Cape Town – South Africa’s DJ Maphorisa recently ruffled some feathers when he took to Twitter in a not-so-humble brag, and jokingly claimed that he was the only artist in the world who could feature himself.
“I’m the only person in the world who can feature myself. LOL! Let it sink in,” the Amapiano king wrote.
According to Times Live, he was referring to Madumane, his alter ego who frequently appears on his tracks.
Im the only person in the world dat can feature myself lol let it sink in ??? pic.twitter.com/NeTjmzD2uZ
— Madumane (@DjMaphorisa) August 15, 2021
His tweet quickly sparked controversy, with some, taking it in the spirit of satire and others, not so much, telling him he was not the first one to feature his alter ego.
Somebody please book Madumane & Dj Maphorisa at the same time at different events I wanna see something pic.twitter.com/yrgKgqFF3A
— Born_champion (@BornChampion_SA) August 15, 2021
?????ehhhhhhh madumame phoryy double troube pic.twitter.com/WjGwX3GG8T
— SirKgomotso (@KgomotsoSir) August 15, 2021
Nah relax, JCole did it first. Listen to Kill Edward on KOD project and come back to me.
— STHEBE (@sthebeworldwide) August 15, 2021
Dj Cleo did it too pic.twitter.com/TTOC95c2VG
— S’dlanyoko (@Fat_Slet) August 15, 2021
Later, the DJ clarified that the tweet was meant to be taken lightly because he was joking
“OK, I’m kidding! You can’t take a joke,” he wrote.
Ok im kidding ? u cnt take a joke https://t.co/6CgG12rSNb
— Madumane (@DjMaphorisa) August 16, 2021
shame le sensitive ???
— Madumane (@DjMaphorisa) August 15, 2021
For many years, musicians have used multiple identities (alter ego) as part of their performance. For some, it was only for an album, while for others, it was a shield of protection and separation between an artist and their work.
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Compiled by Sinothando Siyolo
