Mochen

MOCHEN IS A RAPPER, SONGWRITER, AND PERFORMER FROM MABOPANE, NORTH OF PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA. BORN HAPPY NKUNA, HE HAS QUICKLY RISEN THROUGH THE RANKS OF THE MUSIC IN DUSTRY AS ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING NEW VOICES IN SOUTH AFRICAN HIP HOP . KNOWN FOR HIS VIRAL RAP VIDEOS, RAZOR-SHARP LYRICISM, AND SIGNATURE RED BANDANA, MOCHEN HAS BUILT A CULT-LIKE FOLLOWING WITH A STREET-HARDENED IMAGE AND AUTHENTIC VOICE THAT RESONATES ACROSS GENERATIONS. HE FRST GAINED ATTENTION IN THE PRETORIA STREETS WITH HIS GRITTY “SPITORI RAP” VERSES, CONSISTENTLY DELIVERING HIGH-IMPACT PERFORMANCES AND VISUALS THAT BLURRED THE LINE BETWEEN MUSIC AND CINEMATIC STREET ART . HIS ABILITY TO CREATE VIRAL MOMENTS ACROSS PLATFORMS LIKE TIK TOK AND INSTAGRAM LED TO COLLABORATIONS WITH TOP TIER ARTISTSI NCLUDING FOCALISTIC, 25K, AND PABI COOPER. MOCHEN’S MUSIC IS ROOTED IN HIP HOP BUT REFUSES TO BE BOXED IN . HIS WILLINGNESS TO COLLABORATE ACROSS GENRES — INCLUDING AMAPIANO — HAS LED TO STANDOUT WORK WITH MELLOW & SLEAZY , VENOM X SHISHILIZA , AND OTHERS. HE HAS BEEN BOOKED AT MAJOR FESTIVALS INCLUDING BACK TO THE CITY, MAFTOWN HEIGHTS, COTTON FEST AND LENTEDAG, EARNING HEADLINER STATUS AND RESPECT FROM THE OGS . HIS BREAKOUT SINGLE “BLACK MARKET” FEATURING FOCALISTIC, 25K, AND MASHBEATZ, HAS SET THE TONE FOR WHAT’S NEXT. WITH A DEBUT ALBUM ON THE WAY, MOCHEN STANDS AT THE EDGE OF A MAJOR CAREER LEAP — NOT JUST AS A RAPPER, BUT A S A POWERFUL CREATIVE FORCE IN THE SOUTHA FRICAN MUSIC SCENE.