Maglera Doe Boy

{{Short description|South African rapper and songwriter}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Maglera

| birth_name = Tokelo Moyakhe

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1993|08|03}}

| birth_place = Reitz, Free State, South Africa

| nationality =

| occupation = {{hlist|Songwriter|rapper|record producer}}

| years_active =

| known_for = Never Ride Remix

| notable_works =

| awards = South African Hip Hop Awards (Best Male Artist 2022)

| website = {{URL|instagram.com/magleradoeboy|IG.com/magleradoeboy}}

| module =

{{Infobox musical artist

| embed = yes

| genre = Hip hop

| instruments = Vocals

| label = {{Hlist|Universal Music South Africa|Mythrone Records}}

| origin = Kanana, North West

}}

}}

Tokelo Moyakhe (born 3 August 1993),{{Cite web |title=Maglera Doe Boy |url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/1UXX0jyiEJK15VdkmzYD9L |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=Spotify |language=en |archive-date=20 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230220211903/https://open.spotify.com/artist/1UXX0jyiEJK15VdkmzYD9L |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Banda |first=Clive |date=2022-08-03 |title=Maglera Doe Boy Celebrates His Birthday With A New Music Video Release |url=https://sahiphopmag.co.za/2022/08/maglera-doe-boy-celebrates-his-birthday-with-a-new-music-video-release/ |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=SA Hip Hop Mag |language=en-US |archive-date=20 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230220211903/https://sahiphopmag.co.za/2022/08/maglera-doe-boy-celebrates-his-birthday-with-a-new-music-video-release/ |url-status=live }} is a South African rapper and songwriter known professionally as Maglera Doe Boy (or simply Maglera). He came to prominence subsequent to the release of "Never Ride" by MashBeatz after the single went viral on a video sharing platform TikTok.{{Cite web |title=Local & International Streaming Chart Top 100 Week 37-2022 |url=https://theofficialsacharts.co.za/charts/local-international-streaming-chart-top-100-week-37-2022/ |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=TOSAC |language=en-GB |archive-date=22 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922134650/https://theofficialsacharts.co.za/charts/local-international-streaming-chart-top-100-week-37-2022/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Lolly |date=2022-12-07 |title=Full list of winners from the 11th Annual SA Hip-Hop Awards |url=https://hypemagazine.co.za/2022/12/07/full-list-of-winners-from-the-11th-annual-sa-hip-hop-awards/ |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=HYPE |language=en-GB |archive-date=8 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208065452/https://hypemagazine.co.za/2022/12/07/full-list-of-winners-from-the-11th-annual-sa-hip-hop-awards/ |url-status=live }}

In 2015 he made a name for himself after releasing his debut EP Progression which was later named Hype Magazine's top 5 underrated EPs and mixtapes.{{Cite web |date=2022-08-31 |title=Maglera Doe Boy announced as Apple Music’s Up Next artist for September in SA |url=https://texxandthecity.com/2022/08/maglera-doe-boy-announced-as-apple-musics-up-next-artist-for-september-in-sa/ |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=Texx and the City |language=en-US |archive-date=20 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230220211918/https://texxandthecity.com/2022/08/maglera-doe-boy-announced-as-apple-musics-up-next-artist-for-september-in-sa/ |url-status=live }}

Moyakhe signed a distribution deal with Universal Music South Africa through Khuli Chana's imprint Mythrone Records which he later released his debut studio album Diaspora under,{{Cite web |title=Universal Music Group Africa Announces A Joint Venture with Khuli Chana’s Imprint, Mythrone Records |url=https://slikouronlife.co.za/blog/19494/universal-music-group-africa-announces-a-joint-venture-with-at-khulichanas-imprint-at-mythrone-sa-records |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=slikouronlife.co.za |language=en |archive-date=20 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230220211905/https://slikouronlife.co.za/blog/19494/universal-music-group-africa-announces-a-joint-venture-with-at-khulichanas-imprint-at-mythrone-sa-records |url-status=live }} and as he was named the fast rising artist from South Africa he was featured on the Apple Music Up Next playlist.{{Cite web |last=Ntsinde |first=Mandisa |date=2022-08-31 |title=#MusicNews: Maglera Doe Boy Is Apple Music’s Up Next Artist in South Africa |url=https://www.zkhiphani.co.za/musicnews-maglera-doe-boy-is-apple-musics-up-next-artist-in-south-africa/ |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=Zkhiphani |language=en-US |archive-date=20 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230220211905/https://www.zkhiphani.co.za/musicnews-maglera-doe-boy-is-apple-musics-up-next-artist-in-south-africa/ |url-status=live }}