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Cassper Nyovest silences haters, confronts rape in his verse on DJ Maphorisa’s ‘Phoyisa’
After saying he would not drop a verse due to negative feedback, he has surprised his fans and detractors alike by appearing on the track and confronting difficult issues.
Picture: Twitter/@CassperNyovest
Rapper Cassper Nyovest is helping DJ Maphorisa’s newly released hit Phoyisa rise to even higher heights, with a scorcher of a verse he appears to have recorded on Tuesday afternoon threatening to break the internet on New Year’s Day.
The verse – which takes the amapiano song in a completely new direction by tackling issues of sexual consent – almost didn’t happen. The Citizen reported on Tuesday morning that DJ Maphorisa had taken to Twitter to indicate that his new track Phoyisa featuring Kabza was ready, and to invite Nyovest to do a verse on the song.
This led to such a backlash from the rapper’s haters that by the time he had woken up on Tuesday, Nyovest had seemingly ruled out doing the verse due to the negative feedback he’d received.
However, a few hours later, Cass’ fans started calling for him to ignore his haters and drop the verse, which he then did, surprising and stunning his supporters and detractors alike with a verse speaking out against rape.
The song, and Nyovest’s verse in particular, has had a massively positive reception on social media, with many praising him for managing to tackle serious issues in the song, although some have criticised him for using vulgar language.
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In a tweet on Wednesday morning, the rapper indicated that he was working on a clean edit of the song and calling for suggestions as to how this could be achieved.
On Tuesday morning, Nyovest said in a tweet he’d woken up to the “whole country shittin on me [sic] saying they don’t want me on the record”.
He added that while he believed he would have “smashed it out the park”, he didn’t want to “force issues” by appearing on the song.
“This is your moment, Phorry,” he said, calling the DJ by his nickname. “Let it ring without me.”
He seems to have since been convinced that dropping a verse on the song was indeed a good idea, and appears to have for the most part silenced his haters as a result.
#PHOISA!!!! Promised to give the fans what they want in 2020 and i had to drop a verse on the scortcher!!!! Lets go!!! https://t.co/l22BXlXW8c
— Don Billiato (@casspernyovest) December 31, 2019
I'm so glad Cassper put an informative spin to this #Phorisa song.. it goes far when young boys hear their heroes speak against rape.. can you imagine if saving our people becomes the cool?
— Kabomo (@Kabomo) January 1, 2020
@casspernyovest’s verse on #Phoyisa raises the issue of consensual sex. I love it.
None consensual sex is rape!
— Sestere (@Leestacx) January 1, 2020
I get that my part vulgar even though the cotent is about being against rape but were you planning to play the song with your family with the song going VULA FTSEK HEYI? https://t.co/iyeN7nHIFZ
— Don Billiato (@casspernyovest) January 1, 2020
This #Phoyisa song got me stressed. Eish! Gents help .@DjMaphorisa @KabzaDeSmall_ pic.twitter.com/0CdhdjhkXf
— Don Billiato (@casspernyovest) January 1, 2020
Nothing makes me happier than making music that makes people happy and makes people dance. I feel like I've done my job!!! #Phoyisa
— Don Billiato (@casspernyovest) December 31, 2019
"Cassper is going to ruin the song" only to find out he saved it.💀 #phoyisa #phoisa
— krīiNG (@SelloTakatso) December 31, 2019
@casspernyovest groetman @casspernyovest thank you for the verse….ke tsebile gore oye shaya phela wena o ntwana kasi….from now on please we dont listen to negative shiit cause its always there and with everyone….even on the street…personally ke tletse ka wena
— Koketso (@Ruff_D012) December 31, 2019
(Compiled by Daniel Friedman)
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