Sho Madjozi aka “Maya Wegerif” is a popular South African rapper and poet. Also known as “MayaThePoet”, she is recognized for rapping in her native language Tsonga while she rose into fame with her Swahili house acclaimed song “Huku”.
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- Birthday: 9 May 1992 (Age 26)
- Ethnicity: Tsonga
- Nationality: South African
- Profession: Rapper and Poet
Sho Madjozi Net Worth and Salary
What is the net worth and salary of Sho Madjozi? The promising rapper and poet has certainly accumulated a hefty amount through her rap career and performing at various events.All set to release her debut solo studio album “Limpopo Champions League” with Flourish and Multiply record label, Madjozi will surely end up being one of the highest earning artist in the South Africa entertainment industry.
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Sho Madjozi Age, Height, and Weight
Elevating her career to advanced heights, Sho Madjozi hasn’t disclosed her actual height and body weight. An emerging diva in the entertainment industry, she has the equally fascinating physique and personality which surely has something to do with her growing hype.Of mixed race, Madjozi has taken off her career enforcing her incredible writing skills, strong vocabulary, and impeccable style. Described as “one of those women most people in the new South Africa who would think of as weird”, she has torn the fashion orthodox through her traditional apparels and rapping in the Tsonga language.
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Her enthralling posts and fashion sense can’t help anyone from stalking her on social media as she fills life into anything she pats through her bubbly attitude and infectious smile. This 26-year-old wannabe rapper has big brown eyes, defined fuller lips, and appealing curvy physique.
Though born in an underprivileged village, her confident demeanor and sturdy passion of art have placed her as a young, versatile, and sharp South African Tsonga artist. She proudly flaunts her Nigro braids, dusky complexion, and culture that reflect the prominence of her origin.
Celebrates traditional and contemporary lifestyle with grace, Madjozi has won the heart of her audience with her carefree rapping style and vibrant dresses. In her leisure, she enjoys traveling, reading, visiting her mom and granny, watching basketball games, and interacting with her fans.
Sho Madjozi Family: Who Is Her Husband?
Has been featured in the song “Probleme” by DJ Maphorisa, Madjozi might be walking down the aisle with her boyfriend anytime soon. She has been dating a photographer and video producer, Garth von Glehn, with whom she currently resides in Johannesburg.
Looks every inch an upcoming star in the South African rap arena, she has been acing her personal and professional life with a great passion and ambition. If she and Glehn keep supporting and loving each other as of now in future as well, days are not so far when they will be standing as husband and wife.
Born and raised in Shirley, Limpopo Province, South Africa, Madjozi’s birth name is Maya Wegerif. She holds a South African citizenship while her father is of white ethnical background and her mother is black Tsonga.
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As her parents divorced after some years of her birth, she was brought up by her mother who remarried. She has a younger half-sister from her mother second marriage. She spent most of her teenage years residing in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
After completing her secondary school, she moved to South Hadley, Massachusetts in the United States where she joined Mount Holyoke College to study African Studies and Creative Writing. Later, she traveled back to South Africa and earned a fellowship in writing at the University of Johannesburg.
Began her writing and poetry career under the pseudonym “MayaThePoet”, her early creation were usually spoken word poem that incorporated race, politics, and identity as a fundamental theme. Returning to South Africa from America, she began rapping with the stage name “Sho Madjozi”, working alongside Okmalumkoolkat.