Anatii Explained

Anatii
Birth Name:	Anathi Bhongo Mnyango
Birth Date:	8 January 1993

Anathi Bhongo Mnyango (born 8 January 1993), known professionally as Anatii, is a South African rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer.

Career

Anatii began his professional musical journey at the age of 14 when he received his first major South African placement with L-Tido, for the song "When It Rains".^[1] His debut studio album Artiifact was released on 9 September 2016.^[2] The album features South African acts AKA, Cassper Nyovest, Nasty C and Uhuru, as well as Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage, Somali-Canadian electronic duo Faarrow and American singer Omarion.^[3]

In August 2017, Anatii was selected as The Young Independents influencer of the year^[4] October 2017 saw Anatii being selected by GQ South Africa as one of the best-dressed men in South Africa^[5]

In November 2017, Anatii, was selected to be a high-level influencer for the LuQuLuQu project set up by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees.^[6] The official launch in South Africa for the project took place on 29 November 2017 at the Four Seasons Westcliff hotel in Johannesburg. 2018 has seen Anatii, listed in Forbes Africa's 30 under 30 creatives list.^[7]

Discography

Studio albums

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Album details
Artiifact	Released: 9 September 2016 Label: YAL Entertainment Formats: CD, Digital download
Be Careful What You Wish For (with AKA)	Released: 28 July 2017 Label: YAL Entertainment / Beam Group Formats: CD, Digital download
Iyeza	Released: 5 October 2018 Label: YAL Entertainment Formats: CD, Digital download

Singles

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Title	Year	Album
"Thunder Thighs"	2012
"Bananaz"	2014
"Freedom"		Artiifact
"The Saga"	2015
"Feeling on Me"
"Hours"	2016
"Jump"
"10 Fingers"	2017	Be Careful What You Wish For
"Don't Forget to Pray"
"Thixo Onofefe"	2018	Iyeza
"Ntloni"

Production credits

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2008

• Morale – Ain't No Thing
• L-Tido – When it Rains feat. Anathi Royal

2009

• Lebo M – Baby I Refuse
• Lebo M – Mind Reader
• Lebo M – Sounds Like Thunder

2012

• Anatii – Thunder Thighs

2013

• Chad da Don – Hola feat. Cassper Nyovest

2014

• • Anatii – Bananaz feat. DJ Khaled Anatii – Freedom
• Cassper Nyovest – Bad One feat. Anatii
• DJ Dimplez – Yaya feat. Dreamteam & Anatii
• DJ Dimplez – Criminal feat. Tumi Molekane, Buffalo Souldier, Reason & Anatii
• DJ Dimplez – Her feat. Cassper Nyovest, Anatii & Maggz
• DJ Dimplez – We Ain't Leaving feat. L-Tido & Anatii
  • DJ Dimplez – Way Up feat. JR & Cassper Nyovest DJ Milkshake – My Own feat. Cassper Nyovest & Anatii
  • Fistaz Mixwell – Alone feat. Riky Rick, Anatii & Chad da Don Fistaz Mixwell – No Filter feat. Anatii, Big Nuz, Moneoa, MKW & Thebe
• HHP – Toto and Gogo (Don't Forget) feat. Anatii

2015

• DJ Speedsta – Special Somebody feat. Cassper Nyovest, Riky Rick & Anatii
  • • Cassper Nyovest – Doc Shebeleza Remix feat. Talib Kweli Anatii – The Saga feat. AKA Cassper Nyovest – Ghetto feat. DJ Drama & Anatii
    • Cassper Nyovest – 428 to LA feat. Casey Veggies Cassper Nyovest – Single for the Night feat. Wizkid Anatii – Feeling on Me
• Dreamteam – Shandis feat. Anatii
  • Cassper Nyovest – Tse Tswembu Tse Blind feat. DJ Drama Riky Rick – Fuseg feat. Cassper Nyovest & Anatii
• Danny K – For The Girls feat. Anatii (2015)
• Chad – Sorry Mom I'm Moving Out feat. Anatii

2016

• • Anatii & Cassper Nyovest – Jump feat. Nasty C Jay Spitter – Amalobolo feat. Anatii

2017

• AKA & Anatii – 10 Fingers
• Portia Monique & Anatii – Everywhere You Go
• AKA & Anatii – Don't Forget to Pray
  • Cassper Nyovest – Destiny feat. Goapele Ma nala – Soze
• Omarion – Open Up^[9]

2018

• Anatii – Thixo Onofefe
• Seyi Shay – The Vibe feat. Anatii, DJ Tira, Slimcase & Danger^[10]
• AKA – Me & You
• AKA – Daddy Issues II
• DJ Dimplez – Vacation feat. Anatii & Da L.E.S

Songwriter credits

2019

• "MOOD 4 EVA" – Beyoncé, Jay-Z & Childish Gambino
• "Brown Skin Girl" feat. Blue Ivy Carter – Beyoncé, SAINt JHN & Wizkid

Awards and nominations

Year	Award ceremony	Category	Results
2015		Best Music Video for "The Saga" ft. AKA		^[11]
		Best Collaboration for The Saga ft. AKA		^[12]
2017		Young Independent Influencer of the Year
	GQ South Africa	Best Dressed Men
		Best Collaboration for 10 Fingers by AKA & Anatii
2018	Forbes Africa	30 under 30 Creatives
	25th South African Music Awards	Male Artist of the Year		^[13]
2019	STMA	The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award for Brown Skin Girl		^[14]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Big time arrives for Anatii. Classic. Mashiloane. 23 January 2013. Sowetan LIVE. 24 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210924121219/https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/amp/entertainment/2013-01-23-big-time-arrives-for-anatii/. live.
2. News: Anatii drops ARTIIFACT eNCA. 9 September 2016. en. eNCA. 19 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160919034842/http://www.enca.com/life. dead.
3. Web site: Anatii releases his long-awaited album 'ARTIIFACT', features Omarion & Tiwa Savage YOMZANSI. 9 September 2016. YoMzansi. 24 September 2021. 24 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210924121213/https://www.yomzansi.com/2016/09/09/anatii-releases-his-long-awaited-album-artiifact-features-omarion-tiwa-savage/. live.
4. Web site: Mzansi's 100 of 2017: Influencer, Anatii – The Young Independents. Zanele. Mji. 16 August 2017. 4 December 2017. 4 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171204224514/https://www.tyi.co.za/mzansis-100/mzansi-100-of-2017/influencers-2017/mzansis-100-of-2017-influencer-anatii/. live.
5. Web site: GQ Best Dressed – GQ South Africa. gq.co.za. 4 December 2017. 5 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171205042134/http://gq.co.za/category/style/gq-best-dressed/. live.
6. Web site: Home. LuQuLuQu. LuQuLuQu. 4 December 2017. 5 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171205042110/http://luquluqu.org/. live.
7. Web site: Under 30 Creatives. Forbes. Africa. 4 June 2018. 31 May 2020. 25 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200625145442/https://www.forbesafrica.com/under-30/2018/06/04/under-30-creatives/. live.
8. iTunes
9. Web site: Check Out Omarion's 'Open Up' Produced By Anatii. 22 November 2017. 28 November 2017. 1 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201034246/https://www.hitvibes.com/news/check-omarions-open-produced-anatii/. live.
10. Web site: Seyi Shay unveils New "Electric Package" EP featuring Flavour, Kiss Daniel. 15 May 2018. 31 May 2020. 26 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200426143431/https://www.bellanaija.com/2018/05/seyi-shay-electric-package-ep/. live.
11. Web site: SA HIP HOP AWARDS. SA HIP HOP AWARDS. 11 February 2016. 26 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160126185557/http://www.sahiphopawards.com/. live.
12. Web site: South African Hip Hop Awards: 2015 SAHHA WINNERS. 9 January 2016. Willy. Cashville. 26 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160126191505/http://www.sahiphopawards.com/2015/12/2015-sahha-winners.html. dead.
13. Web site: All the 2019 SAMA nominees. Bizcommunity. 25 April 2019. 6 June 2021. 3 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210603085336/https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/480/190180.html. live.
14. Web site: The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award - BET Soul Train Awards: Chris Brown, Drake, Lizzo Among Top Winners. The Hollywood Reporter. 17 November 2019. 31 May 2020. 17 October 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231017073937/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/bet-soul-train-awards-2019-winners-list-chris-brown-drake-lizzo-1250099/. live.