Cassper Nyovest backs local genres against hip hop DJ purists
Cassper Nyovest is calling out hip hop DJs hating on local music genres.
Cassper was left irked this past weekend when a tweep tweeted that hip hop DJs needed to play strictly hip hop in their sets and “stop chasing amapiano, qgom and kwaito clout during your HIPHOP set.”
This especially struck a nerve with Cassper, who recently delved into kwaito-influenced music with his album Sweet and Short.
He struggles to understand why “all of a sudden” it was a problem for hip hop DJs to play music influenced by local genres when they have no issue with “n***as singing in autotune.”
“When n***as make a ‘rap album’ full of pop music nobody says anything but when we embrace kwaito or amapiano it’s a problem? That ain’t it! A go che s’gupu!
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“Where are the hip-hop DJs when they played RnB, pop, and Afrobeats? If y’all want DJs to play hip hop only, then tell them to stop playing all the other genres. This is just an attack on amapiano and it’s simply because n***as can’t adapt. When n***as are singing in autotune it’s fine?” Cassper asked.
“Niggas hate the very same South Africa they live in and eat from. Ha ba tla gore America gone moer!!! Ba ipheditse. I’m proudly South African and I will forever fight for our sound cause that’s all we have. Mzansi for Life!!! Yebo!!!”
Cassper feels that the biggest problem with SA hip hop artists and lovers is that they insist on dictating what other artists must do to be deemed “worthy” of being called a hip-hop artist.
Check out Cassper Nyovest tweets below, it’s great to see such a revered artist stick up for South African music.
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You didn’t mention any afrobeat or pop. You just spoke against SA hip hip djs playing south African music. I have a problem with that. I’m not going to have a back and forth with you though. This is all I had to say to you. Ez https://t.co/pOgo3lDuOR
— R.M Phoolo (@casspernyovest) March 29, 2019
The problem with SA Hip Hop is niggas telling other niggas what they should be doing instead of just enjoying the fucking music!!!! Let everyone express themselves and play the music!!!! We are all doing what we love!!!
— R.M Phoolo (@casspernyovest) March 29, 2019
I stay happy but some things have to be addressed. Its important to use my voice to shape the thoughts of my followers. Imagine if I kept quiet and watched the kids being told that their authenticity isn’t cool. That we must all aspire to be american. I can’t watch that. I can’t. https://t.co/BN7l9Ux7lo
— R.M Phoolo (@casspernyovest) March 30, 2019
Haha. It got heated a bit Mara I’m glad we on the same page and we have the same goal. That’s to build SA Hip Hop and get it to where jgs supposed to be. You know I’m a passionate human being. Haha.. Ta grootman!!! https://t.co/ErTsCy2QzO
— R.M Phoolo (@casspernyovest) March 30, 2019
