{"id":45359,"date":"2025-12-19T15:55:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T15:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=45359"},"modified":"2025-12-19T15:55:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T15:55:03","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignshebeshxts-lookalike-takes-over-his-gigs-while-rapper-is-in-jail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/12\/19\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignshebeshxts-lookalike-takes-over-his-gigs-while-rapper-is-in-jail\/","title":{"rendered":"Shebeshxt\u2019s lookalike takes over his gigs while rapper is in jail"},"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_177001\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-177001\" class=\"wp-image-177001 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Shebeshxts-lookalike-takes-over-his-gigs-while-rapper-is-in.jpg?resize=600%2C537&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Shebeshxts-lookalike-takes-over-his-gigs-while-rapper-is-in.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Shebeshxt-300x269.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-177001\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shebeshxt\u2019s lookalike steals the spotlight<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Controversial South African rapper Shebeshxt has an unexpected doppelganger who has recently gone viral online.<\/p>\n<p>With the Lekompo star behind bars for the festive season, an online user shared a video showing the rapper\u2019s lookalike taking the stage and performing some of Shebeshxt\u2019s hit songs.<\/p>\n<p>The clip, posted by @AyandaYandiey on X on 18 December 2025, quickly gained traction, amassing over 340K views, 3K likes, and more than 140 comments as fans and curious onlookers reacted to the surprising substitution.<\/p>\n<p>The timing was notable, coming just after news broke that Shebeshxt\u2019s bail application had been denied, meaning he would spend the holidays in prison.<\/p>\n<p>Netizens were quick to share their thoughts on the phenomenon.<\/p>\n<p>One user, @LoverOAGS, wrote, \u201cLol, an opportunist of the highest note. Shebe will deal with him when he comes out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another, @RealManKev, added, \u201cIf I were him, I\u2019d run with it and never look back, I\u2019d even get a ghost writer if I have to lol.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, @ThatBrothaMo chimed in, \u201cEveryday we get new evidence backing the statement: South Africa is a movie!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zxx\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/97SzIyt52X\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/97SzIyt52X<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ayarh \ud83c\udf52 (@AyandaYandiey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AyandaYandiey\/status\/2001622833890562053?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">December 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\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#Shebeshxts #lookalike #takes #gigs #rapper #jail<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Shebeshxt\u2019s lookalike steals the spotlight Controversial South African rapper Shebeshxt has an unexpected doppelganger who has recently gone viral&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45360,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45359","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\/45359","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=45359"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45359\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45361,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45359\/revisions\/45361"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}