Reason (South African rapper)

Sizwe Moeketsi Moniker is a South African musician commonly known as Reason, a name he uses as a rapper. He is also known as Sizwe Alakine, an alter ego he adopted after taking up a career in Amapiano.

Reason
Born
Sizwe Moeketsi

Tembisa, South Africa
NationalitySouth African
Other names
  • Reason the Mass
  • Reason HD
  • gaaaAHDbody
  • Sizwe Alakine
Occupations
Years active2005–present
Musical career
Also known as
  • Sizwe Alakine
  • gaaaAHDbody
OriginKatlehong, South Africa
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
Labels

Career

Reason came to prominence after his collaborative work with Ms Nthabi. He has worked with some of South Africa's respected names, including Stogie T, Moneoa, ProVerb, DJ Maphorisa, Kwesta, and HHP.[3][4]

He later adopted the name Sizwe Alakine, after pursuing a career in Amapiano music.

In 2014, he released album titled Audio High Definition featuring the hits like 2Cups Shakur and Glasses to The Ceiling featuring Locnville

[5]

Discography
  • The Reasoning (2010)
  • Audio 3D (2012)[6]
  • Audio High Definition (2014)[7]
  • Audio Re-Definition (Reason Season) (2015)[8]
  • Love Girls (2017)[9]
  • Azania (2018)[10]
  • Alekine World (2022)[11]

Awards and nominations
Year Award ceremony Prize Recipient/Nominated work Results Ref.
2013 South African Music Awards Best Rap Album Audio 3D Nominated
Best Male Artist of the Year Nominated
2015 Best Rap Album Audio High Definition Nominated [12]

References
  1. "Sizwe Alakine seals the deal with Warner Music South Africa [watch]". The South African. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  2. "Motif Let Reason And Riky Rick Go While They Still Owed The Label". SA Hip Hop Mag. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  3. Gitonga, Ruth (14 May 2020). "Reason". Briefly. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  4. "Reason (Sizwe Moeketsi) short description". whoproduced.org. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  5. de Wee, Naledi (7 September 2021). "'Not a name change': Reason sets the record straight on Sizwe Alakine". The South African. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  6. "Reason audio 3D album launch". Online Youth Magazine | Zkhiphani.com. 18 June 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  7. "Rapper Reason gets personal with new single, Endurance". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  8. "REASON releases new album 'Audio Re-Definition' | YOMZANSI. Documenting THE CULTURE". www.yomzansi.com. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  9. "Every Reason to 'Love Girls'". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  10. Langa, Phumlani S. "Does Reason's Azania hit the spot?". Citypress. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  11. "'Sizwe Alakine is a South African brand and that's the story we are trying to push': Reason". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  12. "These are the 2015 Sama winners". News24. 19 April 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2021.


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