Tuks is a South African Hip Hop artist, who debut album was released in 2005 called Mofoko A mme (My Words). His style is known as Motswako, which is a mixture of English and Setswan. Similar artists are HipHop Pantsula and Morafe. Tuks, born Tumelo Kapadisa has been writing in his indigenous language since 1993/94, back when rap was still considered taboo in most townships around South Africa. Tuks began as a "conscious" writer touching base with everyday issues and drawing from his environment which back then was strong in cultural influence and pride that was prevalent in Bophuthatswana...

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