Nadia Nakai: Last News

Over the last couple of years, Nadia Nakai has grown to become one of the most popular faces in the South African Hip Hop sphere.

Turning 30 is a special occasion and a day to remember in anyone’s life. It feels like yesterday when we were being introduced to most of these guys – most of them in their early 20s then – and now they’re all turning the big 3-0. From Cassper Nyovest to Minnie Dlamini, here are 11 local celebrities celebrating their 30th this year.

She’s been in the game for a good few years now but Nadia Nakai finally dropped her debut album ‘Nadia Naked’ earlier this year. Featuring the hits ‘Imma Boss’ and ‘More Drugs’, the album has been hailed as one of the best hip-hop records of the year so far. This week, we get up close and personal with Nadia Nakai as she opens up about her songwriting process, the new album and the greatest lesson Cassper Nyovest has taught her.

Today, Universal Music Group announced that it is launching Def Jam Africa, a new label division that operates within the continent to represent the best hip-hop, Afrobeats and trap talent in Africa. To start, the label will be based in Johannesburg and Lagos; the entirety of its starting roster comes from either South Africa and Nigeria. Those artists are currently some of the biggest names out of each country (many already having deal under their national division of UMG) and includes: Boity (South Africa), Cassper Nyovest (South Africa), Larry Gaaga (Nigeria) Nadia Nakai (South Africa), Nasty C (South Africa), Tshego (South Africa), Tellaman (South Africa), Ricky Tyler (South Africa) and Vector (Nigeria).

It’s an exciting day in the local music industry today as record giant Universal Music South Africa announces that they have developed a local division of the world-famous Def Jam Recordings imprint – and it’s set to be a game-changer for African music.