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CELEB NEWS ENTERTAINMENT NEWS UPDATES CASHTIME K.O 2015 HUGE MOVES By Gundo Victory nominated for 2016 KORA Awards ith just over a year since the release of his solo debut album Skhanda Republic, which has already gone platinum and showcased hit after hit, K.O has managed to nab three awards in 2015 alone from this piece of work. The most prominent being, Record of the Year for Caracara at theSAMA XXI. K.O, real name, NtokozoMdluli, who recently returned from a highlysuccessful publicity tour in the U.K, has been nominated for the Namibian KORA Awards 2016 in the Best Hip Hop category forSkhanda Love featuring South African singer, Nandi Mngoma. The theme of the song is having a partner who will support you and be by your side no matter what happens. The story line is clearly showcased in the video, which was released shortly after the single release to much acclaim. W Kid X In October X released a mixtape “3 Quarter pace” that managed to have 150 000 dwonloads in little over 6 hours of its release Ma E with a Summer HIT Ma E has released a song titled “Ke Summer” ft Maggz and Dj Capital,following his earlier track “Kingpin” which was released in June. All debuted his “Ke Summer” music video on Friday 11 December. With the success of Skanda Love across all media mediums, and just over one million views on YouTube, it has been dubbed the South African hip hop love song of 2015. We are planning to work tirelessly to make sure we bring this one home, and this would not only be a K.O win but one for SA and a strong message from the SA hip hop community to the continent and beyond that we are here to stay," says K.O. Blink Digital Magazine Jan/Feb Issue No.2 32