The real girl behind DJ Pureezy
JOHANNES KAMBAI | Monday November 9, 2026 08:18
The offline one is quieter. She is a daughter and a sister. She is ambitious in a way that still feels unfinished. She is still deciding what parts of herself the internet gets to keep. She began making content in Form 5 because it was fun and because it made people laugh. That was the whole plan. Then brands started calling and the money arrived at 17. Suddenly the thing she did for enjoyment looked like a possible future. “I realised that something I was doing on my phone could actually make me money,” she says. “There was an opportunity here, and I could actually build something for myself.” The DJing came later and with more intention. Pekay Academy taught her the technical side, equipment, beatmatching, how a set is supposed to move. She is clear that the real education happens under pressure. “Every gig teaches you something different. You learn how to read a crowd, how to recover when something goes wrong and how to trust your ear.” She loves the lift of Amapiano and the feeling that 3-step can pull out of people. What she wants most is recognition: a set that sounds like her, not just like whatever is trending that week.
A good night, she says, is when the room answers back. When people sing, when they trust her enough to follow an experiment. “It’s not just about playing good music. It’s about creating a moment that people will remember even after they leave the venue.” None of it happened in a vacuum. University demanded its own share of her time and attention. There were weeks when assignments, tests and gigs collided. She did not always get the balance right. She is honest about that. Finishing the degree while keeping both careers alive still feels like proof of something.
“I am proud that I managed to finish my degree while still pursuing the things I love. Graduating showed me that I can do more than one thing and still make something of myself.” Her content stays close to real life, which is part of why people stay. But she draws hard lines. Not everything is for posting. She is growing up in public and the version of herself she wants to show is changing. She is open about the ordinary struggles many young people carry, because she believes it can make someone else feel less alone. She is also learning that she does not owe the internet every detail. These days she is deliberately building a life that has nothing to do with content or bookings. Gym. Friends. Ordinary evenings that stay offline.
She is curious about production but refuses to rush a release just because people expect one. Looking ahead she wants bigger stages, work with artists she actually respects, and content that reflects the woman she is becoming rather than the one people first met. “I have always been someone who wants to try different things,” she says. “I am excited to see how far I can take that.”