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Thamsanqa Silanda famously known as “Yung Tyran” is a Zimbabwean Born South African rapper, 
singer, songwriter, record producer. Tyran is recognized as one of the few artists 
with a loyal independent audience to make it onto the mainstream. He first gained 
recognition as an artist after having one of his singles titled “Brenda Fassie” top 
the Yfm charts in 2015. Between 2016-2018, he put out 3 mixtapes that grew his 
following on social media and eventually caught the attention of the legendary 
hip hop artist K.O (formerly of Teargas) who showed interest in wanting to sign 
him.In 2019 he releases his debut EP Late Bloomer, which debuted at number 
4 on iTunes charts in South Africa. Tyran continued his run by dropping a series 
of singles and videos every Sunday titled “Sincere Sundays” which made him an 
internet sensation. 
In August 2020, Tyran released his sophomore EP titled Zodiac. Dubbed “The 
internet’s best-kept secret” Zodiac is a well put together 7-tracker EP. In a 
recent interview, Tyran described the title, ‘Zodiac’ stating that the stars and 
planets are believed to influence human behaviour and as far as the emotional 
solar system goes Yung Tyran described himself as the centre triggering all 
sorts of emotions with his music. The project is short and sweet with a distinct 
sound and features from Flvme, KLY and Lordnelle from Cape Town. On the EP 
Yung Tyran is able to blend different sounds ranging from hip hop to RnB.