{"id":45100,"date":"2025-12-16T13:26:52","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T13:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=45100"},"modified":"2025-12-16T13:26:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T13:26:52","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignamerican-rapper-ddg-says-nigeria-doesnt-want-him-as-he-announces-south-africa-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/12\/16\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignamerican-rapper-ddg-says-nigeria-doesnt-want-him-as-he-announces-south-africa-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"American rapper DDG says Nigeria doesn\u2019t want him as he announces South Africa trip"},"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_188005\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-188005\" class=\"wp-image-188005 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/American-rapper-DDG-says-Nigeria-doesnt-want-him-as-he.jpg?resize=600%2C453&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/American-rapper-DDG-says-Nigeria-doesnt-want-him-as-he.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DDG-300x227.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-188005\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">American rapper and YouTuber DDG<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>DDG has set social media buzzing after announcing plans to visit South Africa while suggesting that Nigeria may not want him.<\/p>\n<p>The American rapper and YouTuber made the comment in a video that quickly circulated online, sparking confusion and backlash across different platforms.<\/p>\n<p>In the clip, DDG claimed he was switching destinations after feeling unwelcome.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are going to South Africa, Nigeria I understand y\u2019all don\u2019t want me there, you got it, I don\u2019t wanna go nowhere I\u2019m not wanted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His statement immediately triggered reactions from users in both Nigeria and South Africa, with many questioning what led him to believe either country had rejected or invited him in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>What started as a casual remark quickly turned into a heated online discussion.<\/p>\n<p>Some users were blunt in their responses, dismissing the idea that he was ever wanted.<\/p>\n<p>One commenter wrote, \u201cWho said we want him here??? He must go to Malawi, they will be happy to host pretty much anybody.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>South African users were equally vocal, with one saying, \u201cI speak for all South Africans when I say we don\u2019t want him too, we are not his second options here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others tied the backlash to DDG\u2019s past controversies, particularly his public relationship drama with Halle Bailey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn SA we stand with Halle. Please he can go try Malawi,\u201d one user commented.<\/p>\n<p>Another reaction read, \u201cWhat makes him think we want him in South Africa!? Not after embarrassing our first black mermaid, in fact we don\u2019t want him anywhere in Africa.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Watch video below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">DDG announces he\u2019s heading to South Africa, saying he thinks Nigeria doesn\u2019t want him\u2026 and now everyone\u2019s wondering what even made him think that \ud83e\udd14\ud83d\ude2d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are going to South Africa , Nigeria I understand y\u2019all don\u2019t want me there, you got it, I don\u2019t wanna go nowhere I\u2019m not\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oUEDsXSxXN\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/oUEDsXSxXN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ZAN (@zanknowsbetter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zanknowsbetter\/status\/2000751685090587012?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">December 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/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 async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><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#American #rapper #DDG #Nigeria #doesnt #announces #South #Africa #trip<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; American rapper and YouTuber DDG DDG has set social media buzzing after announcing plans to visit South Africa while&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45101,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45100","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\/45100","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=45100"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45100\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45102,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45100\/revisions\/45102"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}