WizTheMc
Sanele Sydow (born 1999) better known by his stage name WizTheMc, is a South African-German rapper, record producer, and songwriter based in Toronto, Canada. He is best known for his 2020 breakout single "For A Minute", which has over 66 million streams on Spotify. Since 2018, he has released 3 studio albums, 8 EPs, 1 compilation album, and over a dozen singles. He has also toured across Europe, United States, and Canada with artistes like A$AP Rocky, half•alive, Billie Eilish, Burna Boy, Future, Miley Cyrus, Skip Marley, and Alan Walker.

Early life 
Sanele Sydow was born in 1999 in Cape Town, South Africa. At the age of 2 his family immigrated to Lüneburg, Germany where he grew up.

Career 
In 2015, Sydow and his friends formed a musical collective called "NO HOMES" in Germany. The group was active for 2 years before they separated. In 2017, Sydow moved to Toronto to pursue a solo music career where he started writing songs and freestyling in his room.

In 2018, Sanele released his first two albums, Backin Toronto and Blessings in Disguise. He would go on and release multiple singles including his breakout single "For A Minute" which has been featured on Grey's Anatomy, Facebook messenger, and the Netflix film He's All That (2021). His third album Growing Teeth was released in January 2020.

Discography

Albums

EPs

Compilations

Singles

Tours and festivals

Tours

Supporting 
 Half Alive: Give Me Your Shoulders Tour (with  (2022)
 The Troubadour ( (2022)

 Half.Alive () (2023)

Festivals 

 Osheaga Festival  (2022)

References

External links 

 WizTheMc at AllMusic

1999 births
Living people
21st-century Canadian rappers
21st-century German male musicians
21st-century South African musicians
Canadian hip hop record producers
Canadian male rappers
Canadian people of South African descent
German rappers
German record producers
Musicians from Cape Town
People from Lüneburg
South African emigrants to Canada
South African emigrants to Germany
South African rappers
South African record producers