20/03/2025
Lehlogonolo Ronald Mataboge (born 20 March 1997), known professionally as A-Reece, is a South African rapper, songwriter and record producer. He was born and raised in Pretoria, Gauteng.At 16 years old, A-Reece was signed under Raw X Productions by South African Hip-Hop DJ, pH. A-Reece gained national prominence under Ambitiouz Entertainment in 2015, following the release of his single, "Couldn't", which featured Emtee. A-Reece released his debut studio album, Paradise (2016) which produced the singles, "Couldn't" and "Mgani".[1] After disputes with management of the label, A-Reece left Ambitiouz to become an independent artist late 2016.[2]
In 2017, A-Reece collaborated with his friends and producer Mashbeatz to establish The Wrecking Crew. In those studio sessions, he released his second album From Me to You & Only You. In 2018, he released a collaborative album with Ecco the Beast and Wordz titled Long Lost Letters (L3), the lead single was "Welcome to My Life". In October that year he released his fifth EP, And I'm Only 21. In 2019, he released Reece Effect.[3]
In 2021, A-Reece signed a distribution deal with Apple Music-owned A&R company Platoon, which specializes in packaging emerging artists before they get a major-label contract, and his mixtape Today's Tragedy, Tomorrow's Memory: The Mixtape was publicised in Forbes, Clash and Flaunt magazines.[4]
A-Reece's third studio album P2: The Big Hearted Bad Guy (2023), debuted at number one in South Africa.
