Maphorisa Addresses The Issue Of Discrediting Ghost Writers. Versatile music producer DJ Maphorisa has been hitting the industry for a while now producing some of the biggest tracks in South Africa and outside. It seems there is no popular genre of music the South African producer DJ Maphorisa can’t produce. In case you didn’t know, he is the co-producer of “One Dance” by Drake and Wizkid. He is now an amapiano pioneer and one of the go-to producers in house and hip-hop in South Africa.
DJ and record producer Maphorisa has taken to social media to address the issue ghost writers being discredited. He pleaded with fellow artists to give ghost writers their due credit. Opening up on Twitter, the DJ reminded artists not to forget to give credit where it was due, and that money is not the only only thing ghost writers are worth. “I don’t care even if you pay R10m, still do the right thing: credit,” said DJ Maphorisa. See tweet:
The amapiano star knows a thing or two about reaping for recognition. About a week ago, the star had raised some shocking points when he claimed fellow musician Kwesta didn’t credit him for his involvement in the hit single Ngud’ released in 2016. However, shortly after the claims caught the attention of social media users, Maphorisa returned to let fans know that despite the claims, he was not beefing with Kwesta, and that they had are cool.
While some fans agreed with Maphorisa’s point of ghost writers being discredited, others pointed out that ghost writers usually stay behind the scenes. Here are some reactions from the post:
Explaining what a ghost writer is to a fa who asked, @TekThido said: “People that write music for other.you too can write music for eg Lira or Zonke since some of the artists cannot write music for themselves they just good at performing.”
Another social media user wrote: “I hate the term “ghost writer” because songwriters are a vital part of the music industry…so yes, let’s do good business ie. Split Sheets and credit every person that was a part of the song…even the sound engineers.”
