Draft:Kidskinny

Ipeleng Mkwanazi (Born March 09, 2003), better known as Kidskinny, is a South African born musician, graphic artist and producer. Kidskinny is the founder of KeepItDown Recordings, which is a recording company that he branded using the first three letters of his stage name "KiD" affectionately known as 'KeepItDown' skinny.

Kidskinny initially gained recognition in early 2016 when he was a house music DJ but known with a different stage name which was then 'Uncleskinny'. In late 2016, he collaborated with a few djs and producers to make instrumentals and also bagged his first  radio interview while he was still doing his 9th grade.

Early life and education
Ipeleng Mkwanazi (Born March 09, 2003), better known as Kidskinny, is a South African born musician, graphic artist and producer. Kidskinny graduated from Holy Trinity Secondary School in 2020, which is a rural high school located in the North West region. He took a gap year after graduating from high school and fully focused on his music career and graphic designing skills. In 2022, he registered at Boston Media House to study Media Practices. Due to financial constraints, he had to deregister at the end of his 2023 Academic year and

registered for BA-Communication Studies at University of South Africa, 2024.

Musical career
Between 2017 and 2018, he changed his stage name from Uncleskinny to what it currently is, due to the influence and the inspiration he drew from various musical artists and then started producing more Hip hop beats and focused more especially on sampling and flipping vocal chops.

In 2019, a year before completing his matric, Kidskinny released his debut Afro-pop single 'Mariah, Im lost' which he sampled, recorded and mastered on his own. He then started collaborating with his surrounding producers and beat makers and made a name for himself. During that time, not only did he make an appearance but also produced an Experience project for TrapDash, titled FATE EP. They all together shot a music video for 'Trap and a Dream' to accompany the extended play.

2019 - 2020 ; It was never my plan to rap (Extended Play)

On January 13, he solely released an Extended Play called "It Was Never My Plan To Rap" without any features and collabs. He also appeared on some of his frequent collaborative projects.

2020-2021 ;  The Eleventh Hour (Mixtape) and Collaborations

On May 22, 2021, Kidskinny released another extended play titled 'BlvckSoil' which was recorded in Mpumalanga,Nelspruit. The EP features SteveFromNST and LunarSeraphin. On June 2, 2021, he released a freestyle called "Sanguine Freestyle".

On December 17, 2021, he released a mixtape produced by him and features some of his surrounding songwriters and rappers in the neighborhood. The mixtape was titled "The Eleventh Hour Mixtape".

Artistry
Kidskinny describes his sound as African hiphop with a touch of Rap but with a new style. He grew up listening to a lot of deep house music, jazz, hiphop and Rnb but most importantly with his main focus on the instruments that were played. Kidskinny names artists like Drake, Smino, Mick Jenkins, A-reece, the late Riky Rick and AKA as his biggest musical influences.

Other ventures
Kidskinny is the co-founder of an online store that sells smoking accessories known as "The Sash PTA" and he is part of a musical collective and record label called "keepItDown Recordings" along with his second alter-ego FlambyMusix. He has completed online courses on Skillshop which are accredited and certified by Google, such as, Google Ads-measurement certification, Google Analytics Certification, and plenty more. He's also managing social media pages for brands while utilizing his skills and knowledge in SEO, SEM and meta Ads.

Kidskinny is also known for running campaigns on his personal Facebook page, which shows how he can juggle Making-music, Work, and also engaging with his audience.

Extended plays
⦁	It was never my plan to rap

⦁	BlvckSoil

Mixtapes
⦁	The Eleventh Hour

Singles
⦁	The Raiders

⦁	The Big Enchilada

⦁	Article of Faith

⦁	Akutlwi