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Rapper and television presenter Moozlie takes on new role as a creative director while taking a break from music.

Nomuzi “Moozlie” Mabena has been in the entertainment industry for a decade and throughout the years, she’s successfully been able to reinvent herself and evolve.

She has made her mark as one of the best media personalities in South Africa. She was awarded best female in rap, crowned 2022 GQ’s Best Dressed Woman, and has now shifted the focus to building her brand in the business world as a creative director for Mzansi hottest brands Era By DJ Zinhle and Drip.

While speaking to TshisaLIVE, the rapper said, “It’s really surprising to everybody, myself included but as you grow and you evolve, you always want what you do to be bigger than you. With this I’ve been able to learn about retail on another level, I’ve been able to learn about marketing and that’s bigger than me.”

Moozlie says that she is taking everything she does one day at a time.

“One day I will be able to do it all together, I’ve always been an independent artist so I need to just take things one day at a time. I know I will be able to take it to the top. I know God’s time is the best time,” she added.

Juggling all she’s got on her plate is not the easiest thing to do.

“Lekau just believed in me, he is the heartbeat of the Drip brand,” Moozlie explained.

“It’s always so interesting to take something that you’re passionate about and practically apply it. Drip allowed me to just add my thoughts, my actual creativity, my ideas, and just put it in whether it is apparel, fragrance, sneakers, it’s really just been an amazing year,” she expressed.

It has also been a learning experience she says. While she feels she could’ve easily branched into creating her own brand, she says many will be shocked to witness what she has coming next in the pipeline.

“I know one day when I bring it back to myself, you guys are going to be really shocked. I could’ve put my name on a T-shirt and just sell it, but after this, it’s going to be on another level,” she added.