{"id":110105,"date":"2019-12-19T10:55:44","date_gmt":"2019-12-19T09:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/?p=110105"},"modified":"2020-06-03T15:46:41","modified_gmt":"2020-06-03T14:46:41","slug":"what-happened-to-emtee-and-who-is-his-girlfriend-his-age-net-worth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/what-happened-to-emtee-and-who-is-his-girlfriend-his-age-net-worth\/","title":{"rendered":"What Happened To Emtee and Why Did He Leave Ambitiouz Entertainment?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2015, when Emtee released his hit song “Roll Up”, detractors made sure to point out that the rapper’s flow, as well as the song itself, was quite similar to that of some prominent American rappers. Rapper Wiz Khalifa’s “We Dem Boyz” and O.T Genasis’ “Coco” were cited as songs that were somewhat identical to his own, sonically and flow-wise, respectively. But what his detractors could not take away from him, however, was the fact that he used mostly South African indigenous languages to rap which caught the attention of heavyweight African artists like Wizkid and AKA who were quick to line up for a remix that was arguably one of the biggest songs on the continent.<\/p>\n

Since that time, Emtee has gone on to win a flurry of awards, however, his career trajectory has not quite turned out to be what many and the artist himself had hoped it would be. He launched his solo career under the record label Ambitiouz Entertainment but ditching the label in 2019 – amid controversies – left everyone wondering what happened and what will be coming next.<\/p>\n

How The Rapper Launched His Career<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Emtee began from his primary school talent show and in the years that followed, he continued to make strides towards making his dream a reality. In 2010, he collaborated with SA rapper Maraza on a song titled \u201cIn It To Win It\u201d which saw them make a number of media appearances, giving Emtee the much-needed publicity he needed to take his music to the next level. He was then signed by Kgosi Mahumapelo’s Ambitiouz Entertainment – a South Africa-based record label – in 2015.<\/p>\n

That same year, the game-changing moment of his career arrived in the form of his debut single titled “Roll Up” which was released that year. The track got major airplay within South Africa and outside its borders, further garnering Emtee his first award for the Song Of The Year at the 2015 South African Hip Hop Awards.<\/p>\n

Other awards that he has since won include:<\/p>\n