When he was a teenager, Winky D started performing on small functions and concerts. When he was 16, he performed at Getto Lane Clashes, which was DJ Battles for identifying the best talented one and Winky was identified. By doing so Winky D started to get known. After some time he was nicknamed 'Wicked DeeJay' which was shortened as Winky D. He was given that nickname because his music message which was powerful. His lyrics were explicit, rave about violent and immoralities. However from 2013, he started singing Gospel and also encouraging youths to stop drugs [https://www.pindula.co.zw/Winky_D#cite_note-6]