DJ Maphorisa Asks Shimza and Heavy K to Play Amapiano, Musicians Against It
- DJ Maphorisa has asked DJ Shimza and Heavy K to start playing Amapiano music for their fans in order to grow the genre
- Shimza and Heavy K are against Phori's idea and they told him that they'll stick to playing house music on their sets
- Music fans also shared that Shimza and Heavy K should stick to playing dance music because not everyone is a fan of Amapiano
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DJ Maphorisa took to social media at the beginning of this week and asked DJ Shimza, Heavy K and Black Coffee to play Amapiano on their sets.
Phori believes that the genre will grow even bigger internationally if these three famous musicians played more Amapiano songs for their fans across the globe.
Source: Instagram
Shimza and Heavy K are against the star's idea. They took to his comment section on Facebook and shared their thoughts on his request. In his reply seen by Briefly News, Shimza said:
"We can’t all do the same thing because we all have different goals and paths in our careers, ma brother. You guys are doing perfectly fine without us and it’s amazing to watch from the outside! Keep going! We here to support."
Heavy K responded:
"Me I can handle both House and Amapiano, Porry. It marks 10 years of Heavy K this year and I’ll be introducing my other production strong points. It’s necessary for me. To my day-one fans, I’ll never leave you behind but allow me to experiment."
Social media users also took to Phori's comment section and shared their thoughts on his idea. Check out some of their comments below:
Joseph Mothapo said:
"Different genres for different people. You as a versatile producer you should know that by now."
IshMael T Molobela commented:
"Not all of us love Piano, they must stick to their genres."
Andrew Cool wrote:
"Keep doing what you love (Amapiano) and let others do what they love (house music)."
Simphiwe SI Mkhize said:
"You should also play their music in your sets plz. Then they would return the favour."
Mbali Modiselle wrote:
"Leave Black Coffee alone, you are always preaching about being the king of Amapiano. Push your movement I am sure you can do it."
DjWhizy Lebokgang Sedibe added:
"I think they should stick to their genres phela not all of us love Amapiano."
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Diddy jams to Amapiano
In other music news, Briefly News reported that hip-hop mogul Diddy took to social media recently to wish everyone happy holidays. The US rapper-turned-businessman shared a video of himself jamming to Kabza De Small's track titled Mapiano Blues.
The Been Around The World hitmaker was enjoying see breeze in a yacht when he took to Instagram to wish his followers from across the globe happy holidays. He even tagged Kabza De Small in his post. Diddy captioned the clip:
"I hope you can feel the LOVE I'm sending to you!!!!! HAPPY HOLIDAYS."
The self-proclaimed King of Amapiano's track plays in the background while Diddy tells his fans to enjoy the holidays. Kabza also shared the video on his timeline.
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Source: Briefly News
