Sunny Boy (rapper)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Pendukeni Andreas Sunday Shipushu |
| Also known as | Mfanyana |
| Born |
13 March 1983 Oshakati, Oshana, Namibia |
| Origin | Ongwediva, Oshana, Namibia |
| Genres | kwaito, hip hop, hikwa |
| Occupation(s) | rapper, songwriter, performer, lyricist |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Mshasho, Yaziza |
| Associated acts | The Dogg, TeQuila, OmPuff, Tre VDK |
| Website | myspace |
Sunday Shipushu (born 13 March 1983), well known as Sunny Boy is a Namibian rapper from Ongwediva. Sunny Boy performs a brand of music known as hikwa, which he engineered by fusing hip hop and Kwaito. He rose to fame after collaborating with Gazza on his song "Koko" in 2004. He increased his buzz with his hit single "Balance" in 2005 when he signed with Mshasho Productions.
He is known for his socially conscious lyrics, story telling abilities and a complex flow. He has to date released four albums from which he gained critical acclaim as a lyricist. He plans to release his fourth album in 2012. Sunny runs his own record label Yaziza Entertainment. He is the former Ambassador of the Namibia Red Cross Society's for the youth.
Sunny Boy was born, Pendukeni Andreas Sunday Shipushu, in Oshakati, a town in northern Namibia, and grew up in its neighbour Ongwediva. Since he was a small boy, he has always wanted to make music that touches people's hearts. He used to sing and dance at school concerts. While at primary school, he and three other friends formed a dancing group called The Converse Boys, and with their Kwaito inspired moves, they entertained fellow students at social events. Even then, they dreamed of one day making it big in the music industry. However that dream was cut short by the untimely death of one of their group members.
While a student at the University of Namibia, Sunny befriended The Dogg, a fellow student and up-coming artist at the time who then introduced him to Gazza. Gazza was impressed when he heard him Sunny rap on a hip hop track. Gazza then decided to do a collaboration with him on a song "Koko". The song became a huge hit in Namibia and through that Sunny Boy started to hang out with The Dogg and Gazza. He would travel with them for performance. After Gazza launched his record label, Gazza Music Productions he immediately offered Sunny Boy a record deal. Sunny Boy refused the deal to sign with The Dogg's Mshasho Productions. An act that latter became the centre point of the conflict between Gazza and The Dogg.
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