About TEARGAS

TEARGAS is made up of three like-minded talents namely; Ntokozo "K.O." Mdluli from Piet Retief in Mpumalanga and two brothers Ezee "Ma-E" Hanabe and Bantu "Ntukza" Hanabe from Soweto.

They all met at Vaal Tri-angle Technikon in Vanderbijlpark, where their common musical interest in hip hop led their friendship to flourish. Although the group officially came into being in 2004, prior to that the trio were mostly making moves in the underground hip hop circuit.

Inspired by the country's political past where police used TEARGAS to disperse protesting crowds in South Africa's townships, the threesome opted to call themselves TEARGAS, where they see their music as a tool to disperse socio-economic ills like crime, HIV/Aids, poverty, etc. Four albums, one live DVD, over 15 music videos, several Metro Awards, Channel O Awards, SAMA Awards, BET Nominations, international performances in Los Angeles, Malawi and Nigeria later, Teargas are the epitome of local hip hop, and they get to make a difference through their lyrics while doing it.

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Gigging Experience

Music videos:

2010 Goodfellaz

2010 Take It Easy

2009 Go Away

2009 Party 101

2009 Mhlobo Wami

2011 MIA

2011 Born For This

2012 Wake Up

2012 Jabula