Chef 187
Kondwani Alias Kaira (born 23 May 1986), better known by his stage name Chef 187, is a Zambian hip hop musician, a former Infinix ambassador and former Proflight ambassador[2][3] from the Copperbelt Province signed under Alpha Entertainments Music. A younger brother of Macky 2, he says his name Chef 187 means to kill, cook and serve (chef) while 187 is the slang term for murder used by the American police. Another interpretation states that if music is like food, then he is the chef.
Chef 187 | |
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Born | Kondwani Alias Kaira 23 May 1986 Chingola, Zambia |
Other names | Numeral uno, Lyrical Sensei, The People's rapper, Sabala, Lyrical Joe mbuzi |
Occupation |
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Spouse(s) | Yolanda Kaira |
Relatives | Macky 2 (brother)[1] |
Musical career | |
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Years active | 2010–present |
Labels | Alpha Entertainments |
Career
Chef 187 1st showed interest in music when he was 5, but he only considered it as a career in 2003 after seeing his elder brother Macky 2[1] becoming successful in the music industry. In 2005 he recorded his first song. In 2010 he collaborated with Macky 2, performing a diss track entitled "2010", targeted at rapper Slap Dee of XYZ entertainment records. Chef 187 was born on 23rd May, 1986 Fortunate enough the diss song became successful and introduced Chef 187 to the massive audience after dissing Slap dee of XYZ
Discography
Albums
- Bon Appetit - 2019
- Amnesia - 2017
- Heart of a Lion - 2015[4]
- Amenso Pamo (Deluxe Edition)
Selected songs
- "Kumalila Ngoma" - 2014[5]
- "Foolish me feat P Jay"
- "Big Shofolo"[6]
- "99 jobs"
- "Love you"
- "Court session"[6]
- "Amnesia"
- "Good Teacher Bad Kasukulu"
- "Mundowe ndowe" ft. Mumba Yachi x Dope G
- "Winning feat Wilz Nyopole"
- "Can't Wait to Tell You I Told you" ft. S Roxy
- "Unbeatable" ft. S Roxy
- "Sensei"
- "No Minyo Minyo"
- "I need you"
- "Coordinate" ft Skales
- "One more" ft Mr-P(P-Square)
Awards
References
- "Macky 2, Chef 187 face off". CLEVER ZULU. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- "Proflight's new Fly5". ZNBC NEWS. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- "Proflight unveils Fly5 envoys". Edwin Mbulo. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- "Heart of a Lion Album". KKbox.com.
- "Chef 187 New Song". Lusaka Times. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- "CHEF 187 CHARMS KITWE NEW YEAR'S EVE CLUBBERS". Times of Zambia. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- "Zambian Breweries Revamps Music Awards Ceremony". Chambwa Moonga. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- "CHEF 187, ABEL CHUNGU SWEEP ZMA AWARDS". Davies M.M Chanda. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- "Nominations for Zambian music awards 2015". Lusaka Times. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- "Proflight Zambia congratulates Chef 187". Zambian Eye. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2016.