‘I was nearly gone from this world’: ‘Mnike’ hitmaker Tyler ICU

Amapiano sensation Austin Baloyi – affectionately known as Tyler ICU – is grateful to be alive and making hits.

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TYLER ICU THANKS FANS FOR THE SUPPORT

The producer and DJ took to his social media to thank fans for their support after his song, Mnike, made history.

“Thank you so much,” he wrote on Twitter. “I think I had [to] thank you guys yet [again] for being so such great supporters in my career. This is life changing. Not only to ME, but also the people involved in the songs

“Mostly thank God cause I wouldn’t be here today. Those who know that at the beginning of the year I had it bad and I was nearly gone from this world,” Tyler ICU wrote.

The Ngimoja hitmaker was involved in a car accident in December.

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HIT SONG CONTINUES TO TOP CHARTS

According to The Yanos Magazine, Tyler ICU achieved a remarkable milestone when Mnike become the fastest song ever to reach 3 million streams on Spotify South Africa in just 31 days.

The hit song features Tumelo_za, DJ Maphorisa, Nandipha808, Ceeka RSA and Tyrondee.

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TimesLIVE also reported on Friday, 7 July, that the track is holding strong at number one for eight consecutive weeks, according to The Official South African Charts (Tosac) which recognises digital streaming numbers of singles aggregated from Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer and YouTube Music.

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