American rapper to perform at MAMAs 2015

Gbenga Bada 08:13 - 04 July 2015

Young Thug is billed to perform at the 2015 MAMAs in KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

Young Thug was announced as one of the performers for the event, which is billed to hold on July 18, 2015, at the nominees party that held at the Federal Palace Hotel in Lagos, Nigeria.

22-years old American rapper, Young Thug would be joining R&B act, NEYO as one of the performers at the 2015 edition of the MTV Africa Music Awards ceremony scheduled to hold in Durban, South Africa.

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The international acts would be joined by Davido, Yemi Alade, Tanzanian star, Diamond Platnumz, Bucie and South African rapper, Cassper Nyovest as performers for the award ceremony.

Born Jeffrey Williams on August 9, 1992, in Atlanta, Georgia as the second youngest of his ten siblings, Young Thug gained major recognition in 2014, after being featured on a string of singles, including and , the latter of which peaked at number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.