Gigi Lamayne Takes Another Shot At South African Hip Hop

“The reason why I have never been affiliated to click is that the day hip hop realises that we don’t have to be grouped up, you don’t have to choose your favourite female rapper like let’s just get together and make things will be the day that we can compete on a level that Amapiano is competing on. Until we can understand that it’s okay to have different flavours of different artists, there is enough to share, I think that will be the point that we actually grow,” Gigi said.

Gigi says although she is versatile, the main reason she mixed genres of music is because of the toxicity with hip hop. She claims that more Amapiano artists are booking her and not rappers.

“The reason why I started mixing up genres it was because there is no support in hip hop. King Monada’s song was my biggest song that doesn’t make sense, Fufa was bigger than Ice Cream that doesn’t even make sense.”

Big Xhosa is new in the game so Gigi devised him on how to navigate in the industry and succeed.

“You’re okay as a soldier on your own, you’re okay figuring out this machinery on your own, its never going to be a he said, she said, and I clearly say that you’re a straight talker, and where there is trouble, gossip and stuff move away.

“Hip hop is very toxic in this country, I’m telling you, very toxic, so the reason why I have mixed up my genres is not really out of choice even though I know I’m versatile.” she concluded.