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After a two-year break from the music industry, Jeffreys Bay rapper, Teboho Sokopo, is back with his latest single, Love Story<\/span>, which has been streamed over 60 000 times since its release in April.<\/p>\n

As previously reported by,\u00a0Kouga Express<\/span>, Sokopo, better known by his stage name, Keemo Bankz, began his career as a full-time rapper in 2011 and used his bedroom to record his first song,?Money Bag<\/span>, which he released on various digital platforms in 2017.<\/p>\n

Since then, he released multiple singles and extended plays (EPs) from 2018 to 2020. In 2021 he released his first album, Fresh Prince of JBay<\/span>, which was streamed a million times in the first year.<\/p>\n

After the success of this album, Sokopo decided to take a two-year break from the music industry to deal with a personal issue.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had a lot on my plate at the time, and I experienced many tough and lonely moments. I decided to take a break from creating music, because even if I had tried I would not have been able to focus on music at the time,\u201d said Sokopo.<\/p>\n

Thankfully his partner, Spokazi Mtuzula, remained by his side throughout his tough experience and continuously reminded him about his musical talent.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven when I found it hard to believe at the time, my partner reminded me that I am a great rapper, and that people need to hear my music. I am grateful that she supported me,\u201d said Sokopo.<\/p>\n

Inspired by his partner\u2019s unwavering support, he decided to write a song for her based on their love story which was released on all digital streaming platforms in April.<\/p>\n

Love Story<\/span>, Sokopo\u2019s first single in two years, was produced by an American-based production company, Wendingo, and Jeffreys Bay-based producer, Khayalethu Moshani \u2013 better known as Khasta Gee, and by Sokopo using the production pseudonym T-Real.<\/p>\n

To his surprise, since the song\u2019s release on April 27, it was streamed at least 40 000 times in the first month and more than 60 000 times to date.<\/p>\n

To continue connecting with his listeners, Sokopo plans to co-host a new podcast, The Powa Hause, alongside co-host, Onika Mtuzula.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe audio podcast will be made available on all digital podcast platforms such as Spotify, Apple Podcast and iHeart Radio later this year,\u201d said Sokopo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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