Tumelo Kepadisa (born 2 May 1981), simply known as Tuks or Tuks Senganga is a South African Motswako rapper born in Mafikeng, in the former homeland of the Bophuthatswana.
He frequently performs in ethnic languages, though mostly Setswana. Tuks Senganga started writing in 1993, drawing inspiration from everyday issues in his immediate environment.
Tumelo Kepadisa Age
Kepadisa was born in Mafikeng on May 2, 1981. In 2024, he will be 43 years old, and he will celebrate his birthday on May 2nd each year.
Tumelo Kepadisa Awards and nominations
- Nominee South African Music Awards – Best Newcomer (2006)
- Winner South African Music Awards – Best Rap Album (Mafoko A Me) (2006)
- Winner Metro FM Music Awards – Best Hip-Hop Album(MC Prayer) (2007)
- Winner Hype Magazine Awards – Best Album (Monopoly) (2009)
- Winner Hype Magazine Awards – Best Solo Artist (2009)
- Nominee South African Music Awards – Best Rap Album (Tshwanelo) (2011)
- Nominee Metro FM Music Awards – Best Hip-Hop Album (Tshwanelo) (2011)
Tumelo Kepadisa Career
His career took off in 2005 with his debut album Mafoko a me. This was the album that earned Tuks the Best Hip Hop Album Award at the 12th Annual MTN South African Music Awards (SAMA).
Tuks Senganga (as he is known by fans in all corners of the globe) started writing poetry at the age of 12 having drawn his inspiration from his daily experiences of having grown up in the Bophutatswana homeland during the apartheid regime which was later re-established as the North West Province in South Africa. However, it was in high school that he started harnessing his hip hop skills, at a time when Hip Hop was still a taboo in South Africa.
Tumelo Kepadisa Net Worth
Kepadisa has an estimated net worth of $300 000.
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