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IMP THA DON | |
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| Birth name | Thapelo Maimela |
| Also known as |
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| Born | January 28, 1997 Mafikeng, North West, South Africa |
| Origin | Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa |
| Genres | |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
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Thapelo Maimela (born January 28, 1997), better known as his stage name IMP THA DON (stylized in all caps) is an South African rapper, songwriter and record producer from Pretoria, Gauteng.. IMP is signed to his own label, foreverWEST. He gained recognition by being featured by A-Reece on a song called "A Real Nixxa Tale" in December 2017. In 2018 he released a single entitled “Fuck The System” that would soon get him immense street credibility Upon his single release, In 2021 ,THA DON put out his long awaited debut mixtape; which features quite a number of prominent artists. He went on to release Money Power Respect, Mixtape (2021).[1]
Early life
editBorn in Mafikeng IMP's family moved to Pretoria West early in his life and that's where he has been living ever since. He started rapping at the age of 10, when he was in the 4th grade with fellow rappers A-Reece and Wordz in a group they named Daily Basis.
Career
edit2013-2017: Beginnings
editThapelo made guest appearance on A-Reece's first mixtape Forever King (2013) of which he was featured on 2 songs. In August 2016 as he went on to release a joint collaborative mixtape with Ghoust Live From the 012 which featured Kri$h, Boompbap, & King. 2017 was a busy year for IMP, he released his first solo EP January 28th on his birthday. He was part of the first The Wrecking Crew roaster, which Consisted of A-Reece, Jay Jody, TKay 10Staxx, Wordz and Krish Houdini. IMP THA DON co-founded the Hip-Hop 1000 Degreez alongside A-Reece, Wordz, Ghoust, BoomBap Thaproblem, TY96toolit, Shvde and few others. They self-released their debut mixtape, Work in March 17 and followed with a two mixtapes later that moth Angels, & One Way Out.
2017-2019 : The Wrecking Crew
editDecember 2017 FLVME dropped Clouds : Special Edition which had a production credit from IMP. Later that year , A-Reece released a song "A Real Nixxa Tale" which featured 1000 Degreez, IMP was on the second verse in the song. The song did massively good that everyone in the song gained traction. Soon he was part of The Wrecking Crew that was formed a year prior. The Crew was filled with a very talented roaster, A-Reece, MashBeatz, FLVME, B3nchmarq, EX Global, Wordz, Ghoust, Ecco the beast, Enkei, Louw, Kri$h, Tyga Bankz, Mellow, ThandoNje, Krish Houdini and other 1000 Degreez members. In march of the same year he released a song "F**k the system" produced by A-Reece . “The Don Of The West” went on to produce records on Mashbeatz’s first Album (Thanks For Nothing), A-Reece’s “And Im Only 21” and had guest features on both projects respectfully. This resulted in him earning a buzz in the streets and him proving that ,he too can stand among the greats of hip hop. Beginning of the Year Maimela had Feature credits on Wordz, Ecco the beast [2] & EX Global project that coupled with production credits.
2019-2021 : RUBBERBANDGANG
editIn March of the same year The Crew disbanded when FLVME, Ecco the beast and Mellow Don Picasso decided to leave. The remaining members decided to rebrand to RUBBERBANDGANG. IMP was actively involved in A-Reece's "REECE EFFECT" Project as he co-produced and also featured as guest artist in 4 songs. Later that year Maimela featured on Mashbeatz’s 2nd Offering “FIRE IN THE WATER” and has a number of production credits on there as well. In 2020, he released five singles: "$nakes and Flute$" [3] , "Celebrate $$", "20 Large", "Muhammad Ali" and "New World Order Free$tyle".
2021 : Money Power Respect
editIn 2021 started off with a production credit on No Man's Island by A-Reece. In November that year he was also credited in Wordz project for production in two songs "Cop's & Robbers" & "Flawless".
IMP dropped a song Big Bags featuring Gua'the wise in January which was a lead single to a his mysterious project. In July sent a cryptic message showing that he is dropping a project asking "How Many Song?", 28 November 2021 he released his first commercial Project Money Power Respect which was very successful and gained much attention from both the fans and OG's.[4]
2022 : Hiatus & Features
edit2022 is by far his quietest year as an artist. Nevertheless he has a run of features though, running through 11 features from Upcoming artist to OG's of the game.
2023 : Working
editJanuary 28th, On his birthday dropped a song "Workin' " to celebrate his birthday featuring Blaklez. Later on the year he droped a song with KID KAYDENCE "Riche$" which alludes on always putting the work and ignoring everything that distracts the journey to being rich. Later that year, he dropped a music video for 4Pipe, a hit record on his previous Project "Money.Power.Respect" and annouced that he is dropping a predecessor Project Before his album " CHAMPION SPIRIT : BANGERS BEFORE THA ALBUM ". The Project was released on the 24 November that year.[5]. On the same day he was featured on a song'BITTER BLI$$' by a fellow South African rapper Trophy on his project 'IF ANYTHING, ITS NOTHING'.
2024 : THE JOURNEY COUNTINUES
editAfter dropping the Project IMP, wasted no time and dropped visuals from the Project of a song "Parasail" with G-Tech 2bit.[6]
Discography
editMixtape
edit| Title | Mixtape details |
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| January 28th |
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| Money.Power.Respect |
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| CHAMPION SPIRIT : BANGERS BEFORE THA ALBUM |
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Collaborative albums
edit| Album title | Album details |
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| Live From the 012 (with Ghoust) |
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| Work (with 1000 Degreez) |
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| One Way Out (with 1000 Degreez) |
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| Angels (with 1000 Degreez) |
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Singles
editAs lead artist
edit| Title | Year | Album |
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| "F*! The System" | 2018 | Non-album singles |
| "SouthSideStrokes"
(featuring Ghoust and Wordz) |
2019 | Non-album singles |
| "Snakes and Flutes"
(featuring Ghoust and Kri$h) |
2020 | |
| "20 Large"
(featuring Ghoust and EX Global) | ||
| "Celebrate $$" | ||
| "Muhammad Ali" | ||
| "New World Order Frestyle"
(with Logical Rhymez) | ||
| "Big Bags"
(featuring gua'the wise) |
2021 | Money.Power.Respect |
| "HIPHOPWILLNEVERDIE"
(featuring Kri$h) | ||
| "Monate"
(with Shai.I and KsoulRsa) |
2022 | Non-album singles |
| "WORKIN'"
(featuring Blaklez) |
2023 | |
| "Riche$'"
(featuring KID KAYDENCE) |
2023 | Non-album singles |
Production
editThe following is a list of albums and songs in which IMP THA DON has produced on as either producer or co-producer, showing year released, performing artists and album name.
Singles produced
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certification | Album | |||||||||
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| South Africa (EMA) | |||||||||||||
| "Do Sum ( Outro )" (FLVME) |
2017 | — | Clouds (Special Edition) | ||||||||||
| "Can I See You Again" MashBeatz featuring A-Reece, FLVME, Ecco the beast, IMP THA DON, Kri$h, Ex Global, Jay Jody, Tkay 10Staxx & Wordz) |
2018 | — | THANKS FOR NOTHING | ||||||||||
| "Nyr" MashBeatz featuring B3nchmarq |
— | ||||||||||||
| "Holy Trinity ( New Money ) " A-Reece, Wordz & Ecco the beast |
— | L3 (Long Lost Letters) | |||||||||||
| "To The Top Please" (A-Reece) |
— | RiSA: Gold | And I'm Only 21 | ||||||||||
| "Amber Rose" A-Reece |
— | RiSA: Gold | Non-album single | ||||||||||
| "Sinyorita" (EX Global) |
2019 | — | I Get Better With Time | ||||||||||
| "Up On Game" (Ecco the beast featuring A-Reece, IMP THA DON & Wordz) |
— | More Of Me | |||||||||||
| "Here I Am" (Ecco the beast featuring IMP THA DON, EX Global & A-Reece |
— | ||||||||||||
| "We Both Know Better" A-Reece |
— | RiSA: Gold | Reece Effect | ||||||||||
| "Girl Got Dreams" A-Reece |
— | ||||||||||||
| "Lemme Know" FLVME |
— | Candy Man | |||||||||||
| "They $ay" MashBeatz featuring A-Reece, EX Global & Wordz) |
— | Fire In The Water | |||||||||||
| "Round of Applause" "Round of Applause" MashBeatz featuring IMP THA DON & Kri$h) |
— | ||||||||||||
| " Fallen Heroes" (MashBeatz featuring A-Reece) |
— | ||||||||||||
| "It Is What It Is" (Kri$h featuring IMP THA DON) |
2020 | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||||
| "$nakes & Flute$" (IMP THA DON featuring Ghoust, Kri$h) |
— | ||||||||||||
| "No Man's Insland" ( A-Reece featuring Wordz) |
2021 | — | RiSA: Gold | Todays Tragedy Tommorrow's Memory : mixtape | |||||||||
| "Cop$ & Robber$" (Wordz featuring A-Reece) |
— | Product Of A Praying Mother | |||||||||||
| "Flawle$$" (Wordz) | — | ||||||||||||
| "WestView Intro" (IMP THA DON) |
— | Money.Power.Respect | |||||||||||
| "Broken Homes" (IMP THA DON featuring Wordz) |
— | ||||||||||||
| "RapBarMitzvah" ( IMP THA DON featuring Mass The Difference) |
— | ||||||||||||
| "All Blacke" (IMP THA DON featuring Thato Saul) |
— | ||||||||||||
| "Self Made" (KID KAYDANCE) |
2022 | — | H.E.I.R | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "IMP THA DON Biography". Spotify.
- ^ "Ecco On Why He Titled His EP 'More Of Me'". Zkhipani. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ "@ImpThaDon Releases #SnakesAndFlutes With @Ghoust_tg & @krish_rbg". Zkhipani. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "@ImpThaDon_ZA Drops His Debut Album "Money.Power.Respect" Ft. @reece_youngking, @WordzThaPrince, @ThatoSaul & More". Zkhipani. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "IMP THA DON Drops His Latest Offering 'CHAMPION SPIRIT: BANGERS BEFORE THA ALBUM'". SlikourOnLife. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ "IMP THA DON Releases Music Video For Latest Track 'PARASAIL' From 'CHAMPION SPIRIT: BANGERS BEFORE THA ALBUM'". SlikourOnLife. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.