Former Rhodesfield High matric becomes a masterpiece
He started off as a member of SteezFresh, a fashion group from Tembisa, which hosted events in the township.
A young Tembisa artist, schooled in Kempton Park, is making waves in the entertainment industry.
Thabang Kganakga, also known as Masterpiece, attended Edleen Primary School and Rhodesfield Technical High School, where he completed his matric in 2013.
From a young age, Masterpiece was fascinated by the entertainment industry and was fond of anything related to music, fashion, art and dance. He started off as a member of SteezFresh, a fashion group from Tembisa, which hosted events in the township.
One day, a group decided to make Masterpiece the MC for their event and that was when his love for being behind the mic started. He has been an MC since his matric year and little did he know there was more to come.
In 2018, he met up with Leehleza the Entertainer who convinced him he had the potential to make great music. After some time, Masterpiece gave in and went to the studio with Leehleza and piano king Kabza De Small. Thul’ubheke was recorded and the response was amazing.
Masterpiece said the love for being a vocalist grew.
“Soon after, I met up with Ezra Mlotshwa who introduced me to Shuffle Musiq from Team Mosha and we created a song called Tanqueray. This song caught flames and it became my hit single, which currently sits on 165 000 views on YouTube,” said Masterpiece.
The year 2019 seemed to be the year of growth for the young musician.
“I also teamed up with Vincent Nobhela and Kgopotso Mmutlane (DJ Coach Tsekeleke) from the FBK crew (Forex Broker Killers). Nobhela became my manager and DJ Coach the DJ behind my performances,” said Masterpiece.
Together, they climbed to greater heights and met music producer DJ Maphorisa of Blaqboy Entertainment.
“DJ Maphorisa invited us to the studio and Remix by Kabza Da Small, featuring DJ Maphorisa and Masterpiece, was created.”
