Siphamandla Ngema better known as LamulaBoy South African Rapper, Songwriter, Musician, born in KZN Pinetown Clermont on 22nd May 1992. He grew up in Mirianhill, S.t Wendolins KwaSanti & Nazareth Island.
Siphamandla has been passionatly music fan from an ealry age, and grew up he was listening to Rap & Kwaito music throughout his teenage years in 2005.
He used to listening to artist like Bustta Rhymes, Nas, Obie Trice, The Game, Method Man & Red Man, Fat Joe, 50cent, DMX, and Fabulous, X-Zibit, Ludacris, Common Sense, Master Ace, Lil Kim, Kanye West, Jadakiss, Skwatta Camp, Pro-Kid, Zola,, Kabelo, Magesh, Mandoza, Slovas, Brown Dash, Mapaputsi, H2O, GP Gangster, Eazy West, Ezz no Ten Ten, Ngqondo, Poisen Pen, Abdus, Driemaskap, Deep Soweto, Shon G, Molly ,F Easy, Raketi, Dezza, Maraza, ZuluBoy etc.
He started write his own lyrics in 2007 with Prefix well known as Thulebona Hadebe from Savannah Park. They recorded their first track title "Zisuke Zisikwa produced by Kali Beatz KwaNdengezi.
In 2008 he worked with Nduduzo Dladla & Bheki Mashazi Mabhikisha (R. I. P. ) from Nazareth around the hood as beats MAKERS.
He started to attend poetry sessions and hiphop shows around Pinetown with Brian MC LovaVille, Sico X, Creator MC, Piter Inkwezela ,Shumdollar, Mchichwa, Jomba, Mqala, Smg, Quesy Q and Rapper Holics.
2009 Piter Nkwezela Yamagama helped him to paid a recording session and released his solo track title "Nyusivolume St. Wendolins Anthem" Produced at DaCool Productions. The track was a smash hit every where around Pinetown & Mirianhill they were pumpin it coner to coner. The streets was on fire, the ghetto was blessed, the support was huge.
2010 Zamokuhle Mtolo aka ZMK his classmate at Isizinda Secondary School connected him with Mandlenkosi Bhekani Cebekhulu who known as MBzet Da Producer from Wyebank during that time.
2011 he started to work @4Kas Records as an recording artist. He recorded 3 hits songs title 1.Ngyaz'misela 2.Follow Me 3.Hambakini Produced by MBzet. They released first single "Ngyaz'misela" the track got a oppotunity to be on the top 10 on Inanda fm 88.4 HipHop Hoodup hosted by Adeeh Sosibo & ABBY GAL. People they were calling on air voting for his track to play again and again.
The support was amazing from hiphop fans showing some love they started recognise LamulaBoy as a dope rapper alive in KwaZulu Natal. He released another hardcore rap banger single "Follow Me" the track got in to Top 5 on Inanda fm Hiphop Show Isdudla Samampela hosted by Merel Umlisa Wey'gigaba. Hiphop fans they were crazy busy voting for him only on that top 5 he made it to number one and got an interview live on air on Inanda fm.
He also got a chance twice to be live on air Ukhozi Fm 90.8 Clever UngagiveUp Hiphop Show hosted by Tshatha Ugodo and Moja Phooh, he was chosen to battle with bars Dubane Vs Jozi he made it won as a durban rapper.
In 2012 He decide to drop a tape called NGYAZMISELA with 19 tracks featured Mavra , Alligator MC , Quesy Q , Smg , FoxBoy (Rip) , Mesiya , Mc Crank , Just Perfect ,Pritcher Earth Assgnmenth , Josh Dope , Violence , Sgabarito , Hope , "E" , Dullz, Mic Genics. All tracks were produced masterd & mixed by MBzet Da Producer except track 19 Outro Istimela seNjova was produced by Master Dee Njova. Sleeve cover by DM Media.
He perfomed diffrent places eg. M.O.T Civic Centre Pinetown , Bet Centre Durban , Jameson's Pup Durban, Club 101 Durban , Play House Durban , Scalas Cafe Durban , Emgodini Durban ,Spring Fellas Durban , Umlazi Pass Da Mic , Imbumba Hiphop Session Clermont , Burn Da Mic Wyebank , Divas Pup Molweni , Casablanca Molweni etc.
2015 He worked with Family First Music in terms of beats and mixing. He also worked with Lungx Beatz from Savannah Park for recordings. He release a project called Warm Up Ep. Family First Music does lots of beats and mixing on that project. Some hits were recorded at State Of Horrible Media produced by ElienBeatz from Tshelimnyama. He released a single on that Ep called Sponono Sam produced by ElienBeatz mixed @Family First Music published by Manola Music
He also got an oppotunity to perfomed at #FillUpMosesMabhida Concert 2018. He shared a stage with big artist eg: Casper Nyovest ,Kwesta ,Ricky Ricky (Rip) , Major Leage Dj's , Sjava , Black Motion , Dj Bongz , Mlindo The Vocalist etc. The perfomence was great people realy show some love for his music.
In 2019 He took a journey to follow his calling (Ubizo) for 2years. He decided to take a break on doing music and focus on traditional process. 2022 He came back to music and worked with Ndumisoul well known by Ndumiso Nzimande from Savanah Park. He worked on the project called Thokoza Thonga Ep all tracks masterd & mixed at HipSoul Music produced by Ndumisoul. He released a single on that project title: Vumani Bo! ft Ndumisoul & Mesiya. He end up not releasing the Thokoza Thonga Ep because of some issues.
In 2023 He moved to South Coast Umthwalume on his father's family side. He met Vinny Dross well known as Lindani Dlamini his close neighbor.
Lindani he also a rapper, vocalist , songwriter, beats maker and Music producer. Both started to make music magic again releasing a single title: For The OG'z produced by Tempo @Dope Gang Entertainment.
Text by: Lamula Boy
Review by: Quintas Luciano
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