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10 Things You Do Not Know About The Distruction Boyz
Check Out These 10 Things You Do Not Know About The Boys That Caused Distraction In South Africa, The Distruction Boys
- The distruction boyz consists of Manique Soul, Que and Goldmax (real names Lindelwa Mbhele, Thobane Mgobozi, and Zipho Mthembu)
- They are three childhood best friends
- They started this when they were all still Grade 10 high school students
- They are all self-taught
- Apart from being more melodic than gqom, sgubhu is a more commercially viable sound
- Distruction Boyz have seen their audience grow and their star rise
- They have worked with industry heavyweights like Dj Tira, Mampintsha and Dj Sox and are now closely affiliated with the record label Afrotainment
- They believe they would not have met Tira if they wouldn’t have met Tira if they were only making gqom
- Distruction Boyz are still producing gqom but are no longer releasing it with commercial intentions.
- The young producers now emerging out of gqom’s first wave are more industry savvy than their predecessors