Credo V Daniels' latest album, "Still Where We Were," has firmly placed him in the spotlight.
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Producer-turned-vocalist and rapper Credo V Daniels' album, “Still Where We Were”, is making waves, captivating audiences. The 10-track album features fan favourites such as “Njalo njalo”, “Ngafa” and “Sedilaka”.
Real name, Credo Danel Mandlhazi, has been in the music industry for 18 years, working behind the scenes. He has worked with Kabelo Mabalane of TKZee and Infadizle of Skwatta Kamp.
People have been sharing their favourite songs from the album on social media platforms. In sharing their views, audiences have praised Credo V Daniels body of work, but they have also questioned its being artificially generated.
Artificially generated music is gaining traction, with it topping charts and AI artists gaining popularity. Aventhis, The Velvet Sundown, and The Devil Inside.
Top AI artists gaining traction on Spotify as of late 2025 and early 2026 include Aventhis, The Velvet Sundown, and The Devil Inside. Former podcaster Rea Gopane has a rising music career thanks to his AI-generated music.
Credo V Daniels has been open about his stance on AI, clarifying in interviews that he uses it as a tool and uses it to enhance his music.
“I think it's a tool. If you can use it, use it. But not fully like just prompt and then let it go. Create first. As I use it, I only use it for backing vocals, the choirs," he said on Kaya 959's The Best T in the City with T Bose.
“When I needed a choir because people didn't show up. I asked to come over, ‘let's do this thing’. They didn't show.”
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