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South African, Karabelo Dennis Mofolo (Born January 15 1987) better known by his stage name K.K. is a sound engineer, record producer and entrepreneur. Introduced to music and hip hop by South African hip hop pioneers by Glory, Mycbeth and Proverb, K.K was bound to pursue music as a career so in 2008 he founded Brutus Beef Cake Productions. The label had a successful run and became one of the most successful record companies in the capital city of South Africa, Pretoria, housing big names such as Black Motion, Nyekx from African Roots. Brutus Beef Cake Productions co-produced some of the biggest dance songs to come out of Pretoria and the biggest song to come out of the label was a song Called ‘Dansa’ The label focused on house music because it was the biggest genre at the time, however, in the year 2011 K.K felt the urge to go back to his hip hop roots so he reunited with high school friends Shaun Mojapelo and Lloyd Mokone to establish a rap group called Lokal Celebz, the three also registered an entertainment company called Lokal Celebz Entertainment. Lokal Celebz became a force to be reckoned with within hip hop circles, serving the Gauteng Province with some memorable music, including community radio smash hits such as Cap City Days Joburg Nites, Usher, Lesilos Back. Lokal Celebz took promoters and the South African music industry at large by storm, opening up for acts such as AKA, L-Tido and Maggz at a Conjure Cognac event at Ekhaya Lounge in Hatfield, The group also performed alongside Ifani and Khuli Chana at the Tsididi Ice Springbreaker event in Attridgeville, Lokal Celebz also opened for the likes of Kenny Kunene and Naaqmusik a Zithabiseni Spring Event in Mpumalanga. At the beginning of 2012, K.K best friend and Pretoria hip hop legend Molf Lenegga reached out to him and suggested that they collaborate on a body of work. The two produced the Monopoly Money Mixtape with the help of businessman Temoso Musi and released it in December of 2012. The 8 track mixtape exceeded expectations and became a Pretoria hip hop classic. South African hip hop legend Mycbeth heard it and invested in it, ultimately causing for it to get noticed by the South African hip hop fraternity, affording K.K and Molf Lenegga the opportunity to spend a year living and working in Sandton. The stay in Sandton was very fruitful, none of the material was released but the two gained experience form working and rubbing shoulders with high profile South Africans. While working with Molf Lenegga, K.K caught the attention of late Busi Dikana who took him under his wing and showed him the ropes in the music industry through her company SOBDI. K.K ran errands for the company, submitting SAMA nomintation CDs and liaising with Metro FM for Lulu Dikana’s project at the time. K.K stopped working for SOBDI Busi Dikana due to the passing of Busi Dikana in In 2014 K.K and Molf Lenegga moved back to Pretoria and focused on separate business ventured. The two remained close and they are still best friends to this day. In 2015 K.K used the business acumen that he acquired from working as an music executive to start working as a business manager for Bonema Technologies of which he turned the company around to a valuation of R4million from R15 000 through the contracts that he secured with major companies such as Sasfin Bank, Taxi Choice and Symbotic Ware. In 2017 K.K made a comeback into the South African music industry with the capital that he generated from working as a business manager. He used the money generated to secure lease agreements on musical instrumental deals with some of the biggest music producers in the world, all of whom have worked with artists such as Akon, Pitbull, Lil Wayne, Lacrae, Just Blaze, Bun B, Taboo from Black Eyed Peyes, Chamillionaire, Saigon and Currency. KK is currently working on his first official and highly anticipated body of work titled ‘Redemption’. He has also reunited with his best friend Molf Lenegga to found a record label which promises to be a home the next generation of South African Musicians.