AKA vs Cassper Nyovest
Hip hop is not dead. The beef that started in the 90s between
Notorious BIG and
Tupac paved a way for many other rappers world wide to fight for the number one spot by not only making good music but by having beef with one another in order for the public to decide on their favourite artist. As long as hip hop lives, there will always be conflict amongst rappers. In this way artist receive a lot of exposure and hip hop journalist have something to write about in order to receive more readership (print publication).
Kiernan Forbes known by his stage name AKA is a South African hip hop artist with many awards such as "most valuable artist" and "best hip hop" just to name a few. You may also know that he is going to be a new father soon, as his girlfriend DJ Zinhle( Zinhle Jiyane) is expecting lil Forbes. AKA has made hits like "victory lap","run jozi and the latest one which is "all eyes on me"-this single comes from his latest album titled LEVELS. According to
modern Ghana this same song made it to the UK playlist and it was #1 on
itunes for 9 weeks. Click on the video below to watch the single that has made a lot of headlines-AKA ft
Burna boy,
JR and
De Les "all eyes on me".
Cassper Nyovest birth name
Refiloe Maele Phoolo is one of South Africa's rap artist. "Cassper the best" has an album called TSHOLOFELO,this is his biggest album since the start of his career-it went gold according to
MTVBass in just a few months of its release. He has received awards such as "album of the year" and "song of the year". He is also nominated in multiple categories at the upcoming
Metro FM awards. The fame of this 24 year old has drawn not only fans but big artists such as HHP, Ricky Rick ,
Talib Kweli and
DJ Drama. He has hits such as DocShebeleza and Gusheshe which made it to #1 in different charts. Cassper Nyovest is currently in a relationship with the Swazi beauty
Amanda Du-Pont also known for her role as a judge in the movie "
HEAR ME MOVE"(South Africa's first dance movie).
AKA or Cassper Nyovest: These two hip hop kings have taken South Africa's rap music to the next level. They have made it seem as though hip hop originates from their homeland. However, their level of fame and style of rap differs. AKA's fans will not only be from his home country but from the UK too. Cassper Nyovest raps more in Tswana and most of his fans come from the motherland.
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