Lutendo Kungoane, is a South African DJ and record producer professionally known as DJ Sliqe (or simply Sliqe), he came to prominence subsequent to the release of his single "Do Like I Do" featuring Kwesta and Flabba of Skwatta Kamp.

Sliqe
Born
Lutendo Kungoane

Jo'burg, South Africa
Occupations
Years active?.–present
Notable work"Do Like I Do"
AwardsSouth African Music Awards (Best Remix. 2016)
Musical career
Also known asSliqe
GenresHip hop music
Instruments
Labels
Websiteinstagram.com/sliqe

On the 4th of June 2016 he won a South African Music Award (SAMA) for the Best Remix Category with his single "Do Like I Do (Remix)" featuring L-Tido, Riky Rick, Kwesta, Nadia Nakai, Reason and the late Flabba.[1][2][3] He was the first local hip-hop DJ to win such an award.

In 2020, Kungoane was named head of Hip Hop and R&B at Sony Music Entertainment South Africa.[4][5]

In 2020 Sliqe put out a collaborative album titled Champion Music with Maglera and 25k, the trio once again release a sequel collaborative album titled Champion Music 2 through Kennel Music under exclusive license from Sony Music Entertainment Africa.[citation needed]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award ceremony Prize Recipient/Nominated work Results Ref.
2016 SAMA Best Remix "Do Like I Do (Remix)" Won [4]
SAHHA Best Mixtape Inja Yam' (Vol. 1) Won

References

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  1. ^ "SAMA 2016: Winners and losers". South African Broadcasting Corporation. 4 June 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Here are all the 2016 Sama winners". Life. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  3. ^ "#SAMA22: The Nominees For The 2016 South African Music Awards (SAMAs) - OkayAfrica". www.okayafrica.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Lutendo Kungoane aka DJ Sliqe named Head of Hip-Hop/R&B at Sony Music Entertainment South Africa". Music Business Worldwide. 27 August 2020. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  5. ^ Writer, Entertainment. "DJ Sliqe named head of hip hop at Sony Music Entertainment SA". Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.