Khuli Chana
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Khuli Chana | |
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| Birth name | Khulane Morule |
| Born | 27 August 1982 |
| Origin | Mmabatho, North West, South Africa |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, songwriter |
| Years active | 1992–present |
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| Website | khulichana |
Khulane Morule (born August 27, 1982), better known by his stage name Khuli Chana, is a South African Motswako rapper.
Early life and career[]
Morule was born in the Mmabatho, North West Province and started rapping motswako at a young age.[1] He was a member of a rap group called Morafe.[2] He then proceeded to go solo, after the rap group took a break from releasing music as a unit.[3]
Khuli Chana rose to fame after releasing his major successful album Motswakoriginator, which infuses both the Setswana and English languages. Motswako is a mixture of both languages and the sound and style of music originates from Mahikeng, a small town in the North West Province.
He has shared a stage with US rapper Drake, as an opening act.[4]
Khuli Chana partnered with vodka brand Absolut as one of their ambassadors for the South Africa market.[5]
Khuli Chana was nearly killed when members of the South African police mistook him for a criminal and proceeded to fire nine bullets at his vehicle.[6][7]
Personal life[]
In 2016, Khuli was shot by police while in his car due to mistaken identity. This was a major blow to his name and career as there were speculations about the incident. Luckily he survived the shooting, fully recovered and cleared his name. He settled it out of court and got himself R1.8 million.[8] Khuli Chana married DJ and television personality Lamiez Holworthy in 2019.[9]
Discography[]
- Studio albums
- (2009)
- (2012)
- Planet of The Have Nots (2019)
References[]
- ^ "Khuli Chana Archives". Trace TV. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ "KHULI CHANA". News 24.
- ^ "Khuli Chana talks about his creative revolution". IOL SA.
- ^ Marshall, Rhode. "Khuli Chana: The MotswakOriginator". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ "CREATIVITY AWARDS FINALISTS". Ad Age.
- ^ "Rapper Khuli Chana mistakenly shot by police in South Africa". The South African. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ "Khuli Chana settles with police over shooting". ENCA. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ "SAPS must pay star R1.8m over shooting". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ "'Khuli living it up with new bae'". dailysun.co.za. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
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