Somizi and Twitter drag Babes Wodumo over ‘missing USB’

Bongekile ‘Babes Wodumo’ Simelane has been trending after she posted a video on social media pleading with her followers to help remove a song of hers from the internet that could have been leaked before its official release.

In the video, Babes Wodumo says she lost a USB containing a song of hers, Gandaganda, that she was still working on, asking people to help recover it by sending her links to the song so she could try to remove it.

In isiZulu, she says: “We have heard people say they’ve heard it being played in South Beach and other places. So guys, if you have a link to the song, please send it to me, whether you DM it or on Facebook, Bongekile Simelane. Please send it to me so we can try to delete it, please. It is painful because it has not been mastered yet. So I’m begging you, please help me.”

Pls Guys 🙏🙏🙏😥😥😥😥 #Ghanda Ghanda wase #westinkrecords Nkulunkulu Wami.

A post shared by Bongekile Simelane (@babes_wodumo) on Aug 26, 2017 at 3:23am PDT

Social media users wonder, though, how it will be possible for Babes to delete a song saved in a USB using a link.

Choreographer and Idols SA judge Somizi Mhlongo chimed in and said he would help find the USB in Los Angeles, where he is now.

South Africa hang in there. I'm close to finding babes wodumo's USB in LA pic.twitter.com/wcJXILdkeb

— somizi somGAGA (@somizi) August 29, 2017

Some have argued she probably meant to ask for a link to an MP3 downloading site so she could ask to have it deleted.

But there is speculation that this could just be a smart marketing strategy.

“Bongekile you are a marketing genius sis wam! The whole country is talking about Gandaganda before it even drops! Trending for 2 days non stop, you even shut Twitter down. A wise man once said ‘Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring’…Mina I know your song is safe and sound in the studio computers to think otherwise ngizobe ngiyahlanya,” said one of her followers.

These were some of the reactions on social media:

babes & bonang were classmates they hv a unique way of communicating.in short she was trying 2 say she got a new track #babes wodumo Wobudom

— Live your life (@DieOnderwyser) August 29, 2017

What is the use of a link we Babes Wodumo? Maybe we have a different understanding of it

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— Ntetheh Xulu 👑 (@NtethehXulu17) August 29, 2017

Babes Wodumo. I have your USB.

— Nkosingiphile (@nkosee92) August 29, 2017

Maybe the song is hot and Babes Wodumo wanted to boost the song on twitter so that we can help look for the usb😂

— Molebowe Molapo 😝 (@Koafela_96) August 29, 2017

Babes Wodumo says the song is not mastered, I wonder how it sounds like😂😂

— Malume Vandal (@lehlogonolo_hd) August 29, 2017

https://twitter.com/Blessedsoul_SA/status/902448461311770624

But guys, Babes Wodumo meant if you have a link to where these people are downloading her song. Not link to the USB.

— 🇿🇦Hopes and Dreams🇿🇦 (@SimpleAfro) August 29, 2017

But guys, Babes Wodumo meant if you have a link to where these people are downloading her song. Not link to the USB.

— 🇿🇦Hopes and Dreams🇿🇦 (@SimpleAfro) August 29, 2017

https://twitter.com/ntshangase_nda/status/902447750717034497

Damn… They missed how Babes Wodumo used the word "link"! 😢😢

— 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭  (@Pattino_ZA) August 29, 2017

Guys just give Babes Wodumo the link, she'll know what to do

— Inkosi yakwaMdladla (@Thula_Mdladla) August 29, 2017

Babes Wodumo Trying to find help on black twitter… pic.twitter.com/kaKByWSN4A

— #PutSouthAfricansFirst (@JohannesSithol3) August 29, 2017

https://twitter.com/vusumzi_t/status/902446618733096960

https://twitter.com/vusumzi_t/status/902446618733096960

https://twitter.com/Rustyseswike/status/902446017953624064

https://twitter.com/Rumocheezehead/status/902446006951960576

What if Babes Wodumo meant that the person should upload the song ,send her the link then the person must delete it off the USB

— Sasha Buthelezi (@Parallax_VICE) August 29, 2017

https://twitter.com/Rorisang_Mosala/status/902445624850833408

https://twitter.com/mbusolow/status/902445208977252352

Me and the squad listening to babes wodumo – #gandaganda e South Beesh. pic.twitter.com/yDtKo6Tc2c

— Massoud Dire (@Sho_de_Chef_luv) August 29, 2017

I think I understood her "babes wodumo" she made sense and I didn't need to be Zulu to understand her

— Jack (@JackWorship) August 29, 2017

"Babes Wodumo" is not that techo smart, but i think she meant the link of where the song has been uploaded to pic.twitter.com/CP9n4oQDDK

— 🤴 Mash (@Maanda_T) August 29, 2017