Just days after newly-elected President Cyril Ramaphosa quoted the late Bra Hugh Masekela's song ‘Thuma Mina’ during his State of the Nation Address, Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba has made another musical reference in Parliament.
During his Budget Speech on Wednesday, Gigaba quoted American rapper Kendrick Lamar's song 'Alright', and people noticed.
Taking to Twitter, many posed the question: 'Did Gigaba just quote Kendrick Lamar'? One user wrote: "Cyril quoted Bra Hugh, so Gigaba is going to quote Kendrick Lamar ? This country is a movie."
Here are some more responses:
#BudgetSpeech2018 did this just happen? We gonna be alright!! KENDRICK LAMAR stand up😂😂 pic.twitter.com/tu5afh3KHL
— #IDS (@Official_IDS_SA) February 21, 2018
#BudgetSpeech2018| 😂 Can we leave Kendrick Lamar out of politics and focus on things that matters the most. pic.twitter.com/pu2jcq6L7O
— Mikey Mashila (@MikeyMashila) February 21, 2018
From Hugh Masekela to Kendrick Lamar!!
What a Parliament!! #Budget2018
— robertmarawa (@robertmarawa) February 21, 2018
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Min. Gigaba quoting Kendrick Lamar Verse saying "We gonn' be alright" 😂
Gigaba is ready to drop this album 😂😂🔥🔥 #BudgetSpeech2018 #Gigaba #BudgetDay pic.twitter.com/y4VEwCN5oP
— SAHIPHOPSTORIEZ (@sahiphopstoriez) February 21, 2018
cyril quoted bra hugh so gigabe is gonna quote kendrick lamar ?? this country is a movie https://t.co/uArfnJrwCW
— dont scare me like that, coloniser! (@quesadiyya) February 21, 2018