Award-winning DJ and producer Kabza De Small is trending after his old interview resurfaced amid DJ Maphorisa’s woes with Samthing Soweto.
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Last week, DJ Maphorisa made headlines after he was dragged online for not crediting Samthing Soweto for the recently released song Amalanga Awafani.
Social media was abuzz after Samthing Soweto reacted to the snub with a broken heart emoji, which he used to caption the track’s cover.
Fans quickly swiped at DJ Maphorisa for not crediting the star, yet he was featured in the song. Some fans quickly accused him of exploiting other stars.
Others reported the song on several streaming platforms. Against the backlash and reports, Samthing Soweto was credited.
However, DJ Maphorisa took to Instagram to share his story. Samthing Soweto went on to open up about his working relationship with DJ Maphorisa over the years.
The bubbly vocalist made it known that his music was being released without his permission.
On X, he said, “They use my works without permission, contracts, or consent. They just release my works without even informing me of release dates.
“When I ask what’s happening, they run to social media to discredit me before I can tell the truth.”
He also added that at some point, he credited DJ Maphorisa as his producer for pushing and marketing his music.
KABZA DE SMALL REVEALS HOW DJ MAPHORISA RENAMED AND RELEASED HIS ALBUM WITH HIS CONSENT
However, against the remarks, Mzansi quickly noted that Samthing Soweto was not the only victim.
An old video of Kabza De Small reveals that DJ Maphorisa released his album and named it Scorpion Kings without his knowledge.
Kabza De Small made it known that he had worked on his album and was about to release it, but only to see DJ Maphorisa renaming it without his consent.
The award-winning producer announced that DJ Maphorisa jetted out of the country.
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DJ Maphorisa also made some bold claims about the Amapiano genre. He claimed that he saved Amapiano and had thrust several singers into stardom.
However, DJ Maphorisa bragged about how he helped Kabza De Small and other Yano artists.
Addressing DJ Maphorisa’s claims, the Podcast and Chill with MacG host Sol Phenduka made it known that the producer did not start Amapiano as he claims.
He went on to slam the muso for making himself the god of the game. Sol Phenduka said Maphorisa had found Amapiano there, and Kabza De Small had already been producing songs by then.
Sol Phenduka said, “Phori [DJ Maphorisa] found Amapiano here, he didn’t create it, and the fact must be told.
“Whether Amapiano was gonna grow at its own pace, Kabza was making Amapiano already before Phori found him.”