Cassper - he actually played an integral part in the development, design and specifications of the device over the nine months it took to bring it to market. We’re incredibly proud of what we’ve created â€" in fact it now stands as AG Mobile’s flagship device,” said AG Mobile chief executive Anthony Goodman.

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