Robin Thirdfloor, whose real name is Simphiwe Nyawose, sparkled as a young alternative hip-hop artist in March 2014, when he self-released online the E.P Sounds Empty Pockets Make, which got more than 2.000 downloads in less than a month, going far. Hit single Confessions got playlisted on multiple radio stations including the Gagasi FM Top 5 and uKhozi FM Top 5 Hip-hop charts. Second single Fly Away got playlisted in college radio station in Chicago (USA). Both tracks, Confessions and Fly Away, were featured on SABC 1 drama series Mutual Friends.

Robin received five nominations in the Original Material Awards 2014, in the categories of Song of the Year, Best Newcomer, MC of the Year, Best Sleeve Design, and EP of the Year. In 2015 Tshepang Ramoba – drummer of BLK JKS and Motel Mari, producer and remixer – signed Robin to his indie label POST POST, where he is releasing his new creations.

Following his major Johannesburg debut at The Lyric Theatre on the IMEXSA SA Indies Music Week showcase in December 2015, Robin Thirdfloor presented Rolling Stone, which debuted on trend-setter portal Okay Africa in February 2016. A few days later, the POST POST stable embarked on a tour that took Robin Thirdfloor to Johannesburg, Mozambique and Swaziland.

After closing after ProVerb the Main Stage of 2016´s Back To The City Festival – South Africa´s biggest hip-hop gathering, Robin Thirdfloor brought his sound to new levels in March 2017 with Somdanger, a neo-kwaito club banger paying tribute to the Durban nightlife with a video shot in his hometown Umlazi. This led him to be one of the few South African artists to be selected for the official showcase of prestigious music gathering South by Southwest – SWSX 2017 (Austin-Texas, USA).

Robin Thirdfloor is now part of the Deezer Next campaign, having pre-released exclusively Mina Nawe on the leading streaming platform. Mina Nawe is the first single of Robin´s BHOTELA EP, recorded in Johannesburg´s POST POST Studios with Swiss producer Dejot aka Dubokaj (Mouthwatering Records). Released in late 2017, BHOTELA debuted at number 23 on the Top 25 streamed albums in South Africa.

Robin Thirdfloor´s radio playlists include most major South African radio stations – Gagasi FM, Ukhozi FM, Yfm, UJ FM, Radio DUT, Inanda FM, VoW FM and Goodhope FM, as well as Underground College Radio (USA). TV placements include SABC 1 (Mutual Friends and uZalo), SABC 3 (Trending SA), and Mzansi Magic (It´s Complicated) and TRACE Africa.

His music collaborations include DJ Tira, Mzokoloko, Youngsta, Ginger Trill, HCL, Moonchild, and Black Moss (Korea), amongst others. Robin Thirdfloor is becoming the go-to artist for many other international collaborators in their visits to Durban –he released recently a track
in the latest album of Zambian-Swiss rapper Rootwords. In May 2018 he launched the video Ethekwini, celebrating the city and its uniqueness by taking you on a day in the life of a “Durban Superstar”.