Mackman born Tshakhani Makumbe was intrigued by music from the earlier stages of life and he instantly knew that he wanted to be part of the music industry in some way. Mackman went to Lundi park Primary School and later transferred to Holy Cross College in Chirumhanzu. Mackman relocated to Harare were he completed his Ordinary Level at Kingpin Academy.

At this academy, that is when his musical career started. The Gweru - Harare native dancehall artist is one of the founding members of a collective group called Gorilla Pabasa in conjunction with his fellow mentor Badman. Mackman got into the music industry in 2004. He won the M.C Cup Clash in Gweru.

This year he collaborated with Dj Kevy and Valentino of the We Gangsta Beats an imprint of Kingpin Records. Mackman has also done collaborations with Seh Calaz, Badman and Celcious. He is currently working on his upcoming album entitled “Many moods of Mackman” with Kingpin Records.