iTheku eThekwini

# Okmalumkoolkat Announces *iTheku eThekwini*, a New 11-Track Album

Okmalumkoolkat will release his new album, *iTheku eThekwini*, on 22 October 2026. The 11-track project places the South African hip-hop artist at the centre of a collaboration-heavy set featuring Lowfeye, Musiholiq, Dusse Wavy, Nhlanhlaleyo, Khanzi Mnguni, P Dogg Amazing, Enocs Mae, Keyy Wavv and Cid Rim.

The album opens with “eThekwini Intro” and closes with “Lomdlalo Ozigcawu-gcawu Outro”, giving the project a clearly framed structure. Between those bookends, Okmalumkoolkat moves through a tracklist that balances solo cuts with guest appearances, including “Yinto Yabantu Ababili”, “Umshibiliko” and “Top 5 Milano”.

Several of the titles point directly towards place, people and shared experience. “Bukhoma”, “Boet Partytime”, “iBattery”, “uZongithanda uNomphelo” and “Obishini” sit alongside “eMtateni interlume”, a track featuring Enocs Mae and Keyy Wavv. The title *iTheku eThekwini* further anchors the project in Durban, while the use of isiZulu throughout much of the tracklist gives the album a strong local identity.

The guest list is one of the project’s clearest points of interest. Lowfeye and Musiholiq join “Bukhoma”, Dusse Wavy appears on “Boet Partytime”, Nhlanhlaleyo features on “iBattery”, Khanzi Mnguni contributes to “uZongithanda uNomphelo”, and P Dogg Amazing appears on “Obishini”. The final stretch adds Enocs Mae, Keyy Wavv and Cid Rim, extending the album’s collaborative scope beyond its opening tracks.

With its 11-song format, intro and outro, and broad roster of collaborators, *iTheku eThekwini* presents itself as a focused album rather than a loose collection of singles. It is scheduled for release on 22 October 2026.