I've come a long way, says young rapper Que Rap
Friday, May 25, 2012
Que Rap attended Kindergerten and primary school in Entumbane's Mthombowesizwe Primary School. He did his secondary at Sobukhazi Secondary from 1995 to 1998. He then attended Hilltop College for his A level in 1999 and dropped out in 2000 due to lack of funding. After the death of his father Peter Nyeleti, who was Zambian by origin passed away in 1998. Que and his mother Tafanana Mazhani traced his mother's roots back to Botswana and relocated to the Village of Tati Siding.
Que had already started rapping while living in Zimbabwe where he had helped form the group Hamadrayds that collected accolades around the streets of Bulawayo performing in then clubs called Paparazzi, Hustlers, Alcatrez and Sun City. After relocating to Botswana in 2001 Que Rap, Kapawid and the late Patshimo Roberta Ikgopoleng formed the R&B, Hip-Hop and Dance Hall group called Elite, which went ahead and dropped its debut hit called The Lite in 2003.
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