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Sizwe "Reason" Moeketsi
Sizwe Moeketsi (born 30 June, 1987), known by his stage name Reason, is a South African hip hop & pop artist.In 2005 his first mainstream was in Gauteng's most popular radio station YFM. Reason delivered ill jingles on ‘The Unrestricted Freshest Breakfast Show” hosted by the legendary DJ Fresh and side kick Mr.T.His accolades include being named South Africa’s hip hop journal, Hype Magazines King Of The Bedroom and their Top 5 Hottest Unsigned Rappers in the country. The rapper who has been at it since 1999 was also “Emcee of the Month” in March 2006 on YFM’s hip-hop show “Rap Activity” hosted by Lee Kasumba. . Reason attracts the attention of brands and events for whom authenticity matters and is what has so far earned him enviable career highs like freestyling with Masta Ace, hosting [|Channel O]’s Africa wide rap contest MC Africa, and supporting the likes of [|Talib Kweli] and [|Kanye West].

Reasons’ first debut album was an underground success;Understanding B4 Reason Mixtape this earned him plaudits and performances across South Africa and overseas in several Scandinavian countries.

Early life
Sizwe Moeketsi. was born on June 30, 1987,in Tembisa grew up in .[|Katlehong] township 35 km east of [|Johannesburg] and south of Germiston between two other townships of Thokoza and Vosloorus next to the N3 highway in the [|City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality of Gauteng Province] of [|South Africa]. Whilst growing up,he inherited a wide collection of [|Hip-hop] CDs that once belonged to an older cousin of his. It informed the style of music he chose and mastered into an art form and now, a livelihood.When he was interviewed what inspired him to part of Hip-Hop music he told Kooloutwebsite‘I use “Reason” to tell Sizwe’s life stories,’ explains the rapper, ‘Things I go through, think, believe and have come to learn and understand about life.’

2008–09:Career beginnings Mixtapes
In 2008 Reason released his first mixtape underground and CD Understanding B4 Reason Mixtape,under an independent hip-hop record label Beats Against The Beast ‎– BAB 002 founded in 2006 by Tongogara Ntlokoa (better known as Battlekat).In 2009, he released his second mixtape WenzTheAlbumCuminOut? with Beats Against The Beast and Outrageous RecordsIndependent hip hop record label situated in Houghton, Johannesburg,

2011: Audio 3D
In 2011 he joined Motif Records, he went on to release his commercial breakthrough album Audio3Din 2012, with the lead single on the album “Do it Like I Can” going on to rank as #1 on both the Metro FM and YFM top single charts.

2014: Audio High Definition
Reason's third debut studio album Audio High Definition, was released on 11 November 2014, under Sony Music and was launched at an exclusive media gathering in Braamfontein on 21st of November 2014.The album has well known artists features names such as emcee Tumi, South African singer [|Thandiswa Mazwai] (King Tha), Nigerian's emcee M.I., South African electro/rap twins Locnville,Bonang Matheba, Donald, the late HHP and Southern Californian rap trio [|Pac Div].Audio High Definition album reach also the international success. Having performed major headline gigs with Nas, Wiz Khalifa, Timbaland, 2Chains, Kendrick Lamar and Big Sean SA Tour.

Discography

 * Understanding B4 Reason (2008)
 * WenzTheAlbumCuminOut? (2009)
 * The Reasoning (2010)
 * Audio 3D (2012)
 * Audio High Definition (2014)

Awards and nominations
He was also nominated at the 2013 SAMA Awards in the Best Rap Album and Best Male categories. Reason is Awarded Lyricist of The Year at South African Hip-Hop Awards Reason supports multiple international tours:
 * [|Kendrick Lamar]
 * [|Pac Div]
 * [|2 Chainz]

New single releases including the street smash hits ‘No Sleep’ and ‘Bump The Cheese Up’ Reason Headlines the opening of [|Big Brother Mzansi] 2014