BhutiMnandi

Ayanda Dladla (21), better known by his stage name BhutiMnandi, is an upcoming hip hop artist, writer and performer. Born and raised in Mpophomeni, Pietermariztburg. He developed an early interest in hip hop music listening to the likes of Shon G, Zola, Nelly, H20, Dr Dre and Eminem. In 2010 he started taking his affection of hip hop to the studio as a rapper and started recording. His sound is mainly driven by the will to share his real life stories, taking the old skool song and make it more present, educate and entertain through hip hop, he has already caught the attention of the more established artists in the game opening and sharing the stage with artists like Joocy, Tzozo, Sjava, Okmalumkoolkat, Beast, WTF, DJ Merlon to name the few.
He finished high school at Mpophomeni High School in 2015. Currently the young hip hop artist enrolled with the Mangosuthu University of Technology (Umlazi) in 2016 for a qualification in Information Technology (Specializing in Communication Networks).

In 2012 he dropped a mixtape with his crew members from (Mc Records KZN) titled "The Original Rappers" which taught them a lot about industry and competition in it. The project did not achieved a lot of attention because we were mostly told to re-work on our craft but that didn't break or distract us. On the 20th of February 2014 he had an interview on TruFm with DJ Anda talking about a single titled Boyznbucks which features his crew member (mtho-man), the single gave him a recognition from the boyznbucks guys clique and fred kayembe (Hype Magazine Editor)

Awards and Achievements
• Feb/Mar 2016 Hype Magazine New Comers Delight Nominee
• Single featured on Hype Magazine Mixtape Vol 65.
• Nominated on the 2014 OMA Awards
• 2x Tv interviews and performances on 1kznTv Street Vibes
• Radio airplays on Ukhozi fm, Gagasi fm, Vuma fm, Tru Fm, Inanda fm, Umgungundlovu & Capital fm