Hillzy's Chargie and Muroora Cross 1 Million Views on YouTube
Hillzy surpasses 1,000,000 views
One of Zimbabwe's hottest Hip Hop and R&B Artists, Hillzy, has just crossed a massive milestone on YouTube. His videos for both Chargie and Muroora crossed 1 million views on YouTube!
This achievement comes just a few days after the release of his new single Nharo which is already trending on YouTube. The song was also featured on Apple Music’s African Hip Hop and New Music Daily playlists.
Chargie was released earlier this year in February and Muroora was released in 2017 where it become an instant hit and cult classic amongst Zimbabwean fans. Their resurgence comes off the heels of his latest fire release, Nharo, last Friday which has had a tremendous reception and already has support on Apple’s New Music Daily and the Africa Hip Hop Playlists.
The single is accompanied by a jaw-dropping and visually stunning video directed by Simdoc. The video is the perfect visual pairing to the song as Hillzy switches between a number of backdrops and computer-generated backdrops like outer space, the mirror dimension and a tribute to Sleepy Hollow.
Nharo is the lead single and video from his upcoming In The Building album.
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About Hillzy
Hillzy (born Hilary Chipunza) is one of Zimbabwe’s most promising and exciting upcoming Contemporary Urban Music acts who has already built a dedicated following across the globe using his unique voice, poignant lyrics and captivating vulnerability.
Hillzy’s music straddles the fine line between Hip Hop’s brazen braggadocio and R&B’s melancholy melodies. He first broke onto the scene with his T.U.T.OR. Mixtape that featured a blend of uptempo Hip Hop tracks with Hillzy’s long-time collaborator H3nry. Aptly titled, the project was released while both artists were still studying at the University of Cape Town. It was at UCT where Hillzy developed his skills as a producer, engineer and multi-genre artist.
During this time, Hillzy managed to build his following and secured collaborations with Cassper Nyovest and Jeremy Loops. He also had appearances on SABC 3’s Morning Expresso and SABC 2’s Hectic 9. Collaborations with Huawei, Castle Lite and Uber soon followed.
In 2017 Hillzy had a breakout year when he released Muroora - an impassioned and stripped-down love ballad that dominated radio and streaming platforms. To date, the song is known as one of Zimbabwe’s quintessential wedding songs. In the same year, he won the Best Diaspora Award at the Zimbabwean Hip Hop Awards, secured an Adidas brand deal, and was named one of Hype Magazine’s Freshmen of The Year.
Hillzy then returned to Zimbabwe where he undertook the most daring campus tour since the early 2000s. The Legacy Tour featured Hillzy and Garry Mapanzure as the only billed headliners who performed at sold-out shows across every major university and college in Zimbabwe in the summer of 2019. The tour is still regarded as one of the most successful tours in the country.
More success followed as Hillzy caught the eye of Afrobeats superstar and mogul - Mr Eazi. Hillzy then collaborated with Mr Eazi on You Are Enough which was released via Mr Eazi’s Empawa label.
After that Hillzy’s work and accolades got the attention of American superstar producer and engineer - Dakari (G-Eazy, Halsey, Charlie Puth, E-40). Dakari signed Hillzy to his Cider Music imprint and the two then began work on Hillzy’s critically and commercially acclaimed Chisikana EP. The project featured chart-topping collaborations with Sha Sha, Gemma Griffiths and Garry Mapanzure.
As a talented vocalist Hillzy is also widely known for his song covers which have generated a great deal of interest in their own right. His cover for Big Sean’s Jumping Out The Window was featured in the 2017 MTV Music Video Awards telecast, and his covers have received stamps of approval from artists like Kehlani and P. Diddy himself.
After the success of Chisikana, Hillzy branched out to found his own imprint, Masinh Productions - a portmanteau of Massive In House Productions and a play on words of the word’s Shona slang homonym (ma-scene)
In 2022 Hillzy and Masinh Productions partnered with Point Black Entertainment to further his career and release his upcoming EP - In The Building.