DJ Maphorisa responds to claims he's exploiting Samthing Soweto

Amapiano fans were up in arms on social media on Tuesday (3 September) after the highly anticipated song Amalanga Awafani was finally released.

The song by Mas Musiq, DJ Maphorisa, and Samthing Soweto hit streaming services, but fans quickly noticed a discrepancy. 

Samthing Soweto did not seem to be credited for his vocals on the song.

This sparked widespread outrage, with many social media users encouraging others to report the discrepancy. 

DJ Maphorisa took to Instagram Live to clear the air. 

He says Samthing Soweto was fighting them over the rights, so they decided to remove him and deal with it later. 

“You [Samthing Soweto] just sabotaged yourself just because you are greedy and want to own all the masters of the songs.”

Maphorisa went on to say Samthing Soweto was problematic to work with.

“His album, Isphithiphiti, was recorded in my house and I gave him a chance. Stop sabotaging us and making us look bad when Mas Musiq gave you a chance when we could not handle your shit.

“Why we don't [have a] relationship with him [Samthing Soweto] is because of [his] attitude and not meeting the standard ... we have a problem of sharing — he wants to take everything.”