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'''Mudiwa Hood''' |
'''Mudiwa Hood''' is a Zimbabwean rapper, singer, and actor.<ref name="Gukurume2017">{{Cite journal |last=Gukurume |first=Simbarashe |date=2017 |title=Singing Positivity: Prosperity Gospel in the Musical Discourse of Popular Youth Hip-Hop Gospel in Zimbabwe |language=en |volume=14 |pages=36–54 |journal=Muziki |issue=2 |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/18125980.2017.1403862 |access-date=2021-11-04 |doi=10.1080/18125980.2017.1403862 |s2cid=149428138 }}</ref> |
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==Early life and education == |
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Hood was born Mudiwa |
Hood was born Mudiwa Hood in 1985 in [[Harare]] and grew up in [[Chitungwiza]], attending Nyazura High School.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About – Mudiwa Hood |url=http://mudiwahood.co.zw/about/ |access-date=2021-11-09 |website=Mudiwa Hood |language=en-US}}</ref> He later earned [[Bachelor of Science]] degrees in Economics and Phycology, as well as a [[Masters in Business Administration]] (Finance) from [[Africa University]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 March 2020 |title=Mudiwa Hood- the hip-hop star who went to college |language=en |work=Zim Morning Post |location=Harare, Zimbabwe |url=https://www.zimmorningpost.com/mudiwa-hood-the-hip-hop-star-who-went-to-college/ |access-date=2021-11-04}}</ref> |
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He began his recording career using the surname "Hood" |
He began his recording career using the surname "Hood" which came from his biological great-grandfather. In 2019, Hood announced he was legally changing his surname to Hood because the Mtandwa surname came from his grandfather's step-father after his great-grandfather Hood abandoned the family.<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 October 2019 |title=Mudiwa Hood explains name change |language=en |work=NewsDay |location=Harare, Zimbabwe |url=https://www.newsday.co.zw/2019/10/mudiwa-hood-explains-name-change/ |access-date=2021-11-04}}</ref> |
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In 2012, Hood began recording his first songs at CraigBone Studios in Chitungwiza, releasing the singles "{{lang|sn|Chaputika Zvinestaira|italics=no}}", "{{lang|sn|Anhu Acho Tisu|italics=no}}", and "{{lang|sn|Ndaita Mari|italics=no}}".<ref>{{Cite news|title=Gospel star Mudiwa bares all|date=3 March 2013|author=<!--Staff Editor-->|work=[[Daily News (Zimbabwe)|The Daily News]]|location=Harare, Zimbabwe|url=https://dailynews.co.zw/articles-2013-03-03-gospel-star-mudiwa-bares-all/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929231413/https://dailynews.co.zw/articles-2013-03-03-gospel-star-mudiwa-bares-all/|archive-date=2020-09-29}}</ref> In 2013, Hood signed a record deal with Demon Proof Records but left the label in 2015, launching HoodNation Records a year later.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}} |
In 2012, Hood began recording his first songs at CraigBone Studios in Chitungwiza, releasing the singles "{{lang|sn|Chaputika Zvinestaira|italics=no}}", "{{lang|sn|Anhu Acho Tisu|italics=no}}", and "{{lang|sn|Ndaita Mari|italics=no}}".<ref>{{Cite news|title=Gospel star Mudiwa bares all|date=3 March 2013|author=<!--Staff Editor-->|work=[[Daily News (Zimbabwe)|The Daily News]]|location=Harare, Zimbabwe|url=https://dailynews.co.zw/articles-2013-03-03-gospel-star-mudiwa-bares-all/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929231413/https://dailynews.co.zw/articles-2013-03-03-gospel-star-mudiwa-bares-all/|archive-date=2020-09-29}}</ref> In 2013, Hood signed a record deal with Demon Proof Records but left the label in 2015, launching HoodNation Records a year later.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}} |
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"{{lang|sn|Ndaita Mari|italics=no}}" (the [[Shona language]] title translates to English as "I Made Money") topped Zimbabwean music charts for several weeks and won four awards within a year of its release.<ref name="Gukurume2017" /> In 2015, [[Steward Bank]] name Hood as a brand ambassador, using "Ndaita Mari" in its commercials,<ref name="SB">{{Cite news|title=Mudiwa signs as brand ambassador for Steward Bank|date=30 November 2015|author=<!--Nehanda Radio-->|work=The Zimbabwe News Live|location=Harare, Zimbabwe|url=https://www.thezimbabwenewslive.com/mudiwa-in-megah-steward-bank/}}</ref> as well as brand ambassador for [[Ster-Kinekor]] Zimbabwe.<ref>{{Cite news |
"{{lang|sn|Ndaita Mari|italics=no}}" (the [[Shona language]] title translates to English as "I Made Money") topped Zimbabwean music charts for several weeks and won four awards within a year of its release.<ref name="Gukurume2017" /> In 2015, [[Steward Bank]] name Hood as a brand ambassador, using "Ndaita Mari" in its commercials,<ref name="SB">{{Cite news|title=Mudiwa signs as brand ambassador for Steward Bank|date=30 November 2015|author=<!--Nehanda Radio-->|work=The Zimbabwe News Live|location=Harare, Zimbabwe|url=https://www.thezimbabwenewslive.com/mudiwa-in-megah-steward-bank/}}</ref> as well as brand ambassador for [[Ster-Kinekor]] Zimbabwe.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Ster Kinekor Unveils Brand Ambassadors|date=28 September 2016|last=Zimoyo|first=Tafadzwa|work=[[The Herald (Zimbabwe)|The Herald]]|location=Harare, Zimbabwe|url=https://www.herald.co.zw/ster-kinekor-unveils-brand-ambassadors/|access-date=2020-08-16|archive-date=2021-08-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816143033/https://www.herald.co.zw/ster-kinekor-unveils-brand-ambassadors/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|title=Ster Kinekor Unveils Brand Ambassadors|date=28 September 2016|last=Zimoyo|first=Tafadzwa|work=[[The Herald (Zimbabwe)|The Herald]]|location=Harare, Zimbabwe|url=https://www.herald.co.zw/ster-kinekor-unveils-brand-ambassadors/|access-date=2020-08-16}}</ref> |
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Hood's follow-up releases "Number 1" and "{{lang|sn|Mwana waMambo|italics=no}}" were on the [[Star FM Zimbabwe]] Gospel Greats top-20 chart for several weeks with "Number 1" being on the chart from September 2013 to May 2014.<ref name="auto">{{Cite news|url=https://www.sundaymail.co.zw/mudiwa-rocks-star-fm|title=Mudiwa rocks Star FM|first=Desire|last=Ncube|date=24 May 2015|work=The Sunday Mail|location=Harare, Zimbabwe}}</ref> The 2014 single "Love yaSolo" landed on the Power FM Zimbabwe top-10 chart,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zimbojam.com/the-urban-radio-hit-list-3-may-2014/|title=The Urban Radio Hit List- 3 May 2014|website=Zimbo Jam|date=7 May 2014}}</ref> as did the 2015 release "Shinga," featuring Nox.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.herald.co.zw/mudiwa-nox-in-rare-collaboration/|title=Mudiwa, Nox in rare collaboration|last=Zimoyo|first=Tafadzwa|work=The Herald|location=Harare, Zimbabwe|date=25 November 2014}}</ref> |
Hood's follow-up releases "Number 1" and "{{lang|sn|Mwana waMambo|italics=no}}" were on the [[Star FM Zimbabwe]] Gospel Greats top-20 chart for several weeks with "Number 1" being on the chart from September 2013 to May 2014.<ref name="auto">{{Cite news|url=https://www.sundaymail.co.zw/mudiwa-rocks-star-fm|title=Mudiwa rocks Star FM|first=Desire|last=Ncube|date=24 May 2015|work=The Sunday Mail|location=Harare, Zimbabwe}}</ref> The 2014 single "Love yaSolo" landed on the Power FM Zimbabwe top-10 chart,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zimbojam.com/the-urban-radio-hit-list-3-may-2014/|title=The Urban Radio Hit List- 3 May 2014|website=Zimbo Jam|date=7 May 2014}}</ref> as did the 2015 release "Shinga," featuring Nox.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.herald.co.zw/mudiwa-nox-in-rare-collaboration/|title=Mudiwa, Nox in rare collaboration|last=Zimoyo|first=Tafadzwa|work=The Herald|location=Harare, Zimbabwe|date=25 November 2014}}</ref> |
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In 2017, Hood was cast in the [[ZBC TV]] drama series ''Muzita Rababa'', which was named best Zimbabwe television series at the 2020 [[National Arts Merit Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://iharare.com/here-is-the-full-list-of-the-2020-nama-award-winners/|title=Here Is The Full List Of The 2020 NAMA Award Winners|date=March 1, 2020|first=Tim E.|last=Ndoro|website=iHarare.com}}</ref> In the series, he portrays a church choir leader.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 February 2017 |title=New TV drama focuses on church scandals |work=[[Daily News (Zimbabwe)|The Daily News]] |location=Harare, Zimbabwe |url=https://dailynews.co.zw/new-tv-drama-focuses-on-church-scandals/ |url-status=dead |access-date=2021-08-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816194529/https://dailynews.co.zw/new-tv-drama-focuses-on-church-scandals/ |archive-date=2021-08-16}}</ref> June 2021, Mudiwa Hood started a reality television programme, ''UnderTheHood'', for [[ZBC TV]].<ref>{{Cite news|title |
In 2017, Hood was cast in the [[ZBC TV]] drama series ''Muzita Rababa'', which was named best Zimbabwe television series at the 2020 [[National Arts Merit Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://iharare.com/here-is-the-full-list-of-the-2020-nama-award-winners/|title=Here Is The Full List Of The 2020 NAMA Award Winners|date=March 1, 2020|first=Tim E.|last=Ndoro|website=iHarare.com}}</ref> In the series, he portrays a church choir leader.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 February 2017 |title=New TV drama focuses on church scandals |work=[[Daily News (Zimbabwe)|The Daily News]] |location=Harare, Zimbabwe |url=https://dailynews.co.zw/new-tv-drama-focuses-on-church-scandals/ |url-status=dead |access-date=2021-08-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816194529/https://dailynews.co.zw/new-tv-drama-focuses-on-church-scandals/ |archive-date=2021-08-16}}</ref> June 2021, Mudiwa Hood started a reality television programme, ''UnderTheHood'', for [[ZBC TV]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Mudiwa Hood starts talkshow|date=15 September 2020|last=Mugodi|first=Shingirirayi|work=H-Metro|location=Harare, Zimbabwe|url=https://www.hmetro.co.zw/mudiwa-hood-starts-talkshow/|access-date=2021-08-16|archive-date=2020-12-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201223075538/https://www.hmetro.co.zw/mudiwa-hood-starts-talkshow/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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In 2020, Hood authored and launched a book titled ''Shut Up and Make Money''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 November 2020 |title=Mudiwa Hood's Book 'Shut Up And Make Money' Bought For US$700 |url=https://iharare.com/mudiwa-hoods-book-shut-up-and-make-money-bought-for-us700/ |access-date=2021-08-16 |website=iHarare.com}}</ref> |
In 2020, Hood authored and launched a book titled ''Shut Up and Make Money''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 November 2020 |title=Mudiwa Hood's Book 'Shut Up And Make Money' Bought For US$700 |url=https://iharare.com/mudiwa-hoods-book-shut-up-and-make-money-bought-for-us700/ |access-date=2021-08-16 |website=iHarare.com}}</ref> |
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| Best Hustle, Best Video ''Slayin'', Best Gospel Act<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chronicle.co.zw/four-gongs-in-the-bag-mudiwa-scoops-zim-hip-hop-awards/|title=Four gongs in the bag!…Mudiwa scoops Zim Hip Hop awards|author=<!--Showbiz Reporter-->|website=Chronicle|location=Bulawayo, Zimbabwe|date=11 December 2017}}</ref> |
| Best Hustle, Best Video ''Slayin'', Best Gospel Act<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chronicle.co.zw/four-gongs-in-the-bag-mudiwa-scoops-zim-hip-hop-awards/|title=Four gongs in the bag!…Mudiwa scoops Zim Hip Hop awards|author=<!--Showbiz Reporter-->|website=Chronicle|location=Bulawayo, Zimbabwe|date=11 December 2017|access-date=13 February 2021|archive-date=17 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517054704/https://www.chronicle.co.zw/four-gongs-in-the-bag-mudiwa-scoops-zim-hip-hop-awards/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| The Highest Achievement in Hip Hop, People's Choice<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zimbolivenews.com/news/mudiwa-hood-shines-at-zim-hip-hop-awards-wins-highest-achievement-award|title=Mudiwa Hood Shines At Zim Hip Hop Awards Wins Highest Achievement Award|author=<!--Staff Reports-->|date=14 December 2019|website=Zimbo Live News}}</ref> |
| The Highest Achievement in Hip Hop, People's Choice<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zimbolivenews.com/news/mudiwa-hood-shines-at-zim-hip-hop-awards-wins-highest-achievement-award|title=Mudiwa Hood Shines At Zim Hip Hop Awards Wins Highest Achievement Award|author=<!--Staff Reports-->|date=14 December 2019|website=Zimbo Live News|access-date=13 February 2021|archive-date=30 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130232337/https://www.zimbolivenews.com/news/mudiwa-hood-shines-at-zim-hip-hop-awards-wins-highest-achievement-award|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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Mudiwa Hood | |
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Birth name | Mudiwa Hood |
Born | Chitungwiza | 24 July 1985
Origin | Harare, Zimbabwe |
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Years active | 2012–present |
Labels | HoodNation Records |
Mudiwa Hood is a Zimbabwean rapper, singer, and actor.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Hood was born Mudiwa Hood in 1985 in Harare and grew up in Chitungwiza, attending Nyazura High School.[2] He later earned Bachelor of Science degrees in Economics and Phycology, as well as a Masters in Business Administration (Finance) from Africa University.[3]
He began his recording career using the surname "Hood" which came from his biological great-grandfather. In 2019, Hood announced he was legally changing his surname to Hood because the Mtandwa surname came from his grandfather's step-father after his great-grandfather Hood abandoned the family.[4]
In 2012, Hood began recording his first songs at CraigBone Studios in Chitungwiza, releasing the singles "Chaputika Zvinestaira", "Anhu Acho Tisu", and "Ndaita Mari".[5] In 2013, Hood signed a record deal with Demon Proof Records but left the label in 2015, launching HoodNation Records a year later.[citation needed]
"Ndaita Mari" (the Shona language title translates to English as "I Made Money") topped Zimbabwean music charts for several weeks and won four awards within a year of its release.[1] In 2015, Steward Bank name Hood as a brand ambassador, using "Ndaita Mari" in its commercials,[6] as well as brand ambassador for Ster-Kinekor Zimbabwe.[7]
Hood's follow-up releases "Number 1" and "Mwana waMambo" were on the Star FM Zimbabwe Gospel Greats top-20 chart for several weeks with "Number 1" being on the chart from September 2013 to May 2014.[8] The 2014 single "Love yaSolo" landed on the Power FM Zimbabwe top-10 chart,[9] as did the 2015 release "Shinga," featuring Nox.[10]
In 2017, Hood was cast in the ZBC TV drama series Muzita Rababa, which was named best Zimbabwe television series at the 2020 National Arts Merit Awards.[11] In the series, he portrays a church choir leader.[12] June 2021, Mudiwa Hood started a reality television programme, UnderTheHood, for ZBC TV.[13]
In 2020, Hood authored and launched a book titled Shut Up and Make Money.[14]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]Awards
[edit]Year | Ceremony | Award | Result |
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2012 | Zim Hip Hop Awards | Best Gospel Act | Won |
2013 | Zim Hip Hop Awards | Best Gospel Act, Best Video 10 Over 10, People's Choice | Won |
2013 | Zimbabwe Achievers Awards | Best Gospel Artist, People's Choice | Nominated |
2014 | Zim Hip Hop Awards | Best Gospel Act | Won |
2014 | Gospel Hip Hop Awards | Best Video, People's Choice[17] | Nominated |
2015 | Zim Hip Hop Awards | Best Album Mwana waMambo[18] | Nominated |
2015 | PERMICAN Awards | Best Urban Contemporary | Nominated |
2017 | Zim Hip Hop Awards | Best Hustle, Best Video Slayin, Best Gospel Act[19] | Won |
2017 | Megafest Business Awards | Business Personality of the Year[20] | Won |
2018 | Zim Hip Hop Awards | Hip Hop Personality of the Year[21] | Won |
2019 | Zim Hip Hop Awards | The Highest Achievement in Hip Hop, People's Choice[22] | Won |
2021 | Zim Community News Awards | Best Hip Hop Artist of the decade[23] | Won |
2021 | BEFFTA Awards | Man Of The Year 2020/21[24] | Nominated |
Personal life
[edit]Hood was married to Angelica Colchèita-Hood. They divorced in 2020. They have one child.[25]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Gukurume, Simbarashe (2017). "Singing Positivity: Prosperity Gospel in the Musical Discourse of Popular Youth Hip-Hop Gospel in Zimbabwe". Muziki. 14 (2): 36–54. doi:10.1080/18125980.2017.1403862. S2CID 149428138. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
- ^ "About – Mudiwa Hood". Mudiwa Hood. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
- ^ "Mudiwa Hood- the hip-hop star who went to college". Zim Morning Post. Harare, Zimbabwe. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
- ^ "Mudiwa Hood explains name change". NewsDay. Harare, Zimbabwe. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
- ^ "Gospel star Mudiwa bares all". The Daily News. Harare, Zimbabwe. 3 March 2013. Archived from the original on 2020-09-29.
- ^ "Mudiwa signs as brand ambassador for Steward Bank". The Zimbabwe News Live. Harare, Zimbabwe. 30 November 2015.
- ^ Zimoyo, Tafadzwa (28 September 2016). "Ster Kinekor Unveils Brand Ambassadors". The Herald. Harare, Zimbabwe. Archived from the original on 2021-08-16. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- ^ Ncube, Desire (24 May 2015). "Mudiwa rocks Star FM". The Sunday Mail. Harare, Zimbabwe.
- ^ "The Urban Radio Hit List- 3 May 2014". Zimbo Jam. 7 May 2014.
- ^ Zimoyo, Tafadzwa (25 November 2014). "Mudiwa, Nox in rare collaboration". The Herald. Harare, Zimbabwe.
- ^ Ndoro, Tim E. (March 1, 2020). "Here Is The Full List Of The 2020 NAMA Award Winners". iHarare.com.
- ^ "New TV drama focuses on church scandals". The Daily News. Harare, Zimbabwe. 1 February 2017. Archived from the original on 2021-08-16. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
- ^ Mugodi, Shingirirayi (15 September 2020). "Mudiwa Hood starts talkshow". H-Metro. Harare, Zimbabwe. Archived from the original on 2020-12-23. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
- ^ "Mudiwa Hood's Book 'Shut Up And Make Money' Bought For US$700". iHarare.com. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
- ^ Nyavaya, Kennedy (26 March 2015). "Award-winning rapper Mudiwa to release second album". NewsDay. Harare, Zimbabwe.
- ^ Majaya, TR (10 August 2017). "@MudiwaHood releases a 7-track DVD album, 'Street Preacher' and his own app!". Radio Kunakirwa.
- ^ Zimoyo, Tafadzwa (11 November 2014). "Gospel hip-hop awards nominees list out". The Herald. Harare, Zimbabwe.
- ^ "Zim Hip-hop Awards nominees announced". The Herald. Harare, Zimbabwe. 1 December 2015.
- ^ "Four gongs in the bag!…Mudiwa scoops Zim Hip Hop awards". Chronicle. Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. 11 December 2017. Archived from the original on 17 May 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "Mudiwa Wins Another Business Award". Youth Village Zimbabwe. Harare, Zimbabwe. 1 December 2017.
- ^ Shumba, Ano (17 December 2018). "2018 Zim Hip Hop Awards: Full list of winners". Music In Africa.
- ^ "Mudiwa Hood Shines At Zim Hip Hop Awards Wins Highest Achievement Award". Zimbo Live News. 14 December 2019. Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ Masaka, Albert (31 January 2021). "Zim community News 2020 award winners announced". Zim Community News. Harare, Zimbabwe.
- ^ "BEFFTA 2020/21 Announces One Selection of Nominees Finally on New Year's Eve". BEFFTA. 31 December 2020.
- ^ Mabhiza, Lucky (7 July 2020). "MudiwaHood's divorce turning ugly as new details emerge". Mbare Times. Mbare, Zimbabwe.