Nathaniel Edward Bangira Nchemba (born 29
April 1993) known by his stage name Eddie Black ‘Duke of Galilee’ is a Zambian
hip hop recording artist from Lusaka, Zambia. He began his rap career in 2011
after being discovered by Erasto who went on to produce his demo songs ‘What’s
the name of the game’ and ‘Rock n Rolla’.
Later that
same year he began working with renowned producer Peezey Cables and launched a
smash hit single Bangumfweko and was subsequently signed to Money Music
Records. His single went on to grace local hip hop charts on radio stations
such as Joy FM and Hone FM.
In 2012,
Eddie Black releases another hit song titled Iliche featuring Macky 2 and
Peezey Cables and went on to release an EP titled Letter from Rhodesia in 2014,
which features the hit single ‘Where are you’ ft. Lady Vogue.
That same
year Eddie Black was signed to a record label in Kenya called Taurus Musik,
while there he released only one single titled Mujulu which also did very well
on the charts on Hot FM’s Top Ten at Ten show as well as other stations.
2013 was
another momentous year for the Duke of Galilee. The artist co-founded the Hip
Hop for Change Movement with Cheelo Sichone. The charity organization was
initiated to help the underprivileged, with food, clothes, school fees and
other socio-economic support efforts.
Alongside
Peezy Cables, Eddie Black also started a record label called Helium Prime whose
name was derived from Chemistry and the movie Transformers. Earlier this year
(2021), the label’s name was changed to Mangishi Audio.
In 2015, he
featured on the first My Diary project by producer Yahya Kaba known popularly
as Killer Beats which featured Jae Cash and Dope G.
Eddie Black
followed this with another project in 2016 titled Mr. Helium Prime which
featured a song titled Papu, a collaboration with the late legendary Zambian
artist Joe Chibangu.
He also
became a born again Christian and rebranded as a gospel artist releasing his
debut album Just Got Saved in 2020.
He has since gone on to have number of collaborations with other artists such as Krytic, Soldier, Young Majik and many more.
