Hip Hop Star Yanga Chief’s Hit Song ‘What if?’ Hits Platinum Status in 2025
- South African talented hip hop rapper Yanga Chief recently reached yet another career milestone
- Good news about the star's hit song What If? reaching the platinum status just months after its release was shared on social media
- Many netizens flooded the comment section with their reactions to Yanga Chief's amazing milestone
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Bathong, this is definitely Yanga Chief's year! Though the star has been battling with the loss of one of his best mates, AKA, who was gunned down in Durban in February 2023, he has something big to celebrate regarding his hit song.
Social media has been buzzing after it was announced that the hip hop rapper's top song, What If?, which was released in February 2025, was featured in his latest album, Lord Faku – The Life of a Dyan, and recently reached platinum status just a month after it was dropped.
"@itsyangachief ‘What If (Mgani)’ becomes the second solo song released by a South African Hip Hop Artist in 2025 (so far) to sell over 40K units in South Africa. The song is officially a platinum-selling song in South Africa," the post reads.
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In another post, it was shared that Yanga's song was also the second most played hip hop song on radio this year:
"@itsyangachief ’s ‘What If (Mngani)’ tops as the second most played song released by a South African Hip Hop Artist in 2025 so far on South African Radio Stations (2,9K plays across 70 stations).
"With 4 months left to conclude this year’s yearly radio data report, ‘What If (Mngani)’ Yanga Chief tops as the second most played song released by a South African Hip Hop Artist in 2025 so far on South African Radio Stations. The song has so far generated 200,8M radio impacts with 2,9K plays across 70 radio stations."
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Netizens react to Yanga Chief's milestone
Many netizens couldn't help but flood the comment section with their reactions to the rapper hitting yet another milestone this year with his popular song, What If? Here's what they had to say below:
dripboy_06 said:
"If you’re gifted then you’re gifted."
saint_pf wrote:
"The only guy holding SA hip hop down, dankie Yanga."
tox.icteddy commented:
"I love this song, I always play it right before my game."
austinmakgetla_ replied:
"WHAT IF Yanga didn’t release? We wouldn’t have been this proud!"
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Yanga Chief’s What If becomes SA hip-hop's biggest hit in 4 years
In more entertainment news, Briefly News reported that Yanga Chief has revived the South African hip-hop industry with his latest hit What If from his sophomore album, Lord Faku — The Life Of A Dyan. The star expressed gratitude for the outpouring of love from fans.
Popular rapper Yanga Chief's new single What If is dominating the music charts and social media, especially TikTok. Several creators have jumped on the What If trend and shared emotional stories.
Source: Briefly News
