Anatii

Anathi Bhongo Mnyango (born 8 January 1993), known professionally as Anatii, is a South African rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer.

Anatii
Anatii in 2018
Background information
Birth name	Anathi Bhongo Mnyango
Born	(1993-01-08) 8 January 1993 (age 32)
Occupations	Singer rapper songwriter record producer
Labels	YAL Entertainment Beam Group

Career

Anatii began his professional musical journey at the age of 14 when he received his first major South African placement with L-Tido, for the song "When It Rains".^[1] His debut studio album Artiifact was released on 9 September 2016.^[2] The album features South African acts AKA, Cassper Nyovest, Nasty C and Uhuru, as well as Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage, Somali-Canadian electronic duo Faarrow and American singer Omarion.^[3]

In August 2017, Anatii was selected as The Young Independents influencer of the year^[4] October 2017 saw Anatii being selected by GQ South Africa as one of the best-dressed men in South Africa^[5]

In November 2017, Anatii, was selected to be a high-level influencer for the LuQuLuQu project set up by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees.^[6] The official launch in South Africa for the project took place on 29 November 2017 at the Four Seasons Westcliff hotel in Johannesburg. 2018 has seen Anatii, listed in Forbes Africa's 30 under 30 creatives list.^[7]

Discography

See also: Category:Anatii

Studio albums

See also: Category:Anatii albums

List of studio albums, with selected information

Title	Album details
Artiifact	Released: 9 September 2016 Label: YAL Entertainment Formats: CD, Digital download
Be Careful What You Wish For (with AKA)	Released: 28 July 2017 Label: YAL Entertainment / Beam Group Formats: CD, Digital download
Iyeza	Released: 5 October 2018 Label: YAL Entertainment Formats: CD, Digital download

Singles

See also: Category:Anatii songs

^[8]

Title	Year	Album
"Thunder Thighs"	2012	Non-album single
"Bananaz" (featuring DJ Khaled)	2014	Non-album single
"Freedom"		Artiifact
"The Saga" (featuring AKA)	2015
"Feeling on Me"
"Hours"	2016
"Jump" (with Cassper Nyovest featuring Nasty C)
"10 Fingers" (with AKA)	2017	Be Careful What You Wish For
"Don't Forget to Pray" (with AKA)
"Thixo Onofefe"	2018	Iyeza
"Ntloni"

Production credits

See also: Category:Song recordings produced by Anatii

^[8]

2008

• Morale – Ain't No Thing
• L-Tido – When it Rains feat. Anathi Royal

2009

• Lebo M – Baby I Refuse
• Lebo M – Mind Reader
• Lebo M – Sounds Like Thunder

2012

• Anatii – Thunder Thighs

2013

• Chad da Don – Hola feat. Cassper Nyovest

2014

• Anatii – Bananaz feat. DJ Khaled
• Anatii – Freedom
• Cassper Nyovest – Bad One feat. Anatii
• DJ Dimplez – Yaya feat. Dreamteam & Anatii
• DJ Dimplez – Criminal feat. Tumi Molekane, Buffalo Souldier, Reason & Anatii
• DJ Dimplez – Her feat. Cassper Nyovest, Anatii & Maggz
• DJ Dimplez – We Ain't Leaving feat. L-Tido & Anatii
• DJ Dimplez – Way Up feat. JR & Cassper Nyovest
• DJ Milkshake – My Own feat. Cassper Nyovest & Anatii
• Fistaz Mixwell – Alone feat. Riky Rick, Anatii & Chad da Don
• Fistaz Mixwell – No Filter feat. Anatii, Big Nuz, Moneoa, MKW & Thebe
• HHP – Toto and Gogo (Don't Forget) feat. Anatii

2015

• DJ Speedsta – Special Somebody feat. Cassper Nyovest, Riky Rick & Anatii
• Cassper Nyovest – Doc Shebeleza Remix feat. Talib Kweli
• Anatii – The Saga feat. AKA
• Cassper Nyovest – Ghetto feat. DJ Drama & Anatii
• Cassper Nyovest – 428 to LA feat. Casey Veggies
• Cassper Nyovest – Single for the Night feat. Wizkid
• Anatii – Feeling on Me
• Dreamteam – Shandis feat. Anatii
• Cassper Nyovest – Tse Tswembu Tse Blind feat. DJ Drama
• Riky Rick – Fuseg feat. Cassper Nyovest & Anatii
• Danny K – For The Girls feat. Anatii (2015)
• Chad – Sorry Mom I'm Moving Out feat. Anatii

2016

• Anatii & Cassper Nyovest – Jump feat. Nasty C
• Jay Spitter – Amalobolo feat. Anatii

2017

• AKA & Anatii – 10 Fingers
• Portia Monique & Anatii – Everywhere You Go
• AKA & Anatii – Don't Forget to Pray
• Cassper Nyovest – Destiny feat. Goapele
• Ma nala – Soze
• Omarion – Open Up^[9]

2018

• Anatii – Thixo Onofefe
• Seyi Shay – The Vibe feat. Anatii, DJ Tira, Slimcase & Danger^[10]
• AKA – Me & You
• AKA – Daddy Issues II
• DJ Dimplez – Vacation feat. Anatii & Da L.E.S

Songwriter credits

See also: Category:Songs written by Anatii

2019

• "MOOD 4 EVA" – Beyoncé, Jay-Z & Childish Gambino
• "Brown Skin Girl" feat. Blue Ivy Carter – Beyoncé, SAINt JHN & Wizkid

Awards and nominations

Year	Award ceremony	Category	Results	Ref.
2015	SAHHA	Best Music Video for "The Saga" ft. AKA	Won	[11]
		Best Collaboration for The Saga ft. AKA	Won	[11][12]
2017		Young Independent Influencer of the Year		[4]
	GQ South Africa	Best Dressed Men		[5]
	SAHHA	Best Collaboration for 10 Fingers by AKA & Anatii		[11]
2018	Forbes Africa	30 under 30 Creatives		[7]
	25th South African Music Awards	Male Artist of the Year	Nominated	[13]
2019	STMA	The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award for Brown Skin Girl		[14]