Distruction Boyz
Distruction Boyz | |
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Origin | Durban, South Africa |
Genres | Gqom |
Years active | 2015 | –present
Labels | Distruction Boyz Records |
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Distruction Boyz is a Gqom music duo from Durban, South Africa which consists of recording artists and record producers Thobani “Que” Mgobhozi and Zipho “Goldmax” Mthembu.[1][2] Their debut album Gqom Is the Future was certified gold by RISA making it the first Gqom album to ever achieve this status.[3][4][5][6][7]
Early life[]
Goldmax and Que were born in KwaMashu, the second biggest township in Durban. They established themselves by jamming to their own gqom and house sets at local taverns and shisa nyama’s in and around KwaMashu. Having ran into each other a lot and appreciated each other’s playing styles at these kinds of local gigs, they then decided to merge their skills and form Distruction Boyz.
Career[]
Distruction Boyz released their breakout single titled "Omunye" which features Benny Maverick now known by the name of Dladla Mshunqisi. The song was certified gold by the Recording Industry of South Africa.[8] The duo then released their debut studio album titled, Gqom Is The Future on October 20, 2017, which was certified gold by RiSA on December 18, 2017 making it the first Gqom album to achieve this status. [9] At the 2018 Dstv Mzansi Viewers Choice Awards the duo was nominated for Favourite Music Artist/Group.[10] On November 1, 2019, they realeasd a single "Nevermind" featuring Zhao.[11]
Discography[]
Singles[]
Pakisha
As lead artists[]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certification | Album | |
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South Africa (EMA) | |||||
"Ngoma Yam’" (featuring Danger & Efelow) | 2016 | — | Non-album singles | ||
"Madness" (featuring Tipcee) | 2017 | — | |||
"Shut Up & Groove" (featuring Babes Wodumo & Mampintsha) | — | ||||
"Omunye" (featuring Benny Maverick & Dladla Mshunqisi) | 1 | RiSA: Gold | Gqom Is The Future | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Studio albums[]
Title | Album details | Certification |
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Gqom Is The Future
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RiSA: Gold |
It Was All A Dream
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Production discography[]
Singles produced[]
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Year | Title | Artist | Album |
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2016 | "Wololo" | Babes Wodumo (featuring Mampintsha) | Gqom Queen, Vol. 1 |
2017 | "Shut Up & Groove" | Distruction Boyz (featuring Babes Wodumo & Mampintsha) | Non-album singles |
"Midnight Starring" | DJ Maphorisa (featuring DJ Tira, Busiswa & Moonchild) | ||
"Omunye" | Distruction Boyz (featuring Benny Maverick & Dladla Mshunqisi) | Gqom Is The Future | |
2018 | "Pakisha" | Dladla Mshunqisi (featuring Dj Tira & Distruction Boyz) | Non-album single |
Awards and nominations[]
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Totals[a] | |||||
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Wins | 3 | ||||
Nominations | 6 | ||||
show Note |
South African Music Awards[]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2017 | Distruction Boys - Wololo (Dbanj Remix)
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Remix of the Year[12][13][14] | Nominated |
2018 | Distruction Boys - Omunye
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Record of the Year[15] | Won |
Soundcity MVP Awards Festival[]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2018 | Themselves
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Best Group/Duo[16][17][18] | Won |
BET Awards Festival[]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2018 | Themselves
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Best International Act[19] | Nominated |
Dstv Mzansi Viewers Choice Awards[]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2018 | "Omunye" | Favourite Song Of the Year [20] | Nominated |
References[]
- ^ "Meet Distruction Boyz: The savvy young producers taking Gqom to a new audience". BubbleGumClub. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "DISTRUCTION BOYZ". DJs Production. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "Distruction Boyz's album goes gold". Sunday World. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "Gqom Is The Future Goes Gold". Fakaza. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "Distruction Boyz' Debut Is The First Gqom Album To Go Gold". Okay Africa. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "Distruction Boyz Go Gold With 'Gqom Is The Future'". People Magazine. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "Distruction Boyz go gold". channel24. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "Distruction Boyz's 'Omunye' goes gold". Independent Online. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "Distruction Boyz celebrates 1st gqom album to go gold". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "DStv Mzansi Viewers' Choice Awards Nominees announced". DStv. 14 August 2018.
- ^ ""Distruction Boyz release their latest single, Nevermind, featuring Zhao | JustNje". JustNje. November 1, 2019.
- ^ "New artists dominate Samas 2017 noms". channel24. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "2017 SAMAs: all the nominees". TVSA. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "#SAMA23: Full list of nominees". EastCoastRadio. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "All The Sama 2018 Winners". huffingtonpost. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Distruction Boyz win their first award". channel24. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "Distruction Boyz bag first award". The Chronicle. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "Distruction Boyz win first Nigerian award". BET Africa. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "NOMINEES BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT". BET. 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
- ^ "Mzansi Viewers' Choice Awards - the full list of nominees". Sowetan LIVE. 14 August 2018.
External links[]
- Living people
- Musicians from Durban
- People from KwaZulu-Natal
- South African musicians
- South African boy bands
- South African musical groups
- South African record producers