Local poet Ntsiki Mazwai has put Cassper Nyovest and AKA on blast for the current generation of hip hop artists rapping about useless things compared to their predecessors.
In a series of tweets posted by Mazwai on Sunday, the controversial figure kicked off her rant by saying that AKA and Cassper killed SA hip hop and made it lose sensible direction,
She followed this up by saying "We went from the quality standard of Prokid and HHP to Cassper and Aka. I remember when we were pushing vernacular rap AKA started bragging about being the best ENglish Rapper- then opened the way for South African Americans (sic)".
Aka and cassper killed SA hip hop .......made it lose sensible direction
— ✨KUMKANIKAZI✨ (@ntsikimazwai) May 12, 2019
We went from the quality standard of Prokid and HHP to Cassper and Aka. I remember when we were pushing vernacular rap AKA started bragging about being the best ENglish Rapper- then opened the way for South African Americans https://t.co/DamV96ZFXU
— ✨KUMKANIKAZI✨ (@ntsikimazwai) May 12, 2019
The "Uyangisukela" singer then said that ProKid's generation of hip hop artists spoke about social issues while Mufasa and Supa Mega also talk about "booze".
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— #Ngiyazikhulumela (@ntsikimazwai)
Mazawi then elaborated of her thoughts about the current state of hip hop music and how it's all about "lean and cocaine". Further saying we need more "conscious rap" that doesn't sound American.
In the past Hip hop kept us out of trouble.....this current hip hop leads you Lean and Cocaine 🤔
— ✨KUMKANIKAZI✨ (@ntsikimazwai) May 12, 2019
We need conscious rap that does not sound American and doesn't call women bitches....
— ✨KUMKANIKAZI✨ (@ntsikimazwai) May 12, 2019
Fans voiced their divided opinions in the poet's mentions.
Why blame artists, consumers are to blame, they've buying power , so they didn't welcome Artist who are social conscious. And let's remember SA hip hop artist back then found the market already hostile, Kwaito was preferred, I feel consumers are the factor on what to buy or not
— Alpheus Rapula Nong (@justrap) May 12, 2019
Casper yes he did. But AKA..nah fam. But then again that just me.
— The Non Voter (@megzacafe) May 12, 2019
That was our Golden generation 🔥🔥💕💕90 and 2000s music was dope!
One of the reasons I disengaged from hip hop,I can't listen to dudes who rap about Coca COLA and Ciroc😪🙅and their clothes or whatever😪
I'm still old school🔥🔥
— Luvuyo Screetch😏😎 (@ViidgeScreetch) May 12, 2019
YoungstaCPT and BigZulu tick the box
— Mvulane Thanjekwayo (@MvulaneDo) May 13, 2019
Couldn't agree more, you'll never hear J Cole use vulgar in his music or flex about cars expensive jewelry. We need that kind of rap indeed, in this case I believe Zakwe or Stogie have potential to bring back the good old days of real HipHop,I miss Prophets of da city and mizchif
— (((Esquire: P.j Moteane))) 👑🇿🇦 (@Esq_PJ_Moteane) May 12, 2019
From the 90s Hip hop always had those that rap about booze, and those that rap about social issues. Then the generation of listeners and the media decides who stands above commercially.
— Mora Motsoeneng Not Hlaudi (@lukisi) May 12, 2019