Robin Thirdfloor sparkled as a young alternative hip-hop artist in March 2014, when he self-released online the E.P Sounds Empty Pockets Make, which got more than 2.000 downloads in less than a month, going far.
Hit single Confessions got playlisted on multiple radio stations including the Gagasi FM Top 5 and uKhozi FM Top 5 Hip-hop charts. Second single Fly Away got playlisted in college radio station in Chicago (USA). Both tracks, Confessions and Fly Away, were featured on SABC 1 drama series Mutual Friends.
Robin received five nominations in the Original Material Awards 2014, in the categories of Song of the Year, Best Newcomer, MC of the Year, Best Sleeve Design, and EP of the Year. In 2015 Tshepang Ramoba – drummer of BLK JKS and Motel Mari, producer and remixer – signed Robin to his indie label POST POST, where he is releasing his new creations.
After closing after ProVerb the Main Stage of 2016´s Back To The City Festival – South Africa´s biggest hip-hop gathering – , banging radio stations with his previous single Rolling Stone, and premiering his latest video Somdanger on SABC, Robin Thirdfloor made his debut at South by South West (SXSW) in Austin, Texas, in March 2017.
Robin´s radio playlists include most major South African radio stations – Gagasi FM, Ukhozi FM, Yfm, UJ FM, Radio DUT, Inanda FM, VoW FM and Goodhope FM, as well as Underground College radio (USA). TV placements include SABC 1 (Mutual Friends), SABC 3 (Trending SA), Mzansi Magic (It´s Complicated - Seasons 1 & 2). His music collaborations include Dj Tira, Mzokoloko, Youngsta, Ginger Trill, HCL, Moonchild, or Black Moss (Korea). Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.