{"id":56101,"date":"2026-04-15T02:48:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T02:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=56101"},"modified":"2026-04-15T02:48:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T02:48:18","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignpriddy-ugly-calls-out-egos-and-division-stalling-sa-hip-hop-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/04\/15\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignpriddy-ugly-calls-out-egos-and-division-stalling-sa-hip-hop-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Priddy Ugly calls out egos and division stalling SA hip hop growth"},"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_185927\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-185927\" class=\"wp-image-185927 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Priddy-Ugly-calls-out-egos-and-division-stalling-SA-hip.jpg?resize=600%2C478&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Priddy-Ugly-calls-out-egos-and-division-stalling-SA-hip.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Priddy-Ugly-300x239.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-185927\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Priddy Ugly speaks on Hip Hop<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>South African rapper Priddy Ugly has ignited fresh debate around the state of local hip hop after candidly sharing what he believes is holding the genre back.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview, the veteran lyricist pointed to internal issues within the culture rather than external competition.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, inflated egos and a lack of unity have created cracks in the industry that continue to widen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToo many egos in the game,\u201d he said. \u201cSo if there\u2019s anything that\u2019s actually killing SA hip hop, it\u2019s the egos and the lack of unity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He painted a picture of a scene where artists are increasingly avoiding each other instead of building together. Personal tensions and ongoing rivalries, he explained, have made it difficult for creatives to coexist in the same spaces.<\/p>\n<p>In some cases, artists would rather stay away entirely than risk crossing paths with rivals such as Blxckie.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGuys are not coming out anymore because they have beef with someone\u2026 or they know they\u2019re gonna bump into the people they are beefing with,\u201d he shared.<\/p>\n<p>This growing disconnect, he suggests, is costing the genre valuable collaborations and slowing down its progress.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than settling differences publicly, Priddy Ugly believes artists should channel that energy into the music itself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStop talking sht so much. Get in the studio, talk that sht in the studio. Let\u2019s collaborate, let\u2019s make more music.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Even with the criticism, he made it clear that he hasn\u2019t lost faith in South African hip hop.<\/p>\n<p>He maintains that the genre is still evolving and has not yet reached its full potential.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHip hop is alive and well. I feel like it\u2019s still growing\u2026 we need to allow it time to grow.\u201d<\/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 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#Priddy #Ugly #calls #egos #division #stalling #hip #hop #growth<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Priddy Ugly speaks on Hip Hop South African rapper Priddy Ugly has ignited fresh debate around the state of&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":56102,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56101","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\/56101","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=56101"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56101\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56103,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56101\/revisions\/56103"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}