Distruction Boyz
Distruction Boyz | |
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![]() Distruction Boyz during a 2018 interview | |
Background information | |
Origin | Durban, South Africa |
Genres | Gqom |
Years active | 2015 | –present
Labels | Distruction Boyz Records |
Members |
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Distruction Boyz is a Gqom music duo from Durban, South Africa which consists of recording artists and record producers Thobani “Que” Mgobhozi and Zipho “Goldmax” Mthembu.[1][2] Their debut album Gqom Is the Future was certified gold by RISA.[3][4][5][6][7]
Early life
[edit]Goldmax and Que were born in KwaMashu, the second biggest township in Durban. They established themselves by jamming to their own gqom and house sets at local taverns and shisa nyama's in and around KwaMashu. Having run into each other a lot and appreciated each other's playing styles at these kinds of local gigs, they then decided to merge their skills and form Distruction Boyz.
Career
[edit]Distruction Boyz released their breakout single titled "Omunye" which features Benny Maverick & Dladla Mshunqisi. The song was certified gold by the Recording Industry of South Africa.[8] The duo then released their debut studio album titled, Gqom Is The Future on October 20, 2017, which was certified gold by RiSA on December 18, 2017.[9] At the 2018 Dstv Mzansi Viewers Choice Awards the duo was nominated for Favourite Music Artist/Group.[10] On November 1, 2019, they released a single "Nevermind" featuring Zhao.[11] In 2023,Distruction Boyz announced a temporary split to briefly focus on and hone their solo careers.[12]
Discography
[edit]Singles
[edit]Pakisha
As lead artists
[edit]Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certification | Album | |
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South Africa (EMA) | |||||
"Ngoma Yam’" (featuring Danger & Efelow) | 2016 | — | Non-album singles | ||
"Madness" (featuring Tipcee) | 2017 | — | |||
"Shut Up & Groove" (featuring Babes Wodumo & Mampintsha) | — | ||||
"Omunye" (featuring Benny Maverick & Dladla Mshunqisi) | 1 | RiSA: Gold | Gqom Is The Future | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Studio albums
[edit]Title | Album details | Certification |
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Gqom Is The Future |
| RiSA: Gold |
It Was All A Dream |
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Production discography
[edit]Singles produced
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Year | Title | Artist | Album |
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2016 | "Wololo" | Babes Wodumo (featuring Mampintsha) | Gqom Queen, Vol. 1 |
2017 | "Shut Up & Groove" | Distruction Boyz (featuring Babes Wodumo & Mampintsha) | Non-album singles |
"Midnight Starring" | DJ Maphorisa (featuring DJ Tira, Busiswa & Moonchild) | ||
"Omunye" | Distruction Boyz (featuring Benny Maverick & Dladla Mshunqisi) | Gqom Is The Future | |
2018 | "Pakisha" | Dladla Mshunqisi (featuring Dj Tira & Distruction Boyz) | Non-album single |
Awards and nominations
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Wins | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nominations | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note
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South African Music Awards
[edit]Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2017 | Distruction Boys - Wololo (Dbanj Remix) | Remix of the Year[13][14][15] | Nominated |
2018 | Distruction Boys - Omunye | Record of the Year[16] | Won |
Soundcity MVP Awards Festival
[edit]Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2018 | Themselves | Best Group/Duo[17][18][19] | Won |
BET Awards Festival
[edit]Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2018 | Themselves | Best International Act[20] | Nominated |
Dstv Mzansi Viewers Choice Awards
[edit]Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2018 | "Omunye" | Favourite Song Of the Year [21] | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^ "Meet Distruction Boyz: The savvy young producers taking Gqom to a new audience". BubbleGumClub. Archived from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "DISTRUCTION BOYZ". DJs Production. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "Distruction Boyz's album goes gold". Sunday World. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "Gqom Is The Future Goes Gold". Fakaza. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "Distruction Boyz' Debut Is The First Gqom Album To Go Gold". Okay Africa. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "Distruction Boyz Go Gold With 'Gqom Is The Future'". People Magazine. Archived from the original on 24 July 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "Distruction Boyz go gold". channel24. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "Distruction Boyz's 'Omunye' goes gold". Independent Online. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "Distruction Boyz celebrates 1st gqom album to go gold". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "DStv Mzansi Viewers' Choice Awards Nominees announced". DStv. 14 August 2018. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Distruction Boyz release their latest single, Nevermind, featuring Zhao | JustNje". JustNje. November 1, 2019.
- ^ Martin, Celeste (8 February 2023). "'We'll be back together again soon': Distruction Boyz announce split". EWN,Eyewitness News. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ "New artists dominate Samas 2017 noms". channel24. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "2017 SAMAs: all the nominees". TVSA. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "#SAMA23: Full list of nominees". EastCoastRadio. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "All The Sama 2018 Winners". huffingtonpost. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Distruction Boyz win their first award". channel24. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "Distruction Boyz bag first award". The Chronicle. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "Distruction Boyz win first Nigerian award". BET Africa. Archived from the original on 8 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "NOMINEES BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT". BET. 2018-05-16. Archived from the original on May 21, 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
- ^ "Mzansi Viewers' Choice Awards - the full list of nominees". Sowetan LIVE. 14 August 2018.