Anatii
Anathi Bhongo Mnyango (born 8 January 1993), known professionally as Anatii, is a South African rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer.
Also recorded as Anathi Bhongo Mnyango
Anatii
Touch HD · YouTube: https– View/save archived versions on archive.org 1:17 · CC BY 3.0
- Name
- Anatii
- Birth Name
- Anathi Bhongo Mnyango
- Born
- 8 January 1993
- Occupation
- * Singer
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Languages
- English
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Anatii. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q22695308 · wikipedia · Anatii
In this article
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Anatii • Birth Name — Anathi Bhongo Mnyango • Born — 8 January 1993 • Occupation — * Singer • rapper • songwriter • record producer • Label — * YAL Entertainment • Beam Group
Career
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". His debut studio album Artiifact was released on 9 September 2016. 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. In August 2017, Anatii was selected as The Young Independents influencer of the year October 2017 saw Anatii being selected by GQ South Africa as one of the best-dressed men in South Africa 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. 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.
Studio albums
Studio albums
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
Singles
Anatii songs • 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
Production credits
Song recordings produced by Anatii • 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 • 2018 • Anatii – Thixo Onofefe • Seyi Shay – The Vibe feat. Anatii, DJ Tira, Slimcase & Danger • AKA – Me & You • AKA – Daddy Issues II • DJ Dimplez – Vacation feat. Anatii & Da L.E.S
Songwriter credits
Songs written by Anatii • 2019 • "MOOD 4 EVA" – Beyoncé, Jay-Z & Childish Gambino • "Brown Skin Girl" feat. Blue Ivy Carter – Beyoncé, SAINt JHN & Wizkid
Discography
Anatii
Awards and nominations
• Year — Award ceremony — Category — Results — Ref. References • 2015 — SAHHA — Best Music Video for "The Saga" ft. AKA • Best Collaboration for The Saga ft. AKA • 2017 — Young Independent Influencer of the Year • GQ South Africa — Best Dressed Men • SAHHA — Best Collaboration for 10 Fingers by AKA & Anatii • 2018 — Forbes Africa — 30 under 30 Creatives • 25th South African Music Awards — Male Artist of the Year • 2019 — STMA — The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award for Brown Skin Girl
Text attribution
Licensing
Text attribution
Part of the biographical narrative on this page reuses licensed material. Its origin, revision and licence are recorded here.
The biographical narrative on this page is based on the Wikipedia article Anatii, revision 1361744744 (EN edition), by its contributors. VALÉORINE has edited that text and built its own documentary record around it. The reused material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, and this page's reuse of it is offered under the same licence. Everything else on this page — the chronology, the holdings, the evidence, the plates and the connections — is VALÉORINE's own record. Sources and licences.
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Mashiloane, Classic. Big time arrives for Anatii. Sowetan LIVE.
- 2.Anatii drops ARTIIFACT eNCA. eNCA.
- 3.Anatii releases his long-awaited album 'ARTIIFACT', features Omarion & Tiwa Savage YOMZANSI. YoMzansi. 9 September 2016.
- 4.Mji, Zanele. Mzansi's 100 of 2017: Influencer, Anatii – The Young Independents. 16 August 2017.
- 5.GQ Best Dressed – GQ South Africa. gq.co.za.
- 6.LuQuLuQu. Home.
- 7.Africa, Forbes. Under 30 Creatives. 4 June 2018.
- 8.iTunes
- 9.Check Out Omarion's 'Open Up' Produced By Anatii. 22 November 2017.
- 10.Seyi Shay unveils New "Electric Package" EP featuring Flavour, Kiss Daniel. 15 May 2018.
- 11.SA HIP HOP AWARDS.
- 12.Cashville, Willy. South African Hip Hop Awards: 2015 SAHHA WINNERS.
- 13.All the 2019 SAMA nominees. Bizcommunity. 25 April 2019.
- 14.The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award - BET Soul Train Awards: Chris Brown, Drake, Lizzo Among Top Winners. The Hollywood Reporter. 17 November 2019.
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Secondary witnessreference work
Secondary witness
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 20 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Music memorabilia
43,928 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Anas al-LibyPerson
- Anastasia Davidovna VirsaladzePerson
- Anastasia KhitrukPerson
- Anat FortPerson
- Anatol UgorskiPerson
- Anatol VieruPerson
- Anatole FistoulariPerson
- Anatole VakhnianynPerson
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Anatii?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.