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Monday, April 22, 2013

Ego has landed R1m bucks



If you don’t know him, local rapper Da L.E.S is one celebrity you would love to hate. From the American twang to the narcissistic persona, there are a lot of things one can frown upon once the name of the Jozi group member is mentioned. 

But I felt there was more to the man than cheesy lines and clowning around. If Tropika Island Of Treasure were to be used as an example, there’s no denying that Da L.E.S is truly a charmer. 

Starting out with 14 contestants, seven who are celebrities, the fifth season of the show proved to be the most interesting yet as you could never predict how it would end. With strong players like rapper AKA and actress Jay Anstey, you wouldn’t have bet on Da L.E.S being the “last man standing”. 

However, as we saw last Saturday, the rapper upset the form book and his bank account has been refreshed by a cool R1-million after walking away as the winner of Tropika Island Of Treasure.
“Man, when someone says to me ‘hello, how are you feeling’, I can now safely tell them that I feel like a million bucks,” said an ecstatic Da L.E.S. 

Beating five other fierce contestants, including Pearl Thusi, Phuti Khomo and Jay Anstey among others, the rapper insists he never thought that he would end up being the winner of the huge prize.
“To be honest, I had no game plan whatsoever. 

“All I wanted to do was to have fun and just hope that I was not the first one back home, because that would have been really embarrassing,” he revealed.
But being both a celebrity and a charming person, Da L.E.S got people saving him throughout the show as he was the “life of the party” for many fans of the show. People confessed they were big fans of the Tippy Toes rapper.
Also, the female competitors seemed to be in competition for his attention. His job was just to make sure he remained relevant to everyone.
“It was probably a strategy without me even knowing it,” he said.
Perhaps, because his game appears to be effortless, Da L.E.S never gave winning much thought.
“I remember the day before the final games when I had a chat with Fresh, telling him I could not believe that I had gone this far,” he said. 

What does a twenty-something South African rapper do with a sudden fortune like R1 million?
“I am going to invest it in the most important asset to me, and that’s me,” he said, struggling to contain his laughter.
“No, seriously though, I will put the bulk of it in my music. I am planning to take my music to the US this year and so this money came at the right time. 

“But we will obviously leave some out for a celebration party,” he added.
While the Jamaican dream has ended for all the other contestants, Da L.E.S has plans to return there, but for business this time.
“I plan to shoot a video in beautiful Jamaica. I am releasing an album on July 26 and so that would work really well.
“It will be almost in the direction that Snoop went but I am not going to go that crazy,” he said. 

When the arrogance wore off the rapper became a very sweet boy who thought a little less of himself.
“I just want to thank God for this blessing.
“I also want to thank all the contestants for saving me from eviction. 

“We all became a close-knit family and I want them to know I appreciate them,” he said.
Da L.E.S becomes the third celebrity after Shashi Naidoo and JR to win on this show.

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