WATCH: Nineteen-year-old #UncleVinnyChallenge creator parties with Malema
Since sharing his now-iconic dance moves, Kabelo Vincent Ndlovu, better known as Uncle Vinny, has made a name for himself internationally, become besties with Riky Rick, and partied with Julius Malema.
Kabelo Ndlovu just recently celebrated his 19th birthday.
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Although he might still be a teenager, he has quickly blown up and become one of the biggest names in the amapiano genre!
But you might know him as Uncle Vinny.
If you have no idea who we are talking about, then let us inform you, because he is already making international waves and you don't want to be the only one left out of the loop.
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The #UncleVinnyChallenge could be the next 'Jerusalema'. The hashtag already has 13.9-million views on TikTok!
His fans would tell you it most definitely is, and some of his supporters include some of the biggest names in the South African entertainment industry. Rapper Riky Rick is like a father to him, he's hung out with Cassper Nyovest, Sizwe Dhlomo and the Queen B herself, Bonang Matheba, even attended his 19th birthday party.
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Uncle Vinny started his journey as a radio presenter and since then has gone on to accomplish some amazing things in only a few years. He is an MTV Base VJ, a social media star, and is a regular in music videos for artists such as Major League DJs.
But what really set him on the map was his amapiano choreography, which started off as a nice local trend and is now quickly becoming a worldwide phenomenon.
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Here he is doing his very own #UncleVinnyChallenge:
@donunclevinny WE SHUT DOWN PLK 🔥🏄♂️##unclevinnychallenge ##unclevinny ##viral ##tiktoksa
♬ original sound - Uncle Vinny
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And during the week, SA's own Black Coffee was performing in Houston, Texas - which is all the way in the USA, when he captured one of the audience members thoroughly enjoying herself. While dancing along to Coffee's beats she decided to get down with the #UncleVinnyChallenge!
But nah besilapha 💃🇿🇦🚀🚀🚀 pic.twitter.com/SgBNUded9L
— Black Coffee (@RealBlackCoffee) May 3, 2021
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His famous celeb friends have also been sharing their attempts and they have not disappointed:
@lasizwe Did I nail the ##unclevinny dance ? 😩
♬ Uncle Vinny - Mphózàa X Chåmpìon
@majorleaguedjz Major League Djz ##UncleVinnyChallenge ##Amapiano ##Piano ##dance ##RollsRoyce
♬ original sound - Majorleaguedjz
@owami_mafokate Reply to @ithandileliso_rode ask me to redo it tomorrow🤞🏽 dc: @thereal250goat ##unclevinny ##unclevinnychallenge
♬ Uncle Vinny - Mphózàa X Chåmpìon
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Lately, he's been making headlines for various other reasons that include being invited to Julius Malema's birthday celebrations, where he took it upon himself to show the politician and his friends a few moves:
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And he also got in trouble for throwing a major party that did not adhere to any COVID-19 regulations, had massive crowds of people showing up hoping to attend, before the whole party was shut down by the police:
Video 1/3 Massive street party in Braamfontein JHB last night. Police moved in and dispersed the crowd. pic.twitter.com/dyjFENUcXC
— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) April 25, 2021
Clearly, this kid is a star in the making and he is destined for great things.
Now we'll just have to wait to see what he does next...
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Main image courtesy of @uncle.vinny/Instagram