Prince Kaybee (born June 15, 1989) is a South African Musician, Electronic Dance Music DJ, and Producer from Durban. He is one of the popular music artists of South Africa who has millions of followers on Facebook and Instagram. He first rose to fame for his songs named “Friend Zone”, “Banomoya”, “Yonkinto”, and “Wajellwa”.
This artist’s real birth name Kabelo Motsamai who you apparently known for many reasons. His electric shows all hit all over South Africa. Prince’s recent songs, theft allegations, and his Djing skills all gave him huge recognization in his field.
Wiki / Quick Trivia
| Real Full Birth Name | Kabelo Motsamai. |
| Famous For | his songs “Friend Zone”, “Yonkinto”, and “Wajellwa”. |
| Occupation | Musician, DJ, and Producer. |
| Also Known As | Prince Kaybee. |
| Age (as of 2020) | 31 years old. |
| Date of Birth | June 15, 1989. |
| Birthplace | Senekal, South Africa. |
| Zodiac Sign | Gemini. |
| Current Residence | Durban, South Africa. |
| Ethnicity | Black. |
| Nationality | South African. |
| Religion | Christianity. |
| Education | High School drop-out. |
| Sexuality | Heterosexual. |
| Height (approx.) | In feet & inches: 5′ 8″ In meters: 1.73 m. In centimeters: 173 cm.  |
| Weight (approx.) | In kilograms: 75 kg. In pounds: 165 lb. |
| Hair Color | Black. |
| Eye Color | Dark Brown. |
| Tattoo(s) |  |
| Net worth (as of 2021) | $5 million US Dollars, approx. |
| Social Media Profile | Instagram: princekaybee_sa Twitter: PrinceKaybee_SA Facebook: PrinceKaybeeTheOriginal YouTube: Self-entitled |
Prince Kaybee’s Biography
As per my research, Prince took birth in Senekal, South Africa in 1989. His birthplace is located near Welkom in the Free State, South Africa. Kabelo Motsamai celebrates his birthday on the 15th of June making Prince Kaybee’s age is 28 years as of 2020.
He was born to his parents as Kabelo Motsamai. His sun sign is said to be Gemini which is one of the air signs in the zodiac chart and Mercury is the planet that it belongs to. Many sources claimed that this DJ got his inspiration to start a career as a DJ from one of his elementary school teachers.
During his school days, Prince had a bad reputation and was usually came under the list of naughty students. He even had rebellious nature while growing up. In addition, he had to drop out of school when he was in 11th grade as he pregnant his girlfriend.
Parents & Siblings
Kabelo Motsamai comes from a very big family where his father (name not available) had many children. He was raised alongside 35 siblings. Unfortunately, his dad is not with us anymore and passed away quite some time back. He produced 36 children in his life with numerous spouses where Prince Kaybee being the youngest of all his kids.
This musician is the only child who was born from his mother’s womb. During an interview, Kaybee confessed the fact openly that he doesn’t know the names of all of his brothers and sisters. This is because of his family politics that ended his efforts in order to know more about his siblings.
This celebrity didn’t get the chance of meeting them personally. However, at his father’s funeral, he and his siblings finally come together on the podium at the same time. Prince lived alone with his mother most of his life and his other family members used to reside separately in different homes.
Musical Career
His early life was full of struggles. After dropping from school, he moved in with one of his friends. However, his friend left his side after a few weeks and times got tough for this musician. Prince even lived on the streets of Bloemfontein and that too without food and shelter.
Prince Kaybee’s situation forced him to work hard and eventually made him a strong man. He started his career by working in clubs. He worked at a Nigerian-owned club as a DJ. He soon started to earn cash due to his talent and quick learning skills. He was now able to pay his rent and buy food.
As time passed, he bought a laptop where he did his initial days of practice in order to do music composing. Later, this artist signed up for a DJ competition which was telecasted on SABC1.
| Studio Album List |
| Silver Rabbit Club: The Electronica Mix, Vol. 6 (2014). DJ Electro Mixology, Vol. 3 (2014). Light of Day: Electronica Mix, Vol. 3 (2014). Ehouse: Electronica Mix, Vol. 13 (2014). Castle Electronica Collection: Home Party, Vol. 10 (2014). Electronica Confessions, Vol. 6 (2014). Electro Sex Me, Vol. 2 (2014). After Hours: Electro Tales, Vol. 7 (2014). Bar St. Luna: Electronica Daze, Vol. 7 (2014). Electro Elements: Winter, Vol. 7 (2014). Better Days (2015). Urban House Edition, Vol. 1 (2016). Party lands: Electronica Vibe, Vol. 13 (2014). Electro Elements: Spring, Vol. 4 (2014). Undercover: Electro Imprints, Vol. 10 (2014). Electro Elements: Summer, Vol. 11 (2014). I Am Music (2017). Red Mic Xperience (Live In Carnival City) (2017). Black And White 2.0 (DJ’s Edition) (2015). |
YouTube Journey & Songs
He is a proud owner of a self-entitled YouTube channel where he has over 222+ K subscribers who view his content. He mainly releases his cover songs and original tracks there. Prince Kaybee made his debut on the platform with his first video which was titled “PRINCE KAYBEE WINNER OF THE REDBULL DJ CLASH AT UOVS”.
It was released on the platform back on May 21, 2014. Later, he first rose to fame with his song “Friend Zone” which came out on October 11, 2016, and gathered over 1.3 million views within a few days of its release. The music video also featured Ziyon.
His next song “Prince Kaybee Ft Lady Zamar – Charlotte (Official Video)” became viral which was published on February 17, 2017. This particular song was listened to by 9.3 million people.
His next track “Yonkinto featuring Zanda” got 2.9+ million views. The most-watched on his channel is “Prince Kaybee ft Busiswa & TNS – Banomoya (Official Video)” posted on October 04, 2018, and has 21+ million views.
Some of his other popular videos of him are “Prince Kaybee, Shimza, Black Motion, Ami Faku – Uwrongo” (3.9+ m views), “Gugulethu ft. Indlovukazi, Supta, Afro Brothers” (10+ m views), “Fetch Your Life ft. Msaki” (7.2+ m views), and much more.
| Various Songs |
| 1. Angiyifuni Indoda. 2. Baby Please. 3. Better Days. 4. Kao Rata. 5. Nondaba. 6. Story Teller. 7. Baby Please. 8. Banomoya. 9. Beautiful Girls. 10. Beautiful Love. 11. Yonkinto (feat. Zanda). 12. Angiyifuni Indoda. 13. Yebo Yes. 14. Wajellwa. 15. Odd Moments. 16. Shukuma. 17. Soul Klap. 18. Story Teller. 19. Friend Zone. 20. Give Me. 21. Kao Rata. 22. Love Affair. 23. Don’t Give Up. 24. Better Days. 25. Bhiyoza. 26. Charlotte. 27. Club Controller, etc. |
#7 Random Facts about Prince Kaybee
- In the initial stages of his career, he met his girlfriend in one of the clubs where he used to work and she helped him with the house and food.
- Prince was honored with 5 awards nomination at the 15th Metro FM Awards.
- In the year 2013, his booking agent introduced him to the church which literally saved his life.
- Furthermore, Kaybee is the owner of many top-performing cars as of 2021. He owns a Superfast Mercedes Benz C63 AMG as well as a VW Golf Vi. Some of his recent purchases are BMW X6 and two more Mercedes.
- A few years back, Samuel Mokhele who is a famous rapper accused him of stealing his concept. This incident took place when the DJ was working with Wajellwa.
- Prince Kaybee once tweeted that Davido ft Casper Nyovest’s Check on You Jam had a related chord progression as Charlotte which is one of his hit songs. Shimza blamed Kaybee for stealing Club Controller which was his hit track.
- After scrolling through his Instagram account I am to know that he is one of the big fans of legendary Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan.
