South African music has been growing strongly year by year with a lot of musician contributing their own quota to the South African music industry. And in this article, we present to you a rather phenomenal one who has made waves in and out of the country. His name is Da L.E.S. And so, we are going to look into Da L.E.S biography, net worth and general lifestyle.
Da L.E.S Biography – Net Worth, Songs, Age & Music Career
About Da L.E.S Biography
Da L.E.S is a South African and American hip-hop artist and record producer. He was born on the 26th of July 1985 in Washington DC, United States of America and was named Leslie Jonathan Mampe, Jr and he adopted Da L.E.S as his stage name. He grew up with both parents, Jonathan Leslie and Priscilla Mampe. His father was an IT specialist that worked with IBM. His father, Jonathan Leslie Mampe was a renowned music LP collector and he was also famous for his epic parties. It was as a result of these parties and music collection that Leslie Jonathan Mampe Jr, alias Da L.E.S came to love music.
Venture into music
Da L.E.S sacrificed his education to pursue his music career. His first album made was Mutherland Crunk. It was released in 2006 with the music group, Jozi.
Other involvements
Leslie Jonathan Mampe alias Da L.E.S was cast in a South African television series. The title of the series is The Real Jozi A-Listers, and he plays the lead character with Maps Maponye. She is a South African television and media personality. They both play fictionalized versions of themselves.
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Da L.E.S Songs list
Studio album’s
Fresh 2 Def- released in 2008 under the label Ghetto Ruff. It was released in CD and digital download format.
Mandela Money- released on the 4th of July 2014 under the label Fresh 2 Def and Sony Music Entertainment Africa. It was released in CD and digital download format.
North God- released on the 27th of November 2015 under the label Fresh 2 Def and Sony Music Entertainment Africa. The formats it was released in are CD and digital download.
Diamond in Africa- released on the 9th of December 2016 under the label fresh 2 Def and Sony Music Entertainment Africa and was released in digital download format.
Hall of Fame- released on the 10th of March 2017 under Fresh 2 Def label and released in digital download format.
High Level- released on the 29th of September 2017 under the Fresh 2 Def label and released in CD, digital download.
Caution To The Wild- released on the 27th of November 2020 under the Fresh 2 Def label. It was released in CD and digital download and was also uploaded for streaming.
Singles
Tippy Toes
We on Fire which featured Bongz and Maggz.
Heaven which featured AKA and Maggz.
Fire
Dice
P.A.I.D which featured AKA and Burna Boy.
Bank Roll by DJ Milkshake featuring Da L.E.S and Kid X.
Summer Time which featured Riky Rick.
6 AM which featured Ma-E and Moozlie
Real Stuff which featured AKA and Maggz.
Up to Something
Lifestyle which featured Gemini Major
Popular Demand
Singles as a featured artist
Hape Le Hape, Part 2 by Khuli Chana featuring Da L.E.S and Magesh.
Bunny Jump by Awgust Rush featuring Ferdy Ferd and Da L.E.S.
Kontrol by AKA featuring Da L.E.S.
All Eyes on Me by AKA featuring JR, Da L.E.S and Burna Boy. It was certified Platinum by RiSA.
Poppin by Pascal & Pierce featuring Da L.E.S
Bad Chick by DJ Speedsta featuring Da L.E.S and Dotcom
Light a Lighter by Cara featuring Da L.E.S
Shake by Olivia Cloud featuring Da L.E.S
Bank Roll by DJ Milkshake featuring Da L.E.S and Kid X
Summer Love by YBK featuring Da L.E.S, Burna Boy & Gemini Major.
Birthday by Burna Boy featuring AKA, Kid X and Da L.E.S.
Savage by DJ Milkshake featuring Da L.E.S, Maggz and Nadia Nakai.
One For The Team by DJ Double D featuring Da L.E.S, Yanga and Gemini Major.
Who Shot Ya by Yanga featuring Da L.E.S
4Ways by DJ Switch featuring Da L.E.S and Yanga.
So Fresh by Danny K featuring Da L.E.S.
In My City by L-Tido featuring Gotti, Maggz, Da L.E.S and Riky Rick
Addicted by Yung6ix featuring Da L.E.S
Too Many Girls by DJ Speedsta featuring Da L.E.S and Dotcom
Oceans by DJ Sliqe featuring Da L.E.S and Shane Eagle.
Freakend by Stogie T featuring Da L.E.S.
Marriage and family
Leslie Jonathan Mampe, Jr alias Da L.E.S is married to Aurea Alexander. Their marriage is blessed with a baby girl. AKA and Da L.E.S seem to be pretty close as he is the godfather for AKA’s child and AKA is the godfather for his.
In an interview, Leslie Jonathan Mampe, alias Da L.E.S. was asked what he regrets the most. He said his biggest regret was not finishing his high school education. He also said he would encourage her to finish her education.
The megastar, lost his father about a month ago. He took to his Twitter page where he tweeted “RIP Leslie Jonathan Mampe SNR”. Quite a number of artist have paid their respects to him even in his time of pain.
Controversies
There was a fuss about rape and gender-based violence in South Africa. This led to the creation of a Twitter page where people can comment and still keep their identities private. To Da L.E.S’s chagrin and to the consternation of South Africans, he was mentioned on the list. He took to his social media pages however and debunked such rumours. He claimed he has never done such to anyone.
Rumours made the rounds about Da L.E.S being involved with Boity Thulo and Bonang Matheba. He however said he was not romantically involved with any of them as he saw them as sisters.
Net worth
Leslie Jonathan Mampe, Jr alias Da L.E.S is estimated to be worth about $500,000. His primary source of wealth is from his music.
Conclusion
Leslie Jonathan Mampe, Jr alias Da L.E.S is one music artist who appears to have a desire to get somewhere. He has kept producing great music which is very relatable. We are expectant in this new year for more music and albums from this amazing young man. He will definitely come through with even more great music.
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