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ZRi.

Data updated on 2025-06-10 08:25:36 UTC
Nakai Jade Zuri Magadla (born July 20,2003) , better known by his stage name ZRi (pronounced ZUU-RI) , is a South African rapper and singer from Pretoria.

He makes Alternative R&B with some elements of Hip-Hop , his sound is very groovy while carrying a very heavy message. He notes Kanye west , Chance the rapper , Smino & Erykah Badu as his inspirations

ZRi’s sound ranges from a very mellow falsetto to a grungy rap voice , his production is heavily influenced by neo-soul , funk & Jazz rap. He is set to release his sophomore Album titled “NAKAI ” set to be released some time in 2026

Featured on 8 official Apple Music playlists and 3 Spotify Playlists for “Heavy is the head” and “That’s Wassup” Featuring @thebighash , @tysonsybateli , @youngstacpt , & @Thatosaul

ZRi. has also been interviewed by HYPE magazine on the first month of the year 2022 , profiled by Pinnacle Pop, received reviews from OkayAfrica, Slikouronlife, and BOOMING

“His sound is very indie in its construction and features a mix of warping elements that make you feel an intense sense of emotion" - Slikouronlife

(PRONOUNCED “ZUU- REE”)

Genres

: afro soul

Total plays

1.6 million
Updated on 2025-06-10

Social media links

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Monthly listeners

8,456

Followers

4,752

Top Cities

  1. South Africa
    Johannesburg
    2,263 listeners
  2. South Africa
    Pretoria
    1,041 listeners
  3. South Africa
    Durban
    636 listeners
  4. South Africa
    Cape Town
    516 listeners
  5. South Africa
    Gauteng
    169 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
THAT'S WASSUP (feat. Thato Saul, YoungstaCPT, Tyson Sybateli & ZRi.)
THAT'S WASSUP (feat. Thato Saul, YoungstaCPT, Tyson Sybateli & ZRi.)
197,622 5:23 2024-02-09
THAT'S WASSUP
THAT'S WASSUP
177,340 5:23 2023-04-11
THAT'S ON GOD
THAT'S ON GOD
49,925 2:30 2023-05-05
ON MY OWN
ON MY OWN
41,389 3:22 2024-05-31
GODS TIMING
GODS TIMING
39,996 3:05 2024-05-31
SAMO
SAMO
39,668 3:07 2023-04-07
ISAIAH 40:31
ISAIAH 40:31
39,507 1:22 2024-01-15
INDIGO KIDZ
INDIGO KIDZ
37,319 1:44 2023-04-28
Mud
Mud
36,076 3:48 2024-09-06
Bonez
Bonez
33,978 2:08 2023-03-06
Heavy Is The Head
Heavy Is The Head
24,780 2:45 2023-06-09
Hooked On You
Hooked On You
24,283 2:21 2022-09-16
Hooked on You
Hooked on You
24,283 2:20 2022-10-14
SUNSET DRIVE
SUNSET DRIVE
23,829 2:08 2023-05-05
Owami
Owami
22,806 2:34 2024-09-13
BEZOS
BEZOS
22,018 1:33 2023-05-05
MONEY ON MY MIND
MONEY ON MY MIND
20,073 2:07 2024-05-31
Mamelodi
Mamelodi
18,928 2:13 2025-01-17
ANOTHER GHETTO TALE
ANOTHER GHETTO TALE
18,353 1:11 2024-05-31
THANK GOD FOR THE SUN
THANK GOD FOR THE SUN
18,186 1:59 2023-09-22
Green
Green
17,997 2:60 2022-08-26
Don't Get Too Close
Don't Get Too Close
17,524 2:53 2024-04-05
Why Can't You
Why Can't You
16,577 2:08 2024-06-21
WAVE
WAVE
16,296 2:07 2022-01-28
Sondela
Sondela
15,391 1:55 2024-11-22
HOLLYWOOD DREAMS
HOLLYWOOD DREAMS
14,745 2:33 2022-02-25
TRIP
TRIP
14,241 2:01 2023-05-05
DARK DAZE
DARK DAZE
14,071 2:17 2024-05-31
GHETTO ANGELZ
GHETTO ANGELZ
13,637 3:27 2024-03-29
Love Myself
Love Myself
13,551 2:43 2024-09-13
Ngud
Ngud
12,771 2:52 2025-01-24
Fezeka
Fezeka
12,596 2:49 2025-01-24
Bambelela
Bambelela
12,264 2:08 2025-01-24
Forever,Green In Me (interlude)
Forever,Green In Me (interlude)
12,113 1:36 2022-10-14
BAD GIRLZ
BAD GIRLZ
11,993 2:25 2023-05-05
Pula
Pula
11,806 2:38 2024-09-13
Imibuzo
Imibuzo
11,734 2:17 2025-01-24
Buyelekhaya
Buyelekhaya
11,727 2:17 2024-07-26
Lehakwe
Lehakwe
11,727 3:35 2024-07-26
ON GOD ( Freestyle )
ON GOD ( Freestyle )
11,687 1:38 2024-01-12
LONELY AVENUE
LONELY AVENUE
10,583 2:16 2022-04-15
Nkanyezi
Nkanyezi
10,345 2:22 2024-09-13
SOIL
SOIL
10,187 2:10 2023-09-08
Karma
Karma
9,962 1:45 2022-10-14
Endless
Endless
9,938 2:05 2023-02-03
Mercury
Mercury
9,896 2:39 2024-11-22
BURGUNDY PT.2
BURGUNDY PT.2
9,327 1:16 2023-05-05
4C
4C
9,258 2:03 2023-02-17
THE BOY FROM THE SUN
THE BOY FROM THE SUN
8,861 2:10 2024-05-31
NGOZI
NGOZI
8,836 3:31 2024-01-15
U
U
8,471 3:16 2022-06-10
Uthando Lunje
Uthando Lunje
8,307 2:31 2025-01-24
Wishing On A Dream
Wishing On A Dream
8,265 2:25 2025-01-24
Green Sage
Green Sage
8,166 2:36 2021-10-22
In My Solitude
In My Solitude
8,002 2:00 2024-09-13
Thandolwami
Thandolwami
7,995 3:28 2024-09-13
JUNGLE
JUNGLE
7,451 3:20 2024-05-31
Energy
Energy
7,284 2:19 2022-10-14
Donno Why
Donno Why
7,200 2:07 2024-02-02
Mother Of Melodies
Mother Of Melodies
7,161 2:24 2025-01-24
Heaven
Heaven
7,029 2:05 2022-10-14
BURGUNDY
BURGUNDY
6,765 2:20 2022-06-10
Endless Pt.2
Endless Pt.2
6,750 2:34 2024-09-13
WATER V.2
WATER V.2
6,730 2:13 2024-01-15
MAKES YOU FEEL
MAKES YOU FEEL
6,455 2:17 2022-03-25
Imizamo
Imizamo
6,269 1:20 2024-11-22
Mama
Mama
6,066 2:00 2025-01-24
Smile Pt.2
Smile Pt.2
5,925 2:30 2022-10-14
The House Is Burning Down
The House Is Burning Down
5,813 2:33 2025-03-21
Golden Girl
Golden Girl
5,764 2:32 2024-09-13
BIGGER THAN US
BIGGER THAN US
5,734 0:32 2023-05-05
Mafelelo
Mafelelo
5,718 1:56 2024-09-13
Mashobane
Mashobane
5,509 2:53 2025-04-11
JAH BLESS
JAH BLESS
5,487 2:24 2024-05-31
Zone
Zone
5,483 2:37 2023-02-17
Nirvana
Nirvana
5,181 2:48 2022-10-14
Leave The Love By The Door.
Leave The Love By The Door.
5,068 1:18 2024-09-13
Manifest
Manifest
5,031 2:31 2024-09-13
BACK TO THE MUD
BACK TO THE MUD
4,932 2:29 2024-05-31
Kubrick Dreams
Kubrick Dreams
4,728 2:22 2023-01-13
LOYALTY
LOYALTY
4,696 2:05 2022-11-25
MOSADI
MOSADI
4,627 2:22 2025-05-30
Floating
Floating
4,544 2:29 2022-10-14
BALANCE
BALANCE
4,536 1:45 2022-11-25
185-PUSH-HOTLINE
185-PUSH-HOTLINE
4,398 0:44 2023-05-05
Paraiso (Interlude)
Paraiso (Interlude)
4,189 2:17 2024-09-13
Water
Water
3,989 2:13 2021-10-22
Nubian Queen
Nubian Queen
3,901 2:19 2025-04-11
Therapy 048
Therapy 048
3,777 1:45 2021-02-03
SMILE
SMILE
3,668 3:14 2022-02-25
HOW YOU FEEL ?
HOW YOU FEEL ?
3,636 2:48 2024-05-31
I'M ALRIGHT
I'M ALRIGHT
3,464 3:15 2025-02-28
CARE FOR ME
CARE FOR ME
3,420 1:35 2022-03-25
JADE’S INTERLUDE
JADE’S INTERLUDE
3,336 1:32 2024-11-01
In Bloom
In Bloom
3,285 2:34 2021-02-03
Stimela Sase Goli
Stimela Sase Goli
3,077 2:48 2025-04-11
PURPLE
PURPLE
2,930 2:34 2022-02-25
Purity
Purity
2,884 1:45 2025-01-24
Zah!
Zah!
2,760 2:23 2024-01-26
MOVING ON
MOVING ON
2,736 2:51 2022-03-25
Better Days
Better Days
2,704 2:30 2021-02-03
HOV.
HOV.
2,653 3:14 2022-11-25
Ambedo
Ambedo
2,541 1:35 2021-02-03
Uziveze
Uziveze
2,399 2:38 2025-04-11
LOVE
LOVE
2,376 2:04 2024-11-01
You’re The Only Reason There Is
You’re The Only Reason There Is
2,284 2:37 2025-04-11
Nubian Queen
Nubian Queen
2,205 3:09 2021-02-03
Holy Water
Holy Water
2,154 2:28 2021-02-03
Fin
Fin
2,061 1:08 2022-10-14
A Bossa Letter To You
A Bossa Letter To You
1,929 2:50 2025-04-11
Meta Angel
Meta Angel
1,912 1:39 2025-04-11
NEPTUNE BENZ
NEPTUNE BENZ
1,872 2:34 2022-02-25
Until The End
Until The End
1,779 4:07 2021-10-22
SKINS.
SKINS.
1,743 1:24 2022-06-10
AIR
AIR
1,497 1:60 2022-03-25
Tainted
Tainted
1,395 2:48 2024-10-04
LOVE LETTER TO YOU
LOVE LETTER TO YOU
1,360 1:26 2022-03-25
Fear
Fear
1,281 3:11 2021-10-22
Insecure (interlude)
Insecure (interlude)
1,059 2:13 2021-02-03
RISING SUN
RISING SUN
< 1000 0:24 2024-05-31
No Delay
No Delay
< 1000 2:30 2024-10-04
My Way
My Way
< 1000 2:28 2025-02-07
Favourite
Favourite
< 1000 1:50 2025-02-07
Thank You
Thank You
< 1000 2:36 2025-02-07
James
James
< 1000 3:04 2025-02-07
Life Support
Life Support
< 1000 2:34 2025-02-07
Rain (Interlude)
Rain (Interlude)
< 1000 2:55 2024-08-22
Kitchen Raps
Kitchen Raps
< 1000 2:10 2025-04-09
Caroline
Caroline
< 1000 2:28 2025-06-05
Lobola
Lobola
< 1000 2:17 2025-06-05
Miss Evergreen
Miss Evergreen
< 1000 2:23 2025-06-05
Uzobuya Nini
Uzobuya Nini
< 1000 2:28 2025-06-05
Owami Pt.2
Owami Pt.2
< 1000 2:47 2025-06-05
I Sob
I Sob
< 1000 1:42 2025-06-05

New releases

Green
Green
2025-06-05
[ZRi (The Wicked)]
Purity. : The Return Of A Meta Angel
Purity. : The Return Of A Meta Angel
2025-04-11
[ZRi (The Wicked)]
Mercury
Mercury
2025-04-04
[ZRi (The Wicked)]
The House Is Burning Down
The House Is Burning Down
2025-03-21
[ZRi (The Wicked)]
Purity.
Purity.
2025-01-24
[ZRi (The Wicked)]
Mamelodi
Mamelodi
2025-01-17
[ZRi (The Wicked)]
Side A : 001
Side A : 001
2024-11-22
[ALT]
Love / Jade’s Interlude
Love / Jade’s Interlude
2024-11-01
[ZRi (The Wicked)]
Forever,Green In Me
Forever,Green In Me
2024-09-13
[ALT]
Mud
Mud
2024-09-06
[ALT]
Lehakwe.
Lehakwe.
2024-07-26
[ALT]
THANK GOD FOR THE SUN
THANK GOD FOR THE SUN
2024-05-31
[ZRi (The Wicked)]
GHETTO ANGELZ
GHETTO ANGELZ
2024-03-29
[ZRi (The Wicked)]
Donno Why
Donno Why
2024-02-02
[Paradise Sound System]
SANGO
SANGO
2024-01-15
[ZRi (The Wicked)]
ON GOD ( Freestyle )
ON GOD ( Freestyle )
2024-01-12
[ZRi (The Wicked)]
THANK GOD FOR THE SUN
THANK GOD FOR THE SUN
2023-09-22
[ZRi (The Wicked)]
SOIL
SOIL
2023-09-08
[ZRi (The Wicked)]
Heavy Is The Head
Heavy Is The Head
2023-06-09
[ZRi (The Wicked)]
SAMO
SAMO
2023-05-05
[ZRi (The Wicked)]
INDIGO KIDZ
INDIGO KIDZ
2023-04-28
[ZRi (The Wicked)]
Bonez
Bonez
2023-03-06
[Maiden2001]
Everything is Vibration, Vol. 1
Everything is Vibration, Vol. 1
2023-02-17
[ZRi (The Wicked)]
Endless
Endless
2023-02-03
[ZRi (The Wicked)]
Kubrick Dreams
Kubrick Dreams
2023-01-13
[ZRi (The Wicked)]
Evergreen
Evergreen
2022-10-14
[ZRi (The Wicked)]
Hooked On You
Hooked On You
2022-09-16
[ZRi (The Wicked)]
Green
Green
2022-08-26
[ZRi (The Wicked)]
Skins.
Skins.
2022-06-10
[ZRi (The Wicked)]
Lonely Avenue
Lonely Avenue
2022-04-15
[ZRi (The Wicked)]
NEPTUNE
NEPTUNE
2022-02-25
[ZRi (The Wicked)]
WAVE
WAVE
2022-01-28
[ZRi (The Wicked)]
Sage
Sage
2021-10-22
[ZRi (The Wicked)]
Ambedo
Ambedo
2021-02-03
[Independent]