{"id":50322,"date":"2026-02-19T10:55:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T10:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=50322"},"modified":"2026-02-19T10:55:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T10:55:46","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaigndj-maphorisa-calls-for-unity-in-sa-hip-hop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/02\/19\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaigndj-maphorisa-calls-for-unity-in-sa-hip-hop\/","title":{"rendered":"DJ Maphorisa calls for unity in SA hip hop"},"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_184212\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-184212\" class=\"wp-image-184212 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DJ-Maphorisa-calls-for-unity-in-SA-hip-hop.jpg?resize=600%2C462&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DJ-Maphorisa-calls-for-unity-in-SA-hip-hop.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DJ-Maphorisa-1-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-184212\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DJ Maphorisa suggests strategy for SA Hip Hop to thrive<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Award-winning producer and DJ DJ Maphorisa has stirred conversation across social media after weighing in on the state of South African hip hop.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to X, the hitmaker shared a candid post urging rappers to put aside divisions and work together.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSA hiphop guys need to work together this camp camp thing is not working \ud83d\udc94,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The tweet quickly gained traction, drawing reactions from fellow artists and music fans who offered mixed views on the genre\u2019s current direction.<\/p>\n<p>Singer and performer Moonchild Sanelly showed support for Maphorisa\u2019s stance, suggesting he is well positioned to bridge the gaps within the industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUr the one who is able to unite everyone Pho \ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffe ego less always \ud83d\udc99,\u201d she responded.<\/p>\n<p>However, not everyone agreed on the root of the problem. Some users argued that the genre\u2019s struggles began when local rappers adopted international influences too heavily.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSA Hip Hop turned trash the moment these rappers duplicated American sound\u2026.Khuli Chana and Morafe can save it if it\u2019s not too late,\u201d one X user commented, referencing veteran rapper Khuli Chana and hip hop group Morafe.<\/p>\n<p>Others defended hip hop\u2019s competitive culture, insisting rivalry has always been part of its DNA.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnlike Amapiano, Hip Hop has always and will depend on beef to make numbers, it\u2019s competitive like maskandi in SA\u2026\u201d another user wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Still, many echoed Maphorisa\u2019s call for collaboration, pointing to the unity seen within the amapiano movement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey need to collaborate to revive it,\u201d one person said.<\/p>\n<p>Another added, \u201cFinally somebody said it, it\u2019s sad man. Amapiano guys are so united, eat together, collaborate with each other, while Hip Hop is more about competition, for worse, non beneficial competition.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">SA hiphop guys need to work together this camp camp thing is not working \ud83d\udc94<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MadMoney (@DjMaphorisa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DjMaphorisa\/status\/2023771560645947493?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 17, 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 #unity #hip #hop<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; DJ Maphorisa suggests strategy for SA Hip Hop to thrive Award-winning producer and DJ DJ Maphorisa has stirred conversation&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":50323,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50322","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\/50322","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=50322"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50322\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50324,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50322\/revisions\/50324"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}