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ARTIST PROFILE
KAST1. Name
TSHEPISO KEVIN MOLAPISI
2. Artist-type
SOLO ARTIST
Date of Birth
01-02-82
3. NUMBER OF PROJECTS
TWO ALBUMS
4. RECORD LABEL
RAMCO RECORDS
5. Location
6. Member of
P-SIDE, MAC-SQUAD AND MAC-O-T
7. Also Known As (AKA)
KASTALION, S’JABANA
8. Biography
Tshepiso Molapisi is young Motswana man born to a single mother Mmmemme Molapisi in 1982 on the 1st of February. Born in marina hospital in
1999 saw the realize of the p-side hip-hop compilation under the leadership and direction of Dj Sid. Mac-o-T had two tracks in the compilation which quickly built a name for them within local music cycles. During this time Kast formed a music crew called Mac squad which the likes of Scar and Vee where a part of. After completing high school he than worked as a production assistant at the popular youth radio station Yarona FM. Driven by his love for music Kast started a event management company and record label called Kastalion Entertainment Promotions. The company enrolled the likes of Vee, Mosako, H.T, Exodus, twiz etc.
2002 Kast recorded and promoted a radio single called “ntsha nkgo”. This track quickly branded Kast as a solo artist. This got him a recording deal under a bigger record company. 2003 he realized a full album under So-Hype records called The Curse. Kast quickly grew into a household name and a major agent of popular youth culture. The curse was arguably the first local hiphop album to achieve national popularity beyond the urban centre to even the most rural areas in the country. This album had three singles that made it to number one on local radio top 20 chat, and even one single on a
Two years later 2005, Kast got an offer from the country’s biggest record company Ramco Records. 2006, saw the realize of his current album “daz it”. Daz it was an unprecedented success selling over ten thousand copies a few weeks after realize. Four singles made it to the top 20 chat with two reaching number one. Kast’s second album had one of the most successful national launch tours, reaching over 15 areas in the country. Daz it saw Kast invited twice for interview on channel O, with a music video making it to its top 10. In 2007 Kast conceptualized and registered the Kast Foundation. The Kast foundation is a non-governmental organization that uses music, the arts and edutainment as the main agents of change, aimed towards fighting social ills.
9. ACHIEVEMENTS AND ACCOLADES
1. 1st place hiphop competition, two years running 1998 and 1999
2. 2nd place dance category, k-TV talent show 1998
3. 2nd place dance category, YWCA talent show 1998
4. Mr. st. Joseph’s college 1999-2000
5. Head boy, Joseph’s college 1999-2000
6. Choreographer Mr. BDF 1999
7. C.E.O KASTALION ENTERTAINMENT PROMOTIONS
8. Production assistant, yarona FM 2001
9. MR U.B 2001
10. MODEL OF THE YEAR 2001
11. MUSIC VIDEO on channel O top 10
12. CHAIRMAN, KAST FOUNDATION 
1. Name
TSHEPISO KEVIN MOLAPISI
2. Artist-type
SOLO ARTIST
Date of Birth
01-02-82
3. NUMBER OF PROJECTS
TWO ALBUMS
4. RECORD LABEL
RAMCO RECORDS
5. Location
6. Member of
P-SIDE, MAC-SQUAD AND MAC-O-T
7. Also Known As (AKA)
KASTALION, S’JABANA
8. Biography
Tshepiso Molapisi is young Motswana man born to a single mother Mmmemme Molapisi in 1982 on the 1st of February. Born in marina hospital in
1999 saw the realize of the p-side hip-hop compilation under the leadership and direction of Dj Sid. Mac-o-T had two tracks in the compilation which quickly built a name for them within local music cycles. During this time Kast formed a music crew called Mac squad which the likes of Scar and Vee where a part of. After completing high school he than worked as a production assistant at the popular youth radio station Yarona FM. Driven by his love for music Kast started a event management company and record label called Kastalion Entertainment Promotions. The company enrolled the likes of Vee, Mosako, H.T, Exodus, twiz etc.
2002 Kast recorded and promoted a radio single called “ntsha nkgo”. This track quickly branded Kast as a solo artist. This got him a recording deal under a bigger record company. 2003 he realized a full album under So-Hype records called The Curse. Kast quickly grew into a household name and a major agent of popular youth culture. The curse was arguably the first local hiphop album to achieve national popularity beyond the urban centre to even the most rural areas in the country. This album had three singles that made it to number one on local radio top 20 chat, and even one single on a
Two years later 2005, Kast got an offer from the country’s biggest record company Ramco Records. 2006, saw the realize of his current album “daz it”. Daz it was an unprecedented success selling over ten thousand copies a few weeks after realize. Four singles made it to the top 20 chat with two reaching number one. Kast’s second album had one of the most successful national launch tours, reaching over 15 areas in the country. Daz it saw Kast invited twice for interview on channel O, with a music video making it to its top 10. In 2007 Kast conceptualized and registered the Kast Foundation. The Kast foundation is a non-governmental organization that uses music, the arts and edutainment as the main agents of change, aimed towards fighting social ills.
9. ACHIEVEMENTS AND ACCOLADES
1. 1st place hiphop competition, two years running 1998 and 1999
2. 2nd place dance category, k-TV talent show 1998
3. 2nd place dance category, YWCA talent show 1998
4. Mr. st. Joseph’s college 1999-2000
5. Head boy, Joseph’s college 1999-2000
6. Choreographer Mr. BDF 1999
7. C.E.O KASTALION ENTERTAINMENT PROMOTIONS
8. Production assistant, yarona FM 2001
9. MR U.B 2001
10. MODEL OF THE YEAR 2001
11. MUSIC VIDEO on channel O top 10
