Sicelokuhle Kubheka professionally known by his stage name Cisum Pegasus, is a South African Rapper, Record Producer and Songwriter. Born in Ladysmith and moved to Durban in his early twenties to pursue music
Cisum Pegasus gained significance after releasing his single “SBWL” which was released from his debut Album, The Escape.
Life and career (1996-2015 : Early Life and Early Projects)
Sicelokuhle Kubheka was born on 10 January 1996 in a small town called Ladysmith which is situated in the Kwa Zulu Natal province
After he was born he was then temporarily relocated to a neighboring town called Estcourt to be closer to his mother, Phethile Patricia Kubheka, and his father, Sibusiso David Kubheka, who were both teachers at the time.
He has an older brother, Khethukuthula Mnculwane, who influenced him to rap as his brother would play songs from the likes of ProKid, ProVerb, HHP, H20, Flabba, Mr Selwyn, Ndlondlo, Sean G, MojaPooh and Mandoza.
Kubheka attended Klipriver High School in Hospital Park, Ladysmith where he completed his 12th grade
At the age of fourteen, Kubheka released his first ever single titled “ Bheka siyabangena” on 18 August 2010.
He then later his second single titled “Run Around My Town”, which was released , 27 June 2011.
Between 2010 and 2015, Kubheka was a part of different rap groups which were formed by peer who had the same interest in music
The first group that welcomed Kubheka was named “Dark City”, in this group he met Vesta Lav, who is currently part of a duo named “Jamville”, Vesta Lav help him polish his rap skills
Kubheka then joined another group which was named “The Empire”, That’s when he met Aubrey Qwana who is currently one of the biggest artists in South Africa, Aubrey Qwana recorded and mastered the groups songs.
2020-Present: The Escape (album)
On 08 August 2020, Kubheka released “SBWL” which was later revealed to be the lead single from his upcoming debut album.
On 27 September, Kubheka then released his debut album “The Escape” under Indiefy Records.
Kubheka was later verified on Spotify and was then featured in a hip hop magazine called The Hype Magazine and was also featured on MTV Base - Freshman list
05 February 2021, He released “The Hate (Freestyle)” with a beat produced by MashBeatz
05 March 2021, he then released another hit song “ Ukhuluma Noban” which had a huge buzz on Tik Tok.
