{"id":46013,"date":"2025-12-27T09:56:45","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T09:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=46013"},"modified":"2025-12-27T09:56:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T09:56:45","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignshebeshxt-emerges-as-spotifys-most-streamed-sa-hip-hop-artist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/12\/27\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignshebeshxt-emerges-as-spotifys-most-streamed-sa-hip-hop-artist\/","title":{"rendered":"Shebeshxt emerges as Spotify&#8217;s Most Streamed SA hip hop artist"},"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<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-150092\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Shebeshxt-emerges-as-Spotifys-Most-Streamed-SA-hip-hop-artist.jpg?resize=600%2C459&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Shebeshxt-emerges-as-Spotifys-Most-Streamed-SA-hip-hop-artist.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Shebeshxt-300x230.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Shebeshxt, the controversial lekompo hitmaker currently behind bars, has defied expectations by emerging as Spotify\u2019s most streamed South African artist for 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The achievement comes at a time when the musician is facing serious legal troubles and was recently denied bail, yet his music continues to dominate streaming charts across Mzansi.<\/p>\n<p>Although incarcerated over allegations that include forging a victim\u2019s signature, Shebeshxt\u2019s catalogue has remained in heavy rotation on Spotify, underscoring his strong and loyal fan base.<\/p>\n<p>The milestone has drawn widespread attention online, with many expressing shock that the artist has reached such heights while in custody.<\/p>\n<p>However, the announcement has also sparked a wave of debate, with fans taking issue with how Spotify classified his music.<\/p>\n<p>The streaming platform reportedly labelled Shebeshxt as a hip hop artist, a description many listeners argue is inaccurate.<\/p>\n<p>Several fans insisted that Shebeshxt\u2019s sound is rooted in lekompo and should be recognised as such.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut also let\u2019s respect each other. He is a lekompo artist, not hip hop,\u201d wrote @marcus_makgoba1.<\/p>\n<p>Others echoed the confusion, with @u_donmakheqa asking, \u201cHip hop njan bafethu?\u201d while @Simphiwe0077 commented, \u201cIs lekompo hip hop now? I\u2019m just curious.\u201d<\/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#Shebeshxt #emerges #Spotifys #Streamed #hip #hop #artist<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Shebeshxt, the controversial lekompo hitmaker currently behind bars, has defied expectations by emerging as Spotify\u2019s most streamed South African&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":46014,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46013","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\/46013","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=46013"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46013\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46015,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46013\/revisions\/46015"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}