Blxckie

thumb Sihle Sithole (born 24 November 1999), known professionally as Blxckie, is a South African rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer from Sydenham Heights, Durban.[1] His debut studio album B4Now (2021) was certified gold in South Africa. Quotes I first dyed my hair green back in 2022 around the time I did an EP called For Love. My background filters through to the way I live, you know, the respect, the humility. For the goals I want to achieve, I get very aggressive about it. “Blxckie" is the shortened version of a name that I had when I started rapping. It wasn’t ‘cool’ to start off as just Sihle. I then went by Blackie Chan after writing a hit phrase in one of my songs that said, ‘Kickin’ raps like Jackie Chan.’ Blxckie is gunning for glory with a sound & look that demands attention I listened to a lot of soul, deep house and R&B when I was young. It was played around the house, my bigger brother and so on. That’s what I gravitated to first. I’m a student of the game, so I always see myself as being at the right place at the right time. I have no competition ’cause I studied enough to find a gap that I can only fit into and I can only do the things I do on songs or just as a character in general. I guess, over the years the platform I have and the number of people I’m talking to gets a little bigger, so I have to adjust to that, I’m also always looking to improve my skills as an artist, so I explore different techniques and learn things often just to impress myself. For me, work ethic is everything. I wake up early and get into studio. As a musician, you are a businessman, so you have to get up and go to work. I can do the other things, chill, dance, enjoy, but it’s important to stay working. I am attracted to the product firstly. But I also like what they represent, and I feel like I relate to it, and them to me. [Interview] Blxckie on inspiration, success, personal style and the future External links Category:Living people Category:1999 births Category:Rappers from South Africa