Okmalumkoolkat

Okmalumkoolkat
Okmalumkoolkat
Birth name	Smiso Brian Mkhasibe
Also known as	Future Mfana,Smart Mampara, Mlazi Milano,Don Spovington
Born	July 27, 1983 (age 38); Umlazi, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
Origin	Durban
Genres	hip hop; techno; digital maskandi; new wave;
Occupation(s)	Rapper; graphic designer; dancer; DJ;
Years active	2007–present
Labels	sjambok studios

Smiso Zwane (born 27 July 1983), commonly known by his stage name Okmalumkoolkat (sometimes stylized as OkMalumKoolKat) is a South African rapper and half of the rap/electronic duo Dirty Paraffin from Umlazi Township in Durban. Smiso Zwane is known for his futuristic raps and talent in songwriting, dance, and design. He has a lot of famous singles such as "Mswenkofontein" featuring $tilo Magolide & uSanele.^[2]

Life and career[]

Okmalumkoolkat was born in Umlazi, Durban. After graduating from college, Okmalumkoolkat moved to Johannesburg where he met Doctor SpiZee, with whom he formed Dirty Paraffin.^[3]

The pair lived together and both shared a mutual passion for art which eventually led to them collaborating several times. After the house in which they lived was robbed, they had to go job hunting. Using the skills he had garnered during his college years, he designed layouts and brands for companies; most notably, Nike.

In 2012 Okmalumkoolkat worked the London production trio LV on their album, Sebenza released under Hyperdub.

2013–present: "Gusheshe" & Holy Oxygen EP[]

Okmalumkoolkat was featured on Zintle Mbekeli's "Amakamera ang'shoote" which was met with positive reviews. Zintle Mbekeli was Msizo's co-worker she met her on Instagram, Zintle is only 15 currently schooling at Petit High and has a great history with Okmalumkoolkat .^[4] He is currently signed to Austrian label Affine Records under which he has released his debut EP, Holy Oxygen. On 30 December 2016 he released his debut album Mlazi Milano which was supported by two singles before release was "Ntwana Yam'" and "Gqi". "Ntwana Yam'" was released mid-August 2016 and "Gqi" was released a month before the album. The single "Gqi" features Durban-formed duo "Amadando" and was accompanied by its music video mid-March 2017. The album was released both in iTunes and officially in music stores.^[5]

Indecent assault conviction[]

Zwane received a six-month jail (five months suspended) sentence in Hobart, Tasmania in January 2016 for indecently touching a female colleague in a Hobart hotel room while attending the 2016 MONA FOMA festival. He returned drunk to the Old Woolstore Hotel in Hobart and was unable to find his room, following which he entered a female artist's hotel room and indecently assaulted her. Zwane's lawyers requested a fine instead of a jail sentence but were knocked back as Zwane was scheduled to leave Australia the next day and the fine could not be enforced once he was overseas.^[6]

Discography[]

Commercial mixtapes[]

Holy Oxygen (EP) (2014)
100k MaCassette(Mixtape) (2015)
Holy Oxygen II (EP) (2017)
Bhlomington (EP) (2020)

Studio album[]

List of studio albums, with selected information
Title	Year	certification
Mlazi Milano	2016	RISA: gold

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As featured artist[]

List of singles as featured artist, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Year	Title	Other artist(s)	Album
2013	"Gusheshe"	Cassper Nyovest	Tsholofelo
2014	"Amantombazane"	Riky Rick	Family Values
	"Amantombazane (Remix)"	Riky Rick, Kwesta, Kid X, Nadia Nakai, Ginger Trill	Family Values
	"Bump the Cheese Up (Remix)"	Reason, AKA,	Non-album single
	"Nice Shandees"	Sibot	Arc Eyes (EP)
	""	JR, Spoek Mathambo	TBA
2016	"Don dada"	K.O	None album

References[]

^ "Interview: Okmalumkoolkat". The Fader. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
^ "Sunglass Hut Presents Smiso Zwane".
^ "Popping Up With Okmalumkoolkat".
^ "Gusheshe ft. Okmalumkoolkat Okayafrica". Okayafrica. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
^ http://blacknationmag.com/pop-culture-news/okmalumekoolkat-signs-to-austrian-label-affin Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Mofo rapper jailed for assault on sleeping fellow artist". themercury.com.au. The Mercury. Retrieved 21 January 2016.

[1] "Interview: Okmalumkoolkat". The Fader. Retrieved 4 April 2014.

[2] "Sunglass Hut Presents Smiso Zwane".

[3] "Popping Up With Okmalumkoolkat".

[4] "Gusheshe ft. Okmalumkoolkat Okayafrica". Okayafrica. Retrieved 2016-02-10.

[5] ttp://blacknationmag.com/pop-culture-news/okmalumekoolkat-signs-to-austrian-label-affin Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine

[6] "Mofo rapper jailed for assault on sleeping fellow artist". themercury.com.au. The Mercury. Retrieved 21 January 2016.

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