Black Coffee, the stage name of Nkosinathi Maphumulo, became the first South African DJ to win a Grammy award at the 64th annual Grammy Awards.
With his 2021 LP ‘Subconsciously’, Black Coffee earned his first-ever Grammy award in the best dance/electronic album category at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. He was up against Major Lazer, Marshmello, Illenium, Sylvan Esso and Ten City for this award.
In his acceptance speech, Black Coffee mentioned, “I want to thank God for the gift of music, and being able to share it with the world and heal some souls and help people go through whatever they are going through in life.” He expressed his gratitude to the artists who collaborated with him on the album, including David Guetta and Pharrell Williams.
He appreciated them by saying, “(they) believed in working with a smaller artist like myself and trusting me and trusting my ear.” Black Coffee thanked his fans and family members while introducing his eldest son Esona to the audience.
‘Subconsciously’ is DJ Black Coffee’s seventh studio album. It features artists Pharrell Williams, David Guetta, Una Rams, Diplo, R YX, and Usher.
In 2003, Black Coffee was chosen as one of two South Africans to participate in the Red Bull Music Academy – a series of workshops and lectures for aspiring musicians. He burst onto the dance music scene in 2005 with the release of his self-titled album ‘Black Coffee’. He earned ‘Breakthrough DJ of the Year’ in the Breakthrough in Association with Mixcloud category at the 18th edition of the DJ Awards held in Ibiza in 2015. In 2018, he added a BET Award for Best International Act: Africa to his collection of nominations and awards.
I’m honoured to announce that my investment company @FlightModeSA has officially acquired a stake in Gallo Music Group, as a part of a newly signed equity deal, I am now one of the major shareholders of this incredible piece of South African Music culture and history.
— Black Coffee (@RealBlackCoffee) May 20, 2020
In addition to his accolades, he has his own record company called Soulistic Music. He established The Black Coffee Foundation / Bridges for Music Scholarship in 2014, which provides a full scholarship to a candidate to study for the SAE Institute Higher Certificate in sound production. Recently, in 2020, he announced on Twitter that his investment firm, Flight Mode SA, bought a stake in Gallo Music Group, the country’s oldest indie label.
Since his victory, various artists, TV personalities, and celebrities have paid him tributes and shared congratulations messages via Twitter and Instagram.
Ladies and Gentlemen, Grammy Award Winner Black Coffee. Let that sink in.
Congratulations Grootmaan @RealBlackCoffee pic.twitter.com/V8wkmlrrsi
— Lasizwe (@lasizwe) April 3, 2022
Congratulations @RealBlackCoffee on winning a Grammy! What a time!! pic.twitter.com/E9izNX9Q0D
— Matte Black (@MatteBlack_ZA) April 3, 2022
Congratulations my brother 🙌🏿🕺🏾🕺🏾🙌🏿💃💃🙌🏿 @RealBlackCoffee. #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/MuKYKAA610
— Julius Sello Malema (@Julius_S_Malema) April 4, 2022
My brother @RealBlackCoffee won his first Grammy, congratulations 🎉 #AcademyAwards2022 pic.twitter.com/I14H44GrUm
— Mzilikazi wa Afrika (@IamMzilikazi) April 3, 2022
YEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSS!!!! HE DID IT!!! @RealBlackCoffee is a GRAMMY AWARD WINNER!!!! Man that’s BEAUTIFUL! ❤️
— JSOMETHING.COM (@jsomethingmusic) April 3, 2022
Congratulations to @RealBlackCoffee on winning a Grammy for best dance & electronic music album #GRAMMYs What a beautiful, big story. ❤️
— Nkanyezi (@NkanyeziKubheka) April 3, 2022
Our Brother @RealBlackCoffee just won a Grammy! Congrats Bro! God Bless 🙏💜🔊
— JULLiAN GOMES (@JULLiAN_GOMES) April 3, 2022
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