Heavy K Pleads With DJs On How They Should Play Amapiano Music. Referred to as “the Drumboss” by his fans, Heavy K is a South African DJ and producer who rose to prominence in the middle part of the 2010s with his rhythmic electronic Afro-house tracks. Through hit singles like 2013’s “Easy to Love” featuring Bucie, and 2017’s “Inde,” he built an international audience for his ongoing series of Respect the Drumboss albums.
Born Mkhululi Siqula in Port Elizabeth, he has been in the music industry for over two decades, and his opinion within the music field is respected. Heavy K recently pleaded with DJs who play amapiano above 115 BPM, saying it hurts his ears.
Even though DJ Heavy K has definitely come a long way from performing for peanuts, he has not forgotten the challenges along the way. Heavy K took to Twitter to reflect on the days when he had to perform for free sometimes. “I remember I used to deejay for free, sometimes for 2k to 5k a set. But now being able to get paid over 100k for a set, it’s actually crazy!”
Heavy K who now proudly owns his own record company, called Drumboss Musik, believes that him getting paid over 100k shows that he has grown beyond just being a “Disc Jockey”.Dubbing himself an “African Superstar Deejay” Heavy K explained that he wasn’t done yet as he planned to infuse more of his passion and love for Mzansi and Africa in his music.
