Kabza De Small Shares How He First Met DJ Maphorisa, SA Reacts: “Phori’s Call Changed His Life”
- South African Amapiano star Kabza De Small recently opened up about how he first met DJ Maphorisa
- An online user posted a video of their latest interview, where the DJ shared how they became a duo
- Many netizens were touched by how DJ Maphorisa changed Kabza's life from the first moment they met
Source: Instagram
Many netizens have been wondering how DJ Maphorisa and Kabza De Small became close friends and partners in the music industry. Recently, the 32-year-old Amapiano star opened up about how he first met Madumoney.
An online user @PianoConnectSA posted a video of the Scorpion Kings latest interview on X (formerly Twitter), where Kabza shared all the details of how getting a phone call from Phori, someone he looked up to, changed his life completely.
Kabza, whose real name is Kabelo Motha, revealed in the interview that he didn't believe it when he got a call from him while he was at home in Mpumalanga.
"I have always been a big fan of DJ Maphorisa and his work, and so when I first got his call when I was at home in Mpumalanga from him, I felt a lot of emotions, I won't lie, because that phone call was the start of a great career that I didn't expect. Maphorisa changed my life, and that opportunity doesn't come easy or always, so when it presented itself, I grabbed it with both hands," Kabza said.
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Fans react to how Kabza and Phori first met
Shortly after the video of Kabza sharing how he met Maphorisa went viral on social media over two months after he dropped his iconic album, Bab'Motha, many netizens flooded the comment section with their reactions to what the star said.
Here's what they had to say below:
@TalentNyonie said:
"It takes love and respect to maintain a duo."
@krugersville responded:
"This is beautiful. Phori’s call changed his life, and in a way, they changed each other’s, too."
@Khuli_chris replied:
"Bra what Phori did in the music industry can never be done by anyone in SA."
@AndyMakazi commented:
"Phori is the reason Amapiano is what it is today, and it’s breeding millionaires, but y'all ain’t ready for that chat."
@GodzilaTR mentioned:
"Phori is not selfish, yoh."
@Makhanyiisa stated:
"I love their friendship, man, they’re always so happy around each other."
@Bikomfident shared:
"Man, the love I have for Kabza. May God protect these gents and keep them together. We are truly blessed."
Source: Instagram
DJ Maphorisa shares the origin of Scorpion Kings
Meanwhile, Kanza De Small shared how he met DJ Maphorisa. In August 2025, Madumoney also revealed where their duo name, Scorpion Kings, originated from.
Speaking in an interview with Metro FM on 12 August 2025, Porry spoke about how he and Kabza solidified their brand:
"Kabza had a plan to drop an album. We had a few songs that were hot at the time, and I compiled a quick list and told them, 'Let's drop this and call it Scorpion Kings."
Porry revealed that he used the zodiac sign Scorpio as inspiration for their first project, the Scorpion Kings EP, only to realise that while their birthdays are a week apart, they did not share a star sign.
Kabza works with Mdu on new exciting collab
In a previous report from Briefly News, Kabza De Small, Mdu a.k.a TRP and Maline Aura have a new collab coming. The star teased the song at an event in Cape Town on Wednesday, 2 July 2025.
A video clip of Kabza De Small playing the unreleased track at the reopening of a popular drinking spot was shared on social media.
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