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News24
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- News24
Priddy Ugly opens up about fatherhood, second bundle of joy and new music
Present fatherhood is one of his biggest flexes. Over and above his rap lines, his fans have grown to love this about him. In fact, his relationship with his daughter, Afrika Moloi, Priddy Ugly (born Richardo Moloi) has garnered as much endearment on social media as his relationship with his wife, media personality and celebrity choreographer, Bontle Modiselle-Moloi. The two lovebirds have been together for 16 years, married for about five years with one daughter, expecting their second bundle of joy. Ever since their recent pregnancy announcement, Bontle has served nothing but pregnancy goals alongside her small family. Speaking about how they approached pregnancy differently this second time around, Priddy Ugly admits to Drum that no pregnancy is the same. 'It wasn't necessarily scary, but no pregnancy is the same. With the first pregnancy, the adrenaline was high. Bontle was working. She was on the radio at the time with Scoop Makhathini and eight months into the pregnancy, Scoop didn't even know she was pregnant. That's how well we were able to hide it then. 'With this one, she started showing a lot earlier. In fact, if it had been up to us, we wouldn't have announced it even now. It still would've been a secret, the issue is that we had already been seen in public, people had started seeing us, people were stealing pictures, stealing videos, and we decided to announce it before anyone did it for us and made it their own. We were like, 'Let's control the narrative, let's make it our own, let's make it fun'. We then made a cool announcement, people loved it, and they showed us love,' he adds. Having had Afrika at the heigh of covid, fatherhood the first time around wasn't the easiest journey for Priddy. Not only were they isolated from their families' help but Bontle was also booked and busy at the time. In a couple of interviews, Bontle has opened up about the mom guilt she soldiered through that stemmed from needing to go back to hard-on work shortly after her daughter's birth. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bontle MaAfrika Moloi (@ At the time, Bontle was shooting Netflix's Jiva! series which became a huge success. 'It was very difficult for Bontle. While she was pregnant, she was busy with production, and everything was put on hold because they had to wait for her. Two weeks after her birth, she had to go back to Cape Town to finish shooting. We moved to Cape Town with her so that we're close by and when she needed to go shoot, I would stay with our daughter. She'd be gone from 5am at call time and come back around 8pm, tired. But it was during this time that my bond with our daughter grew very strong till now.' After working as hard as the couple have in the past few years for a stable future together, they now finally get to both enjoy the breeze of their second pregnancy, with less pressure from their careers. 'We recently moved into our new home. God has blessed us with so much work last year that we've gotten time to now just stay at home and spend time together as a family, bills are paid, things are covered and we're working on our next projects. I have a studio in the new house which means I can work all the time from home, we're just taking it all in, we don't have to work too much. It may come as a surprise to many that Priddy is still making music after he came out announcing the hanging of his mic last year. In all honesty, Priddy shares the decision was a result of not seeing eye-to-eye with his management and issues arising on the business side of music. Ever since then, he's had a revelation to return to his passion. 'We've been together for so long that we do everything together on a daily basis. The management tried as much as possible to keep us apart. We had a Youtube channel, we made music together as Rick Jade and had brand collaborations we shared. But they learned that it wasn't possible to separate us so now we're finally doing the things we've been putting off since covid and do them together now,' he beams. Excited to break the news of new music, he shares that the title sequence and songs used on Showmax's Adulting are a glimpse of his recent work. With these, he's teasing an album that could drop anytime as he awaits to welcome his second child.
The South African
06-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The South African
The Tswyza Show might be the best music podcast out there
Home » The Tswyza Show might be the best music podcast out there The Tswyza Show-Tswyza, pictured alongside rapper Priddy Ugly, uses his platform to foreground some of the country's best rappers. Image: Tswyza/ Instagram Fans of local rap might be familiar with the Tswyza Show. This cleverly crafted podcast sees rappers interviewed in rhyme. A beat is played, and a session of poetic and rhythmical sparring ensues. Tswyza, whose given name is Kope Makgae, poses wordy questions to his guests, who in turn respond with insightful stanzas of their own. The interviews still reveal just as much, if not more, than a traditional Q&A. Tswyza – who you might know better as Mrekza from Generations: The Legacy- appears relaxed on his podcast. Reclining on a couch, the mic in front of him is the perfect tool for a conversationist. But to converse on beat while weaving metaphors seamlessly into his questioning is impressive. He approaches his art with the seasoned composure of someone who has been enamoured with rap for years. 'I remember my earlier years when music was always bumped in the crib. My mom used to like blasting American music, and so did my family. We would go to festivals together,' he recollected. He used to perform at his church when his fascination with the arts intensified. 'I've been making music since I was a kid, but started realising that I was way ahead of my time, and people didn't understand it then. So, I held back.' The adept wordsmith is of the notion that timing is everything. 'But I've never dropped the pen game but only sharpened the artillery to where it is now, hence I'm releasing a project called The Best Album Ever. It's a culmination of experience, life's work and the pen game.' He's been preparing for this moment, and the fruits of his labour regarding his podcast might make it more intriguing to take in. 'Now this is the actual evolution. I've always wanted to give a unique offering and distance myself from the competitive nature of what music was or is, because you're judged on everything other than the actual creativity. 'So, I started the Hip Hop News Wrap up (summarising headlines annually) till the rise of podcasting made me think, how can I have a fresh approach to this game using my strengths, which are music, acting, and advertising?' Tswyza's Bachelor of Arts in media and communications aided him in bringing his vision to fruition. He has hosted a variety of talented rappers on his show. It would be hard for anyone to choose a favourite, as local rappers have taken to this task with the skill it warrants. 'I wouldn't say I have favourites, and I'll tell you why. This show has made me realise how different all these rappers are; hence, I am critical in selecting my guests so as not to give you a repeated experience of what rap is. This displays a different approach in each episode. 'That's why you can't compare a Zakwe to Pitch Black, a Zulu Mecca to an N'veigh or Berry Jive. I want to keep going, unearthing these distinctive styles within hip hop, and I'm truly humbled by the experience,' he intimated. Views are always a point of consideration when it comes to podcasting or being a YouTuber. Fortunately, The Tswyza Show is pulling in 18 million impressions. 'We've got millions of views spread out via third-party posts on other people's platforms, and that is just organic because we haven't sponsored our episodes.' Rappers are notoriously difficult to lock down for engagements of this nature. Tswyza does his best to ensure his output isn't hindered by scheduling. 'The biggest challenge is availability, because these guys are busy and still make time to accommodate me. And putting out these interviews bi-weekly isn't easy, but planning and prayer are my go-to resolve.' He hoped to find the right pocket of time to hold the short attention span of audiences. 'I'm not a fan of anything that goes on over an hour. This is life, and people want a quick, straight-to-the-point fix, and that's what I'm offering.' There are plans for a mixtape of all the interviews on The Tswyza Show. 'That's coming soon on DSPs, The Best Album Ever in July and The Tswyza Show Music Festival this September with all the guests performing,' he revealed. Our conversation winds down with Tswyza sharing some of the aspects of local hip hop that he enjoys and those that irk.'I could always do without anything that lacks substance. Hip hop and rap aim to connect, reflect, relate, and express. This constant chase for hype and clout that doesn't encourage, advance or impact anybody is a waste of ears to me personally,' he lamented. 'I'm a firm believer that n*****s should go with what they feel and never stop putting out content because it might have an impact in immeasurable ways.' Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 11. Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X and Bluesky for the latest news
