Katleho

27 years old, Soweto, South Africa

Katleho “Young Chronic” Kgame (born 04 January 1997) is a South African Musician and Actor. YC is the fourth born of seven siblings. He has two sisters and four brothers. He was mainly brought up by his mother & grandmother, Sylvia & Emily respectively. He doesn’t recognize or know his father. A subject he never ever talks about.

Named by his grandmother, his first name means “conqueror" in the South African languages of Sotho and Tswana. And his last name a verb, means “strangle” and is of the Tswana language. He only speaks two of 11 South African languages, English and Sotho.

He attended Thaba-Tshehlo Primary School, Montshiwa Higher Primary School, and Thabo Senior Secondary School. In late 2016 he dropped out of college to resume the work on his music after four years of inactivity as he was focused on his school work trying to graduate High School. In 2015, he successfully graduated high school. Started working on his album Gabardine: The Homecoming which drastically failed to reach commercial success.

Career

YC is also a stage actor. Started acting at the age of 14 and performed all over Johannesburg. He took part in over 6 different productions in a period of four years before he dropped out to focus on his school work till he graduated high school.

Gabardine: The Homecoming - Present

This album has 7 tracks and no featured artists whatsoever. The following is a track list in chronological order:

1. Show Me Love
2. I’ll Find You
3. A better Place
4. I’ll Be Waiting
5. November 9th - Live version
6. Time To Go
7. Gone Forever

The song titles from track 1 to track 7 comprise a sentence. It is one he imagined himself standing before his army of raving fans for the first time and saying to them:

“Show me love and I’ll find you a better place. I’ll be waiting for you all to do so, till November. (Given November is second to the last month of the year, therefore signifies the end of time)” And when the time comes, the time for me to go, I’ll be gone forever.”

In mid December he released a song titled, Have a Little Faith in You and is being well received by a variety of audiences. Have a Little Faith in You is a Hip-Hop record with Pop elements. It’s very energetic and has a somewhat calming effect. It talks about how one’s mental state is the only weapon they have to use against a state of bleakness. “Challenges aren’t there to bring us down. A challenge is a test. And if you can stand your ground and keep an upright posture when you feel like an unbearable weight is cast on your shoulders, that’s when you evolve.” he said in an interview.

The song is available on all major music streaming services.

Interests:

- Film. Film. And more Film!

- Willing to do free (unpaid) acting jobs. (Only if the script is good quality. Transport & Meals must be provided.)