Cape Town — South African rapper Cassper Nyovest had great reason to celebrate after his hit song 018 reached one million streams on YouTube.
The rapper was undoubtedly impressed with his achievement and he took to his Instagram account to share the good news with his fans and followers. He shared a screenshot of the video from YouTube.
“A Milli!! A Milli!!! A Milli!!” he wrote as a caption.
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According to TimesLIVE, Maglera Doe Boy is the only artist to activly feature on the album. Cassper desribed the album as a celebration of his longevity and the project should “put things into perspective” for his fans and other artists.
“This is like a Grootman album for me, I’ve settled into my position in the game. This is who I am. I am no longer young, no longer the hottest guy on the block, I’m not as excited as the new guys — but I’m the guy who did it like nobody did.
“I’m the guy with the game, with jewels. I’m the guy they want to get the information from, so this is the album where I’m basically giving out game. I’m in my element and I’m calm about it. I’m very particular about it,” he said.
Cassper’s recent run of success has elevated him in the rap game. His new album Solomon made history by being the first hip-hop album to debut at number 1 on Apple’s iTunes.
“Solomon debuted at number 1 in the on iTunes, across all genres. Thank you for buying the album. I am told it’s the first hip hop album to debut number at 1 on iTunes this year.” he said.
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Compiled by Matthew Petersen
