He was known for rapping in a mixture of South African township Soweto vernacular (tsotsi taal) and English.
[2] Mkhize contributed to the development of Kasi Rap; he is also regarded as one of the pioneers of South African hip-hop.
His work created opportunities and influence other artists such as AKA, Micky m, Red Button, Siya Shezi(Deep soweto), F-eezy,Chippa M K.O, Maseven, Touchline, Emtee, Kwesta and his younger brother DJ Citilyts and many more Kasi rap emcees.
On the urban youth radio station YFM, his success on this show is what led to his breakthrough record deal.
A follow-up to that was a song called, "Wozobona" which gained widespread popularity in South Africa and set the path for his début album Heads & Tales in 2005.