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Kabelo Motha aka Kabza De Small is often referred to as the “King of Amapiano”. He is considered one of the best-selling music artist and pioneers of the Amapiano genre. He played an instrumental role in popularizing the Amapiano genre as a whole, with his breakthrough in 2018. Kabza began his career as a DJ in 2009, venturing in the genres: Afro-fused house and EDM. He gained his production credits by releasing his first EP Avenue Sound, and gained attention by releasing the popular songs Amabele Shaya and Umshove. Motha has several collaborative studio albums with record producer DJ Maphorisa namely Scorpion Kings , Piano Hub , The Return of Scorpion Kings and the most recent Once Upon A Time in Lockdown. Motha’s second EP Pretty Girls Love Amapiano include the popular single 15th Avenue and Alex. Spotify South Africa named Kabza De Small as the most-streamed South African artist in the platform for 2019. Motha’s highly anticipated debut album I Am The King of Amapiano: Sweet & Dust, was released on the 26th of June . The album has been widely acclaimed, and has broke a new record of being the first album where all 26 tracks were in the Top 30 of the Top 100 music charts. The album includes the smash hit “Sponono” which features African superstars Wizkid, Burna Boy, Cassper Nyovest and Madumane (DJ Maphorisa) and multiple features from local talent including Shasha, Focalistic, Daliwonga and more. His latest offering 'King Of Amapiano II: Part 1', comes in June 2022