Born in exile in Tanzania in 1981, Tumi returned to Soweto, South Africa in 1992. Formerly known as MC Fatboy, Tumi Molekane is an MC/Poet who has done countless work on the Johannesburg and world hip-hop scene. Member of the 9-piece crew P.E.R.M., which included Zee, Strawmoon, Space2wice, Kju52, Richard The 3rd, McWillie, Neo Shamiyaa and Diliseng, the group released an album in 2001 titled APT: An Artistic Representation of Truth which was well received. That same year Tumi released his debut album The Tao of Tumi as well as publishing his book, a collection of poems, called The Black Inside Out.