Rapper Usimamane’s YouTube Channel Gets Hacked, Fans React: “This Is When You Know You’re Famous”

Rapper Usimamane’s YouTube Channel Gets Hacked, Fans React: “This Is When You Know You’re Famous”

  • Usimamane recently announced to fans that his YouTube account was hacked
  • The rapper shared a photo after the hacker uploaded a song, and urged his supporters to pay no attention to it while he sorts it out
  • However, they posed light-hearted jokes about Usimamane finally being famous now that he's getting hacked
Usimamane's YouTube channel was hacked
An unauthorised upload was made to Usimamane’s now-hacked YouTube channel. Images: u.simamane
Source: Instagram

Usimamane's YouTube page recently got hacked, and fans think he has finally hit the big time.

Usimamane gets hacked

Coming from a successful album release, Usimamane is enjoying the fruits of his labour and the fame that comes with it. So much so that he's even having the same problems celebrities constantly face - being hacked.

The Cheque hitmaker recently announced that his YouTube channel was hacked after someone made an unauthorised song upload.

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He urged his supporters to ignore the upload as he finds a solution to regain access to his account, and revealed that he has new music coming soon:

"I am currently working to resolve this issue and secure my account. Please disregard any content that appears to be posted without my consent. #DeluxeOutFriday."

Mzansi reacts to Usimamane's announcement

Netizens joked that the rapper is finally a celebrity, while others sent words of encouragement about his dilemma:

thecasanovachild laughed:

"You're in the industry now!"

mask_b.o.y was impressed:

"The cover art is fire. These are the signs; you're a big problem, dawg."

stunna_pdy said:

"This is when you know that you're famous."

tumelo_star encouraged Usimamane:

"They will do anything to stop you. Just stay focused, remain humble and never give up."

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k.junior_05 wrote:

"They'll never get to where you are, even if they tried."

_a7.mk posted:

"You will be good bro, and good luck with what you're currently dealing with."

Deli Malinga caught up in identity theft saga

In an earlier report, Briefly News shared Deli Malinga's frustrations after being the latest victim of identity theft.

The former Generations actress said someone was using her images on several social media sites to impersonate her and scam unsuspecting victims.

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Moroba Moroeng (Entertainment editor) Moroba Moroeng is an entertainment writer at Briefly News and a University of Johannesburg alumni (Public Relations and Communications, 2018). She was the content manager and, later, editor for HipHop Africa, where she honed her proofreading, leadership, and content management skills. Having begun her career as a content writer for Slikour OnLife, Moroba has over four years of experience as a writer specialising in music journalism and entertainment. She joined Briefly News in 2023 and passed a set of training courses by the Google News Initiative. Email: moroba.moroeng@briefly.co.za