Madumane Reacts To Claims That He Is Eating Because Of Kabza. Born Themba Sonnyboy Sekowe, the 34-year-old has mastered the art of maintaining relevance not only by staying abreast of sonic trends, but also by finding clever ways to keep the public engaged. That spirit, and his exceptional talent, has allowed him to stay on top of his game for the best part of a decade now.
Maphorisa together with Kabza De Small (Scorpion Kings) together have pioneered the Amapiano sound to what it is today, of course with other artists. However, it seems some critics believe Maphorisa couldn’t have made it this far in the amapiano space without Kabza, and they believe he is eating because of him. One social media user in particular said: “And guess who made the music for the deals you made? Kabza and Mas Madumane EP was a flop. Maphorisa is eating of Kabza without Kabza Phori ain’t shit. You need to start using “We” mfanaka cos alone u ain’t shit.” Maphorisa however did not let the claims lie down as he reacted to the critic with: “dats ur opinion n will respect dat.”
Since 2019’s Scorpion Kings, the colossal amapiano album that introduced us to his musical partnership with amapiano pioneer Kabza De Small, Maphorisa has been releasing quality music at a frantic pace. His foray into amapiano has been nothing short of spectacular. The ease with which he’s made the transition is unsurprising. After all, this is the same guy who’s produced hits across several genres for artists like Kwesta (Ngud), Busiswa (Lahla), Professor (Jezebel), Shekinah (Suited) and Zingah (Dlala).
Together with Kabza, he’s pioneered an unusual way of releasing music where they “leak” unreleased music on blogs and file sharing platforms like Datafilehost, then only once the music has been embraced by the masses do they put it out on streaming platforms. It helps them figure out what songs are worth a concerted push and investment. That’s how songs such as Bopha and Adiwele, two of the year’s biggest hits, took off.
