{"id":49661,"date":"2026-02-11T11:28:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T11:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=49661"},"modified":"2026-02-11T11:28:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T11:28:16","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignemtee-apologises-to-cassper-nyovest-and-thanks-him-for-paving-the-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/02\/11\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignemtee-apologises-to-cassper-nyovest-and-thanks-him-for-paving-the-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Emtee apologises to Cassper Nyovest and thanks him for paving the way"},"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_140620\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-140620\" class=\"wp-image-140620 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Emtee-apologises-to-Cassper-Nyovest-and-thanks-him-for-paving.jpg?resize=600%2C423&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Emtee-apologises-to-Cassper-Nyovest-and-thanks-him-for-paving.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Emtee-1-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-140620\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emtee apologises to Cassper Nyovest<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>South African rapper Emtee has publicly apologised to Cassper Nyovest, putting years of tension behind them in a heartfelt social media post.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to X, Emtee directly addressed the award-winning rapper and expressed regret over his past behaviour, acknowledging that he had previously disrespected him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c@casspernyovest I\u2019m sorry for all the times I disrespected you. Thank you for all the deep conversations. I have nothing against you,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>In a message that surprised many fans, Emtee went on to reveal that he had long admired Cassper\u2019s work, even purchasing his debut album.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI bought your album Tsholofelo n still have it. I dont pose no threat. Thank you for paving the way for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The apology signals a major shift in tone between the two artists, who were once believed to be at odds during different phases of their careers.<\/p>\n<p>Both rappers rose to prominence in the mid-2010s and played significant roles in shaping the direction of South African hip hop.<\/p>\n<p>Cassper Nyovest\u2019s <em>Tsholofelo<\/em>, released in 2014, is widely regarded as a groundbreaking project that helped cement his place as one of the country\u2019s biggest rap stars.<\/p>\n<p>Emtee, on the other hand, made his mark with chart-topping hits and award-winning projects, building his own loyal fan base.<\/p>\n<p>While Cassper has yet to publicly respond to the apology, Emtee\u2019s message has been seen as a mature step toward unity within the industry.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/casspernyovest?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@casspernyovest<\/a> I\u2019m sorry for all the times I disrespected you. Thank you for all the deep conversations. I have nothing against you. I bought your album tsholofelo n still have it. I dont pose no threat. Thank you for paving the way for us.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hustle (@emteerecords) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/emteerecords\/status\/2021514374494797920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 11, 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#Emtee #apologises #Cassper #Nyovest #paving<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Emtee apologises to Cassper Nyovest South African rapper Emtee has publicly apologised to Cassper Nyovest, putting years of tension&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":49662,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49661","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\/49661","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=49661"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49661\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49663,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49661\/revisions\/49663"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}