Heavy K Reacts To Maphorisa Doing A Remix On Jorja’s Amapiano Track. South Africans know that amapiano is one of the most innovative home-grown genres since the nation was blessed with Durban’s Gqom. However, it seems like the international scene has picked up that artists have been killing it with the genre. DJ Maphorisa and Heavy K are just some of the names in the amapiano genre who have taken issue with English singer-songwriter Jorja Smith’s amapiano single.
British musician Jorja Smith has recently become one of the first global stars to jump on the amapiano boat. Alongside Ghanaian music producer GuiltyBeatz, Jorja released a single that can be heard on a beat which they describe as amapiano. While Maphorisa updated fans on the outcome, that he received a file to do a remix on the song, Heavy K was left out on the scenario considering that the beats are reportedly his.
Heavy K had announced that he had handed the matter to his legal team, however, following Maphorisa’s recent tweet about the remix, Heavy K expressed his sentiments on the issue. “I’ll handle it my own way king, because now are trying to avoid me & everyone who’s behind me by using my bro @DjMaphorisa to do the remix but amajita at the end of the day need to push & eat,” he wrote.
Jorja’s amapiano single sparked outrage on social media after it hit streaming platforms. Taking to Twitter, many of the biggest names in entertainment felt the musicians who created the track couldn’t claim that it was an “amapiano” track, with many saying that it strays too far from the roots of the genre. Amapiano pioneers complained that the culture was being taken away from them.
