He started his hip hop recording career in 2010 and since then Mahlatse Ramatladi (21) aka FFortune has been growing from strength to strength.<\/p>\n
The young Primrose resident hails from Tzaneen in Limpopo and moved to Germiston in February, this year.<\/p>
\u201cI moved here as I like the atmosphere; it is not loud like Johannesburg,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
FFortune creates music full-time and was greatly influenced by his uncle Fuza Ramatladi, a reggae artist.<\/p>
\u201cHe taught me to play guitar when I was eight years old but at that time I didn\u2019t think I was good at it.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was only in 2009 when I started writing songs that I decided this was the path for me.\u201d<\/p>\n
The young man loves African music, especially West African music, and his songs go down well in parts of Africa.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you hear of people in Sierra Leone and Ghana vibing to your music it makes you proud,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Along with making his own music, FFortune has started his own record label called 7Sixty5 Entertainment and he already has some signed artists.<\/p>\n
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ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n It\u2019s all about the music for Germiston teen<\/a><\/p>\n Six strings can tell many stories<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n He has released an EP entitled Fortumatics featuring six songs and just released a single called #baby fill up.<\/p>\n He writes all his own songs and his friend DJ Zanzi deejays for him at gigs.<\/p>\n \u201cI have played a lot of gigs and my next one is due to take place on August 12 at the Red Apple Club in Newtown,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n He is also set to work on a collaboration with Chris Kele from Malawi soon.<\/p>\n Kele has chosen a number of artists from different countries and music genres to work with him.<\/p>\n FFortune gave the following advice to aspiring musicians.<\/p>\n \u201cDon\u2019t be discouraged if record labels do not sign you.<\/p>\n \u201cThey may not understand your sound – just upload your music on the internet and let people enjoy it.\u201d<\/p>\n FFortune said he wishes his late mother Josephine was here so she could see how well he is doing.<\/p>\n \u201cShe always supported me and would be proud of me,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n His siblings Lebo (12) and Teans (17) are extremely proud of him and Lebo told him she is a fan.<\/p>\n You can follow him on Twitter (@FFortune_Africa), Instagram (@ffort_africa), Facebook (FFortune Africa), YouTube (FFortune) and SoundCloud (FFortune).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Have a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)\u00a0<\/span>germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong>, Leigh Hodgson (journalist)\u00a0<\/span>leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>or Puleng Sekabate\u00a0<\/span>pulengs@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Remember to visit the Germiston City News on the following social media platforms:<\/p>\n Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Twitter<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Instagram<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n YouTube\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Or add the GCN on\u00a0<\/b><\/span>WhatsApp 079 406 1181<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>or\u00a0BBM (BBM Pin: 7F102137)<\/strong>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>today, to get all the latest news.<\/p>\n Catch-up on more local news with our sister newspapers\u00a0<\/span>Bedfordview Edenvale News<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0<\/span>Alberton Record<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Kempton Express<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n