Three Cape Town teenagers have been announced as the final three competitors who will join nine finalists from Pretoria, Johannesburg and Durban to determine which of them has what it takes to be the winner of the nationwide Shield Teens No Sweat Music Fan Challenge.

Shield Teens is offering girls aged between 12 and 18 the chance to learn everything they need to know to become a top Video Jockey. The top three will receive bursaries valued at R50 000, R30 000 and R20 000 to take them further in the VJ industry, and a grand finale will be held in Johannesburg during December to announce the winner. In addition, there are some wonderful prizes up for grabs and as a finalist they immediately qualify for a Samsung state of the art camcorder, which they will use during the workshop phase of the competition.

Shortyo hits hard with third album King Of The Kounty distributed by E1 Entertainment (Koch Entertainment) which drops October 13, 2009. Featuring banging beats by Felli Fel, Oz n da Decon and fresh verses by Yung Berg, Lil Wayne, Too $hort, Nate Dogg, Reed Dollaz, and Shoshyn this album is aimed to please many. This was the first time I heard Shortyo’s music and I was delightfully surprised.

The family man launched his own record label Affiliated Records in 1997 hitting the streets with his own mixtapes. In 2002 he signed a distribution deal with 101 Distribution outta AZ and released his first album Living My Life. He later released his second album Death Notice for free online.