Maglera Doe Boy

Bio

Maglera Doe Boy, born Tokelo Moyakhe, raps motswako from the inside: raised in Kanana township in the North West, he started rapping at 10, mentored by the genre's architects Towdeemac, Khuli Chana and Kay Gee of Morafe. His debut EP Progression arrived in 2015, and his writing has stayed rooted in township detail — dense, cinematic storytelling carried on motswako's bilingual Setswana-English cadence.

The breakthrough was borrowed velocity: his verse on MashBeatz's Never Ride went viral on TikTok, bringing a Universal Music deal through Khuli Chana's Mythrone Records imprint. His debut album Diaspora (2022) coincided with Best Male Artist and Best Remix at the South African Hip Hop Awards and an Apple Music Up Next selection. Maglera Tapes followed in 2024, and in 2025 he earned a BET Awards nomination for Best New International Act, alongside compatriots TxC and Dlala Thukzin.

Verified facts

• Released his debut studio album Diaspora in 2022 under Universal Music South Africa through Khuli Chana's Mythrone Records imprint.Wikipedia
• Won Best Male Artist and Best Remix at the 2022 South African Hip Hop Awards.Wikipedia
• Named an Apple Music Up Next artist in September 2022.Wikipedia
• Nominated for Best New International Act at the 2025 BET Awards, alongside fellow South Africans TxC and Dlala Thukzin.Sowetan
• Began rapping at age 10 in Kanana township, mentored early on by motswako figures Towdeemac, Khuli Chana and Kay Gee of Morafe.Sowetan
• Born Tokelo Moyakhe; released his debut EP Progression in 2015, which Hype Magazine listed among its top underrated EPs and mixtapes.Wikipedia
• Broke through when his verse on MashBeatz's Never Ride went viral on TikTok, leading to his Universal Music South Africa deal.Wikipedia

Notable work

• Diaspora (2022)
• Champion Music 2 (with 25K & DJ Sliqe, 2022)
• Maglera Tapes (2024)
• 2Player EP (2019)
• Makazana

Categories

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