Usimamane

Omuhleumnguni Simamane (born 12 January 2003) is a South African rapper and songwriter known by his stage name of Usimamane. Born and raised in Umlazi, Durban, Usimamane rose to fame with his breakthrough single "Cheque" released in 2024, which was certified 3× Platinum in South Africa. Quotes “He’s favourite songs were ‘Like That’ and ‘Pressure’. Since I can’t drop ‘Pressure’ I made this few hours ago. It’s out on YouTube.” “This is not a tribute, this the type of sound my boy loved from me,” Usimamane Releases “Slime” Following The Passing Of His Friend “It’s really an honour, I feel so blessed and grateful”, “I’m not into fashion like that, but I’ve always had a dream to be a model one day. I always wanted to be on the runway,” “Getting dressed and putting on new clothes and all of that; that was a little bit tricky for me since I’m camera-shy. I’m not too comfortable when it comes to being on camera,” “I feel so seen and heard, you know. And you know, when you’re doing what we’re doing [rap], not a lot of people believe in what you’re doing. So finally I get to have these global brands doing what they’re doing for me.” Usimamane ‘so blessed and grateful’ after being embraced by industry and global sneaker brand;By Bonginkosi Tiwane External links Category:Living people Category:2003 births Category:Rappers from South Africa