{"id":55611,"date":"2026-04-10T11:52:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T11:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=55611"},"modified":"2026-04-10T11:52:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T11:52:37","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignkabza-de-small-shares-cryptic-clapback-following-former-signee-hulumenis-claims-about-piano-hub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/04\/10\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignkabza-de-small-shares-cryptic-clapback-following-former-signee-hulumenis-claims-about-piano-hub\/","title":{"rendered":"Kabza De Small shares cryptic clapback following former signee Hulumeni\u2019s claims about Piano Hub"},"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_168051\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-168051\" class=\"wp-image-168051 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kabza-De-Small-relocates-PianoHub-to-Soweto.jpg?resize=600%2C488&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kabza-De-Small-relocates-PianoHub-to-Soweto.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Kabza-De-Small-300x244.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-168051\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kabza De Small reacts to former signee claims about record label<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kabza De Small responds to allegations made by his former signee, Hulumeni, through a series of pointed social media posts.<\/p>\n<p>The amapiano heavyweight took to his Instagram Stories shortly after Hulumeni went public with claims about his experience under Kabza\u2019s record label, Piano Hub.<\/p>\n<p>In a string of TikTok videos, the artist alleged that despite contributing significantly behind the scenes, from songwriting to household chores, he was overlooked and not compensated.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hulumeni tells people what happened at PianoHub and how he was treated badly \ud83d\udc94\ud83d\ude2d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PLs5NqXYuJ\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/PLs5NqXYuJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 THE AUDIO LAB (@TheAudioLabSA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAudioLabSA\/status\/2042216765690671371?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While Kabza did not address the claims directly, his posts appeared to send a clear message.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t bite the hand that feeds you when you\u2019re full, then turn right and expect a handout when you\u2019re starving again \ud83d\udc4a,\u201d one of the posts read.<\/p>\n<p>He followed up with another quote emphasising accountability, suggesting that people who shift blame fail to grow.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople who blame others for their failures never overcome them. They simply move from problem to problem. To reach your potential, you must continually improve yourself, and you can\u2019t do that if you don\u2019t take responsibility for your actions and learn from your mistakes,\u201d the message stated.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_190376\" style=\"width: 352px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-190376\" class=\"wp-image-190376 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kabza-De-Small-shares-cryptic-clapback-following-former-signee-Hulumenis.jpg?resize=342%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"342\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kabza-De-Small-shares-cryptic-clapback-following-former-signee-Hulumenis.jpg 342w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kab-171x300.jpg 171w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-190376\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kabza De Small\u2019s Instagram stories<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The exchange has sparked mixed reactions across social media.<\/p>\n<p>Some users criticised Kabza for not addressing the allegations head-on, while others brushed off the situation, even joking that the posts may not have been written by him personally.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/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 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#Kabza #Small #shares #cryptic #clapback #signee #Hulumenis #claims #Piano #Hub<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Kabza De Small reacts to former signee claims about record label Kabza De Small responds to allegations made by&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":55612,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55611","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\/55611","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=55611"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55611\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55613,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55611\/revisions\/55613"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55612"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}