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Ti Gonzi,(real name Tinashe Gonzara),is a mul -award winning rapper from Zimbabwe popularly known for
Hipu Hopu YekuGhe o fame.He was born on the 13th of April in 1993 and bred in the dusty streets of
Mufakose where he a ended his primary educa on at Ruzivo primary school,his form 1 and 2 at Mhuri
imwe secondary school and completed his form 3 and form 4 educa on at Mount Pleasant High school
when his parents moved there with work.

Imwembeu,as he is referred to in some quarters,began freestyle rapping as a teen which earned him a name
in the surrounding neighborhoods before na onal fame,however,he started recording proffessionally in
2008 and released his first 6-track album which was produced by Spencer Masango at Track Records in 2009
when he was 16 years old.The album however was not a success due to poor marke ng and distribu on and
in 2012 he released his second offering tled M.P.M (Moyo Pfungwa neMweya/Motsi Piri Muyedzo) album a
12 track album which also did not reach mainstream success.

In 2014,Ti Gonzi scooped his first ever award,the Best Freestyle Ar st Award at the ZimHipHop Awards which
was decided by the crowd present a er a freestyle ba le on the day.All hell broke loose late 2015 when he
dropped the hit single,"Zvenyu" which became very popular na onaly in the streets as well as on all local
radio sta ons."Zvenyu" se led on number one on the Star Fm charts for over 9 weeks and dominated the
charts on Power Fm and Zi Fm Radios eventually making him the rapper the biggest winner at the 2015
ZimHipHop Awards walking away with 3 accolades.

1. Best Collabora on Award, (Zvenyu featuring Baller).

2. People's choice Award
3. Best Freestyle Ar st

The last category was removed in 2018 where no
rapper had the guts to ba le Ti Gonzi for the
award.Hipu Hopu YekuGhe o album which the
"Zvenyu" hitmaker released in 2016 was his most
successful album which spawned hits such as
"Hurombo" which he featured the song-bird
Cindy,Dj Tamuka produced,"MaEx Angu
single,"Photo
Album","Chirungu","Kwatabva","Ende Makaoma"
featuring Dancehall musician,Ras Caleb including
"Zvenyu" as well just to name a few.

In 2017 Hipu Hopu YekuGhe o boss dropped
"Best Mero" album which carried singles such
as,"Tisvikewo","All i need","Chii","My
Statements" and the likes.The album was
produced by Bilberry and Gray Beats and it
perfomed fairly well.

In 2017,Shoko Fes val chose Ti Gonzi to represent
Zimbabwe at an African Fes val which was hosted
in Senegal. In 2019,Ti Gonzi collaborated with
Ishan on the single tled,"Kure" which became a
na onal hit, arguably the song of the year outside
the ZimHip Hop boundaries making Ti Gonzi the
first ever Zimbabwean rapper to reach a million
views on Youtube.

Sadly on the 17th on March,2019,the talented
rapper was heavily a acked on his way home
from Oskid Produc ons studio which le him
ba ling for his life.

He got stabbed in the head by a knife and
this led to his half side of the skull being
removed from the head so that the blood
which clo ed in his head could be
cleaned. The skull was placed in his
womb and be lived like this for 3 months.

During this period he dropped singles
which became very popular such
as,"Kufamba Murima" which got over
300 000 views,"MaBazooka Enzo
nemaPumacol" as well as many features
with popular musicians such as Jah
Signal,XQ, Sniper, Maskiri, Willis
Wa afi,Trey Young and a whole lot of
other upcoming talent.

Ti Gonzi is arguably one of the
Zimbabwean Hip Hop Greatest of all me
within a short space of me making
ZimHipHop an acceptable genre to the
Zimdancehall followers who contribute
the larger popula on on Zimbabwe.

He announced that Hipu Hopu
YekuGhe o Volume two has been
recorded, mixed and mastered but did
not specify more details on the project.

His music is characterized by deep
emo ons,agression,wordplay, wi y
rhymes,metaphors and similes as well as
social and poli cal commentary.

He has also shared stage with the likes of
Cassper Nyovest, Mafikizolo, Platnum
Diamond, Emtee, Winky,Jah Prayzah to
men on a few. He has also performed in
South Africa,Mozambique, Senegal and
United Kingdom.

The sky remains the limit for the talented
rapper as he is well known for his ability
to shake crowds during performances.

Currently he is the first Zimbabwean hip
hop ar st to win the Best Male award at
the Nama Awards where he was contes ng
with the one of the most biggest ar st in
Zimbabwe(Winky D).

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