AirDee
AirDee | |
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| AirDee standing against a wall. Ramolula in 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Edward Mohlomi Ramolula |
| Also known as |
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| Born | 14 May 1991 Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa |
| Origin | Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | |
| Instruments | |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | Cash Time Life (former) |
| Associated acts |
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Edward Mohlomi Ramolula, known professionally as AirDee is a South African record producer and entrepreneur. He is popularly known for the Xhosa worded tag “M’na ndiyayi thandi imali"[1](Directly "I love money"), at the beginning or end of all his music productions.
Ramolula first gained attention for DJ Vigilante's 'Sorry Makhe[2]' by DJ Vigilante and 'Imma Tell Her' by DJ Capital, the latter featuring Psyfo on the chorus. He also produced the popular iFani's single 'Milli'.
Career
2014–2016
Rapper Ifani met Ramolula through BlackBerry Messenger. They would subsequently work on 'Milli' which brought mainstream success for both. Ramolula would then go on to work with Psyfo on the DJ Capital single 'Imma Tell Her'. Ramolula produced 'Sorry Makhe' by DJ Vigilante. Between 2014 and 2016 he had a brief stint as an in-house record producer for KO's Cashtime Life.
Ramolula won Best Producer at the Free State Golden Bean Awards[3] at the 2016 ceremony.
2017–Present
In 2017 Ramolula was named in the list of "9 Producers behind South African Hip Hop Hits by Live Mag".[4] He established his own Production Company 'Airdee Global' saying "I want to put on as many kids from the Free State on before I die or retire". Ramolula worked with Chad Da Don and YoungstaCPT on "F.U" and "F.U.2".[5] In 2018 he released 'Better With Silence' as the lead artist[6] alongside Locnville.[7] Ramolula then worked on YoungstaCPT's 3T Album.[8] Ramolula produced a piano-heavy 'Rare Intro' on the Zoocci Coke Dope and Die Mondez collaborative EP 'Die Dope'. Other notable singles are '1000 Mistakes' by YoungstaCPT[9] and 'Run' by Stino Le Thwenny.
In 2021 Apple announced an Airdee playlist for the Behind The Boards Series[10]
Early life
Ramolula started producing in his teens and holds a qualification in Agriculture from the Central University of Technology in Bloemfontein.[11]
Musical style
Ramolula uses a lot of Kwaito influence in his production. He also employs the piano and 808s for more modern sounding cuts. Some of his music can be attributed to the South African "Skhanda" sound. He often uses hard-hitting drums after laying down the melody. He states "Weak drums can only mean your song won't bang."[12]
Singles produced
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certification | Album | ||||||||
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| South Africa (EMA) | ||||||||||||
| "Imma Tell Her" (DJ Capital featuring Psyfo & KiD X)[13] |
2014 | — | ||||||||||
| "Milli" (iFani) |
1 (YFM Urban Top 40) | Gold[14] | I Believes In Me: 1st Quadrant | |||||||||
| "We Don't Care"
(Notshi) |
— | |||||||||||
| "Sorry Makhe" | 2015 | — | ||||||||||
| "Wildin' Out"
(Money Nyce) |
— | Non-album singles | ||||||||||
| "Whatever"
(Nadia Nakai featuring. DotCom and Psyfo) |
— | |||||||||||
| "Hakuna Mathata"
(AirDee featuring. The Fraternity, Junior De Rocka and K2) |
— | |||||||||||
| "Mnandi" (as co-producer)
Kings Of The Weekend featuring.Kwesta and Okmalumkoolkat |
2016 | — | Kings Of The Weekend | |||||||||
| "Ayeye[15]"
(DJ Vigilante featuring. Cassper Nyovest and Carpo) |
_ | |||||||||||
| "Blame Nobody" | _ | Township Counsellor | ||||||||||
| "Everything On Me"
(Exe featuring. Chad Da Don and AB Crazy) |
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| "Way Up"
(DJ Lyfe) |
2017 | _ | Non-album singles | |||||||||
| "Overdose"
(CyberDJ) |
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| "Better With Silence"
(AirDee with Locnville featuring. YoungstaCPT[16]) |
2018 | 18 (5FM Top40) | ||||||||||
| "F.U."
(Chad Da Don featuring. YoungstaCPT) |
_ | Non-Album singles | ||||||||||
| "Mans World"
(Wordz ft. Ex Global) |
_ | |||||||||||
| "Dankie Mpilo"
(Focalistic) |
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| "Money and The Power"
( Chad Da Don featuring. Chang Chello and A-Reece) |
_ | Ducking Problems (AirDee was Executive Producer) | ||||||||||
| "F.U 2"
(Chad Da Don featuring YoungstaCPT) |
- | Ducking Problems | ||||||||||
| "High Note"
(Kay Faith featurung. YoungstaCPT and BigStar Johnson[17]) |
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| "1000 Mistakes"
(YoungstaCPT) |
[18] 2019 | - | 3T (Things Take Time) | |||||||||
| "Run (Gijima)"
Sthino Le Thwenny |
- | |||||||||||
| "Fede"
(Chad Da Don featuring. Focalistic) |
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| "Sheba"
(Manu Worldstar[19]) |
- | Young African Story (EP) | ||||||||||
| "F.U 2"
(Chad Da Don featuring YoungstaCPT) |
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| "Rare Intro"
(Zoocci Coke Dope with DieMondez) |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "Genius South Africa – South African Producer Tag Directory". Genius. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- ↑ "The 5 young producers behind your favourite SA hip hop hits – Livemag". livemag.co.za. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
- ↑ Guduka, Sidwell (2015-11-10). "Golden Bean pays homage to FS music acts". News24. Retrieved 2021-01-05. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "9 young South African producers behind your favourite hip-hop hits – Livemag". livemag.co.za. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
- ↑ "#BehindTheProducer | AirDee Global On His Consistent Sound x Chad Da Don Business Relationship – Skinnygenes.tv". Retrieved 2020-02-17.
- ↑ "Locnville Tap AirDee and YoungstaCPT For New Banger 'Better With Silence'". The House Of Pop. 2018-04-03. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
- ↑ "Locnville, AirDee and YoungstaCPT Join Forces For New Banger 'Better With Silence'". People Magazine. 2018-04-03. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
- ↑ "BehindTheAlbum | AirDee Global Breaks Down His Production Work On Youngsta 3T Album – Skinnygenes.tv". Retrieved 2020-02-17.
- ↑ "YoungstaCPT responds to claims that '1000 Mistakes' music composition was stolen". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ↑ "Airdee: Behind The Boards". Apple Music. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ↑ "A Sit Down With Producer Extraordinaire @AiredeeGlobal With @MsHelen_N". www.slikouronlife.co.za. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
- ↑ "Airdee". The Othority. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
- ↑ tumza7gp (2014-03-28). "NEW MUSIC : DJ Capital ft Kid X and Psyfo - Imma Tell Her | YOMZANSI". www.yomzansi.com. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
- ↑ Zeeman, Kyle. "iFani goes gold!". Channel. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
- ↑ "New Release: DJ Vigilante - Ayeye Video [ft Cassper Nyovest & Carpo]". SA Hip Hop Mag. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
- ↑ "Multi-Platinum electro-hop duo, Locnville present their latest single 'Better With Silence' | Warner Music South Africa". Retrieved 2021-01-05.
- ↑ "Spotlight on Kay Faith". www.redbull.com. Retrieved 2021-01-05. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "YoungstaCPT responds to claims that '1000 Mistakes' music composition was stolen". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ↑ Manu Worldstar – Sheba, retrieved 2021-01-05
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