Boitumelo Thulo (born April 28, 1990), popularly known as Boity, is a South African television personality, rapper, actress, businesswoman, and model.
Thulo was born in Potchefstroom, North West, where she was raised by her maternal grandmother. She is the only daughter of Modiehi Thulo, her mother.
Thulo studied Psychology and Criminology at Monash University but later dropped out because her mother was unable to pay for her varsity fees. She then signed to a casting agency which resulted in her in appearing on a Wimpy commercial in 2010.
Thulo’s television career began when she presented the YOTV educational show “Crib Notes” in 2011. She then was a co-host on the SABC 1 The Media Career Guide Show, which she hosted alongside Stevie Frenche. She also served host duties in several television shows, including SkyRoom Live, Ridiculousness Africa, Club 808, Zoned, Change Down, and Big Brother Africa.
In 2012, Thulo starred in the drama series Rockville, which was her first starring role. She appeared for all 4 seasons playing “Mpho Bogatsu”.
Thulo’s film debut was in 2014 when she starred in a comedy short-film Dear Betty, where she played “Betty”.She also was featured in the film Mrs. Right Guy (2016) where she played “Marie” which was not a huge role.
Music
Thulo made her rapping debut on the Migos Culture Tour in South Africa on 21 October 2017 at TicketPro Dome. As Migos delayed by a few hours, Boity joined Nasty C as one of the opening acts until the trio arrived.
On 30 August 2018, Thulo released her debut single “Wuz Dat”, featuring Nasty C. The song won at the 2018 South African Hip-Hop Awards for the category “Best Collabo”.
On 8 February 2019, she released her second single titled “Bakae”which was a great hit.
Ventures
In 2016, she collaborated with Sissy-Boy for a jean collection which was predicted to be about “being sexy and celebrating curves”. Thulo continued her venture with Sissy-Boy as they released a new collection in July 2018.
In 2018, she partnered with Impulse SA in creating limited edition fragrances. She also graced the cover of Cosmopolitan SA for the September issue.
Boity the true story
Boity, Nasty C – Wuz Dat
BOITY – Bakae (Official Music Video)
BOITY – Own Your Throne (Visualizer)
Yanga Chief – Utatakho Remix (Official Video) ft. Boity, Dee Koala, Riky Rick
