{"id":46999,"date":"2026-01-08T22:55:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T22:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=46999"},"modified":"2026-01-08T22:55:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T22:55:24","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignnota-baloyi-claims-he-made-ishowspeed-trend-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/01\/08\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignnota-baloyi-claims-he-made-ishowspeed-trend-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Nota Baloyi claims he made iShowSpeed trend in South Africa"},"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_188465\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-188465\" class=\"wp-image-188465 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Nota-Baloyi-claims-he-made-iShowSpeed-trend-in-South-Africa.jpg?resize=600%2C388&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Nota-Baloyi-claims-he-made-iShowSpeed-trend-in-South-Africa.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Nota-iShow-Speed-300x194.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-188465\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nota claims credit for iShow Speed trending in South Africa for 3 days<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>South African music executive Nota Baloyi has sparked laughter online after claiming that he was responsible for American streamer iShowSpeed trending during his recent visit to Mzansi.<\/p>\n<p>iShowSpeed, known for his energetic and unpredictable live streams, spent three days in South Africa, where he was hosted by local celebrities including Nota, DJ Sbu, Bontle Modiselle, and Robot Boii.<\/p>\n<p>Videos from the visit circulated widely, with many viewers poking fun at how fanboyish the stars appeared, particularly noting moments where Nota was hilariously sidelined and even pushed away by the streamer\u2019s bodyguards.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this, Nota recently told a podcast audience that the hype around Speed was all thanks to him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe whole country is going crazy over Speed. I trended before him, so I made him trend. He trended because of me, I am the reason he trended,\u201d he said, with laughter audible in the background.<\/p>\n<p>The music executive went on to boast about his influence, claiming he could even arrange a private jet for Speed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can get him a private jet that flies him everywhere, with black pilots,\u201d Nota added.<\/p>\n<p>He also suggested that Speed\u2019s visit had overshadowed local streamers, particularly those who stream from home.<\/p>\n<p>While many online viewers found Nota\u2019s comments amusing, some criticised him for making the streamer\u2019s success appear to be about himself.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NOTA speaks on IshowSpeed \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddff\ud83c\udde6<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI made him trend\u2026 I\u2019m the reason he was trending\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Full episode out @ 16h00 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TEMu0tFvQy\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/TEMu0tFvQy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RAP-KULTURE ZA (@rapkulture_za) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rapkulture_za\/status\/2009208927528096152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 8, 2026<\/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#Nota #Baloyi #claims #iShowSpeed #trend #South #Africa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Nota claims credit for iShow Speed trending in South Africa for 3 days South African music executive Nota Baloyi&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":47000,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46999","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\/46999","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=46999"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46999\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47001,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46999\/revisions\/47001"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47000"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46999"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46999"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}