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Nkateko Hlekani, better known as E-Phoenix, is a South African rapper, producer, and songwriter. Born and bred in Chiawelo Soweto in Gauteng, he started rapping in 2015 in high schools, in rap battles and ciphers and was hyped to be one of the best hip-hop battlers.

Music career
It is in the year 2020 where his rap and music career began when he worked on and released his EP titled ‘The Rise’. His style of rap is unique, as it sees quick and fast paced lyrical delivery, whilst also still able to tell a story for the conscious hip hop listener. The E.P was followed by multiple singles including lazy, witness the greatest all released in 2020 on all streaming platforms, and the most highly rated single ‘Hotwave’ which has been played in 11 countries and counting on Spotify including South Africa, United States, Switzerland, Germany, Canada, France, United Kingdom, Spain and counting.

In the year 2021 in January, he released his first album titled ‘Keepin it real’ which is available on all steaming platforms including iTunes, Spotify, YouTube and many more. The album instantly became a hit with songs such as what is love rocketing to most popular song on platforms such as Spotify. The album features, motivational, lyrical, and jazzy feel vibes whilst still packing a punch with fast rap.

E-Phoenix is versatile as he has also worked with other up and coming artists such as LA-AK whose music has also aired on Vhembe FM, and other artists such as Flow Versatile, and Baby boy.