{"id":42503,"date":"2025-11-21T08:05:48","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T08:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=42503"},"modified":"2025-11-21T08:05:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T08:05:48","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignkabza-de-small-body-shamed-on-piano-pulse-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/11\/21\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignkabza-de-small-body-shamed-on-piano-pulse-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Kabza De Small body-shamed on Piano Pulse podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_156743\" style=\"width: 542px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-156743\" class=\"wp-image-156743 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Kabza-De-Small-body-shamed-on-Piano-Pulse-podcast.jpg?resize=532%2C392&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"532\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Kabza-De-Small-body-shamed-on-Piano-Pulse-podcast.jpg 532w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Kabza-De-Small-300x221.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-156743\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kabza De Small<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kabza De Small found himself trending for the wrong reasons after the latest episode of the Piano Pulse Podcast took an unexpected turn.<\/p>\n<p>Co-host Maesela \u201cThakgi\u201d Ledwaba caused a stir when he made an offhand remark about the Amapiano star\u2019s weight while discussing how fame influences artists\u2019 appearance and lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p>During the conversation, Thakgi claimed Kabza had put on weight and compared him to iGwinya, a popular South African fat cake.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKabza ke sdudla, you can see ke legwinya,\u201d he blurted out.<\/p>\n<p>What started as a general chat about how money shapes an artist\u2019s image quickly turned into a heated debate online, with many calling out Thakgi for body-shaming.<\/p>\n<p>Some fans expressed shock at his tone, while others clapped back by mocking his own looks in retaliation.<\/p>\n<p>Following the backlash, Thakgi issued an apology, saying he wasn\u2019t trying to disrespect Kabza but merely pointing out how success has changed different aspects of his life.<\/p>\n<p>His co-host, Sfiso Ndlovu, even teased him during the episode, noting that Thakgi himself has gained weight since becoming popular.<\/p>\n<p>The podcast has been no stranger to controversy. Not long ago, Ndlovu admitted to mishandling royalties owed to JL SA for the hit song Hamba Juba.<\/p>\n<p>They also previously angered rapper Sizwe Alakine after calling his girlfriend, Gigi Lamayne, a \u201cdowngrade\u201d from his ex, Lootlove.<\/p>\n<p>See video below:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u2068Thatohatsi&#039;s Spiritual Songwriting: A &#039;Thwasa&#039; Calling?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wxYU-tig38k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 4 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Kabza #Small #bodyshamed #Piano #Pulse #podcast<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Kabza De Small Kabza De Small found himself trending for the wrong reasons after the latest episode of the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42505,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42503","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42503"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42503\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42506,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42503\/revisions\/42506"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42505"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}