Zedmonk Ssabatontomi is an award-winning East African artiste, freelance actor, cultural activist, freestyler, and humanitarian. Right here is his full biography, academic background, household, and extra you can find out about him.
Born Akram Kabuubi on the 18th of November 2003 in Entebbe, Uganda, Zedmonk Ssabatontomi is a son to Zaina Nabatanzi, a social businesswoman, and Muhamood Zamunyo Nantajja who’s Uganda’s celebrated multi-award successful actor beneath a famend film firm Zubair Household.
He received the title Zedmonk Ssabatontomi after becoming a member of music and humanities. He stayed together with his dad and mom till he left dwelling to develop himself.
Training Background
Zedmonk Ssabatontomi attended Makindye Residents Major College – Salaama for his PLE, Trinity Excessive College in Masajja for his Type 1-2, then Princess Diana Excessive College in 2019 for his Uganda Certificates of Training. He’s nonetheless pursuing his training.
Music Profession
He began rapping in 2019 throughout his Senior 4 trip and launched his first track known as ‘Byokola’ – a dedication to Andy Occasions Music label and promoter Zest for giving him his first musical breakthrough.
In June 2020, he represented his hometown, Bulenga on the Road Credit score Present during which he participated in over 150 road battles finally incomes titles because the Verbalking of RapWhatISee and RapwhatISay and two alternatives on two music tasks known as road credit score unhealthy and road go down remix that includes DJ Crim.
On third March 2021, he launched one other track, ‘Work Si Myaka’ about having self-belief as an inspiration and later participated within the MTN pulse Rap Battles 2021. He was a part of the eighth version of the Youth and Hip-Hop boot camp at Lunkulu Island at which he realized advertising and digital distribution expertise and collaborated with fellow rappers on two songs, ‘Lay Low’ and ‘Apio’.
Zedmonk Ssabatontomi launched a Ug Hip-hop gospel drill track titled’ Bow Earlier than God’ as a start-up of the yr 2023.
Awards, Nominations and Endorsements
Zedmonk Ssabatontomi received this Rookie of the yr at this yr’s MTN UG Hip-hop Awards and his new monitor ‘Amazima Agakaawa’ is a victory lap for him.
Moreover, after successful the Rookie of the 12 months ’22 within the MTN UG Hiphop Awards 2022, Zedmonk has been nominated in Judelucanmag Nigerian Awards 2022 because the Subsequent Rated Entertainer.
- Favourite Hip-hop artist of the yr award – UrbanChoiceAwards22 [Winner]
- Male gifted Rising Artist in Bivulu Awards23 [Nominee]
- Nominated Hip-hop artist of the yr Ghana Younger Entertainers awards 23 [Winner]
- Calorina Music Video Awards class INTL Music Video of the yr [Winner]
- Founding father of the 12 months Awards Kenya class Leisure Founderof the 12 months because the CEO of TRTEntertainmentAfrica [Nominee ]
- Hip-hop Artist of the month Worldwide Singer Songwriters Affiliation Awards (ISSA) in Atlanta, GA USA.
- Notable Africa Music Awards 3 occasions Nominee [Notable East African, New Artist and Rap song of the year 2024]
Endorsements
Zedmonk Ssabatontomi is the present model ambassador of IMpressa Gallery Studio and KY Zamunyo Islamic Clothes, Uganda.
Hip-hop evokes
Zedmonk therefore his nicely know monicker ‘Ssabatontomi’ which stands for epic rhyming skills. The rapper is Identified for his distinctive freestyles which might be each educative and entertaining.
Humanitarian
He believes that his expertise is God-given with a mission of combat youth unemployment, help households, combat for girl-child and Girls rights and foster constructive progress within the communities. Impressed by the late ] Esther Nakajjigo who was Uganda’s Ambassador for girls and ladies in uganda, he began a non-profit group known as ZedmonkCares in his title to additional this trigger.
Inspiration
His mentored by the senior music analyst Senior Sula of ‘Stone Age Leisure’ a person who has proved and stood there for the Hip-hop group.
Entrepreneurship
Zedmonk Ssabatontomi began his model clothes line Store Zedmonk Ssabatontomi on the sixth of August 2022 and his followers had been are nonetheless in a position to buy his merchandise.
Guinness World File
On third Might, 2024 the rapper attempted the Guinness World Records Longest Rap Marathon by an individual setting a brand new document of rapping for 75 hours.
On twenty first Might,2024 because the world was celebrating the World Tradition Day, Zedmonk Ssabatontomi was honored an award of Excellence from the Authorities of Uganda by way of the ministry of Gender, labour and social improvement for his achievement of representing Uganda and its tradition as he was setting the brand new Guinness World Data for Longest Rap Marathon by a person.
This confirms him as the primary younger male Rapper to be honored such an accolade of Excellence in Uganda’s leisure business.
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