Amapiano has really taken the South African music industry by storm. The genre, which originated in Gauteng, is a hybrid of jazz, deep house and lounge music characterized by synths, airy pads and wide and percussive basslines.
With the hype around the genre increasing beke le beke [week after week] rapper, actress, sangoma and businesswoman Boity Thulo has decided to work on a track of her own.
The Wuz Dat hit-maker is known for her no-nonsense attitude in her rap lyrics, where she tells haters where to get off, also reminding them that she’s the boss. The star took that very same attitude and put it in an Amapiano song and to say it backfired might be an understatement. For many on the Twitter streets, their biggest concern were her lyrics, where she can be heard saying “I don’t give a f**k” which they feel is not synonymous with the genres. For others, the entire song was just underwhelming, as they felt it lacks something.
Should she go back to the drawing board? Take a listen and decide.
JUST IN: @Boity has a Amapiano song coming soon?? pic.twitter.com/pM4xC0mksG
— SAHIPHOP (@SAHIPHOPFEEDs) July 27, 2021
Check out some of the reactions:
There’s a certain type of magic that these yanos/gqom snippets must have that’s lacking here, idk man maybe just keep it ♥️ https://t.co/QrtRMNHSKs
— Cottonmouth. (@FeaturingYanga) July 27, 2021
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I hope they lose the USB before they release it ? https://t.co/CjPApahQXZ
— 他妈的 (@sunraysandstuff) July 27, 2021
At this point I’m sure siqalekisiwe cause wtf is this? https://t.co/QB2oMvreXa
— Vika Ngcobo ? (@vika_ngcobo) July 27, 2021