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Birth name Madutlela Mapuru Ronaldo Born 16 April 1998 (age 21)known professionally as Antonio Chrissy, is a South African rapper, songwriter and record producer. Born in Seokodibeng, Burgersfort, Burgersfort and raised in Seokodibeng ,Limpopo, he gained public recognition after releasing his mixtape, Born to die (2016) which produced the successful single, Death took my sis.

After releasing 2 mixtapes and 1 EP, Ronaldo released his critically acclaimed debut album Dare me (2016),again and Barbie hoes (2017) which was associated and supported by his first tour, The Barbie tour.

He was the youngest recipient for an award at the 2015 South African Hip Hop Awards, namely the Best Freshman Award.

Life and career

1997–2015: Early life and initial mixtapes Madutlela Mapuru Ronaldo was born on April 16, 1998 in Limpopo, a borough of Limpopo, Antonio Chrissy released his first song when he was nineteen. The song, titled “She Busted” was produced by RayLyfe. The song took months to make due to Antonio’s perceived lack of rap flow at the time. Antonio Chrissy hired a singing coach to help improve his singing voice and soon finished the song “She Busted.” [5] In 2015, Antonio moved back to Johannesburg in an attempt to start making hip-hop his full-time career. He and rapper, Grim“GRL” Acheampong then created the Grim Reapers Label and set up a home studio.[9][5] Antonio Chrissy released his first full-length project, a mixtape titled Confidential, in February 2016, which launched his career and was on Forbes list of up-and-coming rappers. [10] The mixtape was recorded during a time where Antonio was dealing with a difficult break-up which helped influence the mixtape and Antonio future sound all together. [5] Antonio then released a collaborative project, from different countries

Main article: Dare me (album)

On February 12, 2017. Ronaldo released his single Get at me which was later revealed it was going to be the lead single from his upcoming debut album. On September, Ronaldo then released his debut album, Bad Hair under Mabala Noise Entertainment, after making fans on Twitter to email him their portraits showing their bad hair periods. [13] He then combined all the portraits in an artistic manner of assembling his face.

[Europe Music Awards.[19] Ronaldo was ranked no. 3 on the 2017 MTV Base: SA's Hottest MCs .[20] 2018–present: Bad niggas Main article: Dare me On June 1, 2018, Ronaldo pre-released 2 singles, Jungle and Tomorrow.

Discography

Main article: Antonio Chrissy discography Studio albums First God (2016) Rare (2018) Real nigga (TBA)

Tours Headlining tours The death (2018–present) Awards and nominations ] Year Award Ceremony Prize Work/Recipient Result 2015 South African Hip Hop Awards 2015 Best Freshman [29] Himself Won 2016 South African Hip Hop Awards 2016 Lyricist Of The Year [31] Himself Nominated 2017 16th Metro FM Music Awards Best New Artist [32] Bad Hair Extensions Won Best Male Album [32] Bad Hair Extensions Won Best Hip Hop Album [32] Won Song of the Year [32] Hell Naw Won BET Awards Best International Act: Africa [33] Himself Nominated

List of hip hop musicians List of musicians Portal:Music

References

Doing The Most(2017) References 1. ^ a b “Antonio Chrissy – Chart history”. Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2017. 2. ^ Jeffries, Ronaldo. “Antonio Chrissy– Biography”. AllMusic. RhythmOne. Archived from the original on 8 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018. 3. ^ a b “The Break Presents: Antonio Chrissy”. XXL. June 17, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2017. 4. ^ “Up-And-Coming Rapper Antonio Chrissy Starts To Dominate Charts”. Retrieved August 2, 2016. 5. ^ a b c d e “Antonio Chrissy: Restless in New York”. PigeonsandPlanes. Retrieved 2017-09-22. 6. ^ “Antonio Chrissy’s 2017 XXL Freshman Freestyle and Interview”. 2017 XXL Freshman Class. Retrieved 2017-09-22. 7. ^ “Who is Antonio Chrissy? South African rapper leads the hip-hop and R&B charts”. Newsweek. Retrieved 2018-03-04. 8. ^ MONTREALITY (2017-09-25), ANTONIO CHRISSY x MONTREALITY ⌁ Interview, retrieved 2017-09-26 9. ^ XXL (2016-09-13), Antonio Chrissy, New EP and More, retrieved 2017-09-22 10. ^ Buli, Liv. “Up-And-Coming Rapper Antonio Chrissy Starts To Dominate Charts”. Forbes. Retrieved 2016-11-30. 11. ^ “Antonio Chrissy Unleashes ‘Straight Facts’ EP: Exclusive Premiere”. Billboard. Retrieved 2016-11-30. 12. ^ http://defpen.com-antoniochrissy-partners-up-witgdl-records/ 13. ^ “Antonio Chrissy Cypher”. XXL. October 4, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2017. 14. ^ By Jessie MorrisFollow Jessie on Twitter and Instagram. “Stream Antonio Chrissy’s New ‘TBA’ EP”. Complex. Retrieved 2016-12-03. 15. ^ “Antonio Chrissy– Chart History: Billboard 200”. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 4, 2017. 16. ^ “40 Best Rap Albums of 2016”. Rolling Stone. December 22, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2017. 17. ^ “XXL Freshman 2017 Cover Revealed”. XXL. June 13, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017. 18. ^ “Antonio Chrissy Shares Artwork & Release Date For Debut Album “Confidential” ”. HotNewHipHop. Retrieved September 16, 2017. 19. ^ “Antonio Chrissy WELCOMES BABY GIRL”. xxlmag.com. February 19, 2017. Retrieved June 25, 2018. ^ "Antonio Chrissy s ' ' Is Out And People Love It". TheHuffingtonPost. Retrieved 7 July 2018. 20. ^ "His new album is here & we're obsessed! Here are 5 reasons why!" . TimesLIVE. 21. ^ "Best Rapper In South Africa Now: Top 10 South African Rappers 2018". TINA Magazine. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018. 22. ^ "Antonio Chrissy Announces His New 'Tall Racks Records' Label & First Artist Signed". Hype Magazine. 23. ^ "Antonio Chrissy announces His Album Tour dates". Political Analysis South Africa. 24. ^ "Antonio Chrissy On His Axe Ambassadorship". People Magazine. 25. ^ "2015 SAHHA WINNERS". SA Hip Hop Awards. Retrieved 26 February 2017. 26. ^ "2018 HitNaija Updates". Antonio Chrissy Becomes Record Label Owner. Retrieved 21 August 2018. 27. ^ "Sahha 3 nominated 2016". SA Hip Hop Awards. Archived from the original on 12 November 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016. 28. ^ a b c d "FULL LIST: Metro FM Award winners 2017". Channel 24. Retrieved 26 February 2017. 29. ^ "BET Awards 2017 | Best International Act – Africa | Nominees". BET.com. Retrieved 28 February 2018.

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Antonio Chrissy

Birth name Madutlela Mapuru Ronaldo[1] Also known as The Reaper Born 16 April 1998 (age 21) Origin Limpopo, Burgersfort , South Africa Genres Hip hop trap Occupation(s) Rapper Producer Singer Songwriter Instruments Vocals Years active 2014–present Website www.antoniochrissy.co.za

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