{"id":47868,"date":"2026-01-19T14:28:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T14:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=47868"},"modified":"2026-01-19T14:28:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T14:28:03","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaigndj-maphorisa-calls-out-nota-baloyi-over-unpaid-ngud-royalties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/01\/19\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaigndj-maphorisa-calls-out-nota-baloyi-over-unpaid-ngud-royalties\/","title":{"rendered":"DJ Maphorisa calls out Nota Baloyi over unpaid &#8216;Ngud&#8217; royalties"},"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_188667\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-188667\" class=\"wp-image-188667 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DJ-Maphorisa-calls-out-Nota-Baloyi-over-unpaid-Ngud-royalties.jpg?resize=600%2C337&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DJ-Maphorisa-calls-out-Nota-Baloyi-over-unpaid-Ngud-royalties.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DJ-Maphorisa-Nota-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-188667\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DJ Maphorisa demands \u2018Ngud\u2019 royalties from Nota after 10 years<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>What was meant to be a moment of celebration for outspoken music executive Nota Baloyi quickly turned into another public clash with DJ Maphorisa, after the producer used the occasion to reopen their long-running dispute over royalties.<\/p>\n<p>The drama unfolded when Nota marked the 10-year anniversary of <em>Ngud<\/em>, Kwesta\u2019s hit song featuring Cassper Nyovest.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Nota proudly shared the milestone, writing: \u201cReleased Ngud 10 years ago today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, the celebratory post did not go unnoticed by DJ Maphorisa, who seized the opportunity to take a swipe at Nota.<\/p>\n<p>Responding publicly, the acclaimed producer questioned when he would finally be paid for his role in creating the song, adding frustration to his message after years of waiting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAre you gonna pay me my royalties, yoh\ud83d\ude44 been waiting 10 years,\u201d Maphorisa wrote, instantly reigniting debate online.<\/p>\n<p>In the comment section, Baloyi fired back while attempting to explain why Maphorisa believes he is not owed payment.<\/p>\n<p>His response mixed explanation with shade, referencing music sampling disputes and publishing claims that he says complicated the song\u2019s ownership.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re too young to forget you sampled Camino de Sol, and they claimed 100% of the publishing Alzheimer\u2019s. Almost 10 years since One Dance, and you\u2019re not even owed one cent on that. Add 49 cents, and I can explain for you as 50 told me, if they hate, then let them hate and watch the money pile up!\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The exchange quickly gained traction; while some found humour in the ongoing back-and-forth between the two industry figures, others criticised the public nature of the dispute, questioning why long-standing royalty issues continue to play out online.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">You\u2019re too young to forget you sampled camino de sol &amp; they claimed 100% of the publishing Alzheimer\u2026 Almost 10years since One Dance &amp; you\u2019re not even owe 1cent on that. Add 49cents &amp; I can explain for you like 50 told me, if they hate then lettem hate &amp; watch the money pile up!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MORAL Authority (@lavidaNOTA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lavidaNOTA\/status\/2012976466535833690?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 18, 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#Maphorisa #calls #Nota #Baloyi #unpaid #Ngud #royalties<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; DJ Maphorisa demands \u2018Ngud\u2019 royalties from Nota after 10 years What was meant to be a moment of celebration&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":47869,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47868","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\/47868","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=47868"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47868\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47870,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47868\/revisions\/47870"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}