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'''Mudiwa Hood''' (born 1985) is a wannabe [[Zimbabwean hip hop]]/[[gospel music|gospel]] artist and actor. He is known for using his vast financial resources to simulate a life of a pop star rapper,singer and an actor. He, however,has no respectable fanbase and he is the subject of trolls on social media who derive pleasure in ridiculing his lack of talent and make-believe rap legend status.<ref name="Gukurume2017">{{Cite news |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 |work=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 |issn=1812-5980}}</ref>
'''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>


==Early life and education ==
==Background==
Hood was born Mudiwa Mtandwa 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>
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>


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>
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>


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}}


"{{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>
|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>


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>


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}}</ref>
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>


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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==Awards==
==Awards==
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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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Latest revision as of 13:38, 3 August 2024

Mudiwa Hood
Birth nameMudiwa Hood
Born (1985-07-24) 24 July 1985 (age 39)
Chitungwiza
OriginHarare, Zimbabwe
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • actor
Years active2012–present
LabelsHoodNation 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

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Albums

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  • Magnet (2012)
  • Mwana waMambo (2015)[15]
  • The Street Preacher (2017)[16]

Awards

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Year Ceremony Award Result
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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "About – Mudiwa Hood". Mudiwa Hood. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  3. ^ "Mudiwa Hood- the hip-hop star who went to college". Zim Morning Post. Harare, Zimbabwe. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  4. ^ "Mudiwa Hood explains name change". NewsDay. Harare, Zimbabwe. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  5. ^ "Gospel star Mudiwa bares all". The Daily News. Harare, Zimbabwe. 3 March 2013. Archived from the original on 2020-09-29.
  6. ^ "Mudiwa signs as brand ambassador for Steward Bank". The Zimbabwe News Live. Harare, Zimbabwe. 30 November 2015.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Ncube, Desire (24 May 2015). "Mudiwa rocks Star FM". The Sunday Mail. Harare, Zimbabwe.
  9. ^ "The Urban Radio Hit List- 3 May 2014". Zimbo Jam. 7 May 2014.
  10. ^ Zimoyo, Tafadzwa (25 November 2014). "Mudiwa, Nox in rare collaboration". The Herald. Harare, Zimbabwe.
  11. ^ Ndoro, Tim E. (March 1, 2020). "Here Is The Full List Of The 2020 NAMA Award Winners". iHarare.com.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ "Mudiwa Hood's Book 'Shut Up And Make Money' Bought For US$700". iHarare.com. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  15. ^ Nyavaya, Kennedy (26 March 2015). "Award-winning rapper Mudiwa to release second album". NewsDay. Harare, Zimbabwe.
  16. ^ Majaya, TR (10 August 2017). "@MudiwaHood releases a 7-track DVD album, 'Street Preacher' and his own app!". Radio Kunakirwa.
  17. ^ Zimoyo, Tafadzwa (11 November 2014). "Gospel hip-hop awards nominees list out". The Herald. Harare, Zimbabwe.
  18. ^ "Zim Hip-hop Awards nominees announced". The Herald. Harare, Zimbabwe. 1 December 2015.
  19. ^ "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.
  20. ^ "Mudiwa Wins Another Business Award". Youth Village Zimbabwe. Harare, Zimbabwe. 1 December 2017.
  21. ^ Shumba, Ano (17 December 2018). "2018 Zim Hip Hop Awards: Full list of winners". Music In Africa.
  22. ^ "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.
  23. ^ Masaka, Albert (31 January 2021). "Zim community News 2020 award winners announced". Zim Community News. Harare, Zimbabwe.
  24. ^ "BEFFTA 2020/21 Announces One Selection of Nominees Finally on New Year's Eve". BEFFTA. 31 December 2020.
  25. ^ Mabhiza, Lucky (7 July 2020). "MudiwaHood's divorce turning ugly as new details emerge". Mbare Times. Mbare, Zimbabwe.
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