Musician DJ Maphorisa spoke about his success in the Amapiano music genre. He was interviewed by DJ Edu on BBC News Africa and mentioned Wiz Kid.
South African musician DJ Maphorisa scored an international interview on BBC News Africa and spoke about the success of AmapianoDJ Edu interviewed DJ Maphorisa, and he said that Afrobeats star WizKid was the one who pushed him towards AmapianoDJ Maphorisa said Wiz Kid's influence in his Amapiano music genre gave him goosebumps.
Not everyone was too pleased with DJ Maphorisa's failure to mention the other Amapiano artists, such as Kabza De Small or DJ Stokie, who are"This guy doesn’t acknowledge Amapiano DJs like Kabza and others, he wants to take all the credit for Amapiano. Yes, he is big, but he is not the centre of Amapiano.""He literally says in the interview that he discovered Amapiano in a PTA club while he was with Wizkid.
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