Emtee’s Alleged Side Chick Breaks Silence and Clarifies R7K Request: “Mans Said He Was Single”

• Socialite Maipelo Lentswe, popularly known as Sugababiie, addressed claims about her relationship with Emtee after someone leaked their private chats online
• Sugababiie made damning accusations about Emtee's wife, Nicole Chinsamy, while explaining why she asked the rapper for R7,000
• Emtee's alleged girlfriend suggested that the rapper needs to be saved and is surrounded by users

Award-winning South African rapper Emtee’s alleged side chick, Maipelo Lentswe, popularly known as Sugababiie, has broken her silence and clarified the nature of their relationship. Emtee became a topic of online discussion after his wife, Nicole Chinsamy, alleged leaked his private conversations with several women.

Big Brother Mzansi Season 2 contestant Mshini clarified the nature of her relationship with Emtee. The other woman, Maipelo Lentswe, popularly known as sugababiie, claimed she was romantically involved with Emtee and explained why she asked him for R7,000.

Emtee's alleged side chick opens up

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Taking to her Instagram stories on Monday, 11 August 2025, Sugababiie alleged that Emtee was the one who had pursued her. She claimed that she was in a romantic relationship with the Abazazi Bafunani rapper. The Instagram story read:

“Half-truths. 🩻You followed me first, texted me first, hit on me, said I’m the best thing to happen to you, laid up on my bed and gave me princess treatment, now you want to make it seem like that? She can keep you fr!”

Emtee's alleged side chick explains R7K request

While explaining why she asked him for R7,000, Maipelo Lentswe emphasised that she and Emtee were not casually hooking up. She claims that she needed R25,000 but ended up asking for R7,000 so that she could look presentable when she and Emtee went on dates.

She alleges that Emtee said he was no longer with his wife and the mother of his three children, Nicole Chinsamy. Sugababiie suggested that Emtee needs to be saved, but did not clarify from whom or what. She wrote:

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“It was not a h00kup. I needed 25k fast, fast, but decided to ask 7k instead so I can look good while he parades me at his events. Mans said he was single, even posted those screenshots for clarification, bought me an “I love you” PS. We been good to each other. Hope his true friends check up on him coz he’s not fine and surrounded by users, #FREEHIM I will nor speak on other stuff because it’s not my place. But what I do know is he needs to be saved. I was willing to…”

Emtee's alleged side chick makes damning allegations against his wife

In another Instagram story, sugababiie had a few words for Emtee’s wife, Nicole Chinsamy. She slammed the rapper’s wife and made some damning allegations against her.

“I know what’s gwanning. And fvck that wh#re tryna make it seem like I sell just coz she’s the one who sells! And leaves that niqqa sleeping to chow men who afford her. Crazy ass witch!”

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Netizens react after Emtee's side chick breaks silence

After social media user @Makute_M took screenshots of Sugababiie’s Instagram stories and reshared them on X, netizens reacted with mixed reactions. Several netizens rubbished her explanation for why she asked the rapper for money.

Here are some of the reactions:

@itsreallyzimmy asked:

“Why did these chats never move from IG? You're attending events with your single boyfriend, but no WhatsApp or iMessage?”

@Mrs_Wild_Flower remarked:

“He's surrounded by users, and she is one of them. Using him for money.”

@_RealScotlande said:

“She’s standing on business 😭😭😭”

@langelihleeee laughed:

“Fairs, that’s a real woman. 😂”

Emtee advises fans to cry out for help

Meanwhile, Briefly News reported that Emtee advised people not to bottle things up when they are not doing well in life.

In December 2022, Emtee took to his Twitter account and urged his young followers to forget about the "what people will say" syndrome and go and get help. At the time, Emtee was vocal about not getting booked at the biggest hip-hop gigs.

Source: Briefly News