AKA On The Biggest Issue Facing South African Hip Hop

AKA discusses the most pressing issue confronting South African hip hop.

According to the rapper Kiernan Forbes, the epidemic in the hip-hop industry is that most performers don’t sound like themselves.

“The biggest issue facing SA Hip Hop is the “sounds like …” this or sounds like that pandemic. Very few artists who actually sound like themselves,” he tweeted.

And sampling classics can only take someone to a certain level.

— Blissful Richie (@ikwaitoNeJazz) January 18, 2023