Tyla’s 1st Rap Verse on Cardi B’s ‘Am I the Drama’ Album Makes South Africa Proud
- Tyla had fans excited after an announcement that Tyla would feature on Cardi B's new album, Am I the Drama
- The South African star was trending after people got their first listen to her contribution on Cardi B's project
- Fans shared their honest thoughts after hearing Tyla's rap skills on a song for the first time
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Tyla has remained on the rise with several new songs on the charts. One of the latest is a feature with Cardi B on the rapper's second album, Am I the Drama.
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Tyla's rap verse on the Cardi B song garnered a lot of attention from social media users. South Africans were surprised by how Tyla sounded when she rapped.
Tyla collaborated with Cardi B on a song titled Nice Guy. The South African singer's vocals carried the song's chorus. Tyla rapped in the last verse of the song that warns men not to try to take her for a fool. The Water singer's rapping voice is much lower in register compared to her usual vocals. Tyla rapped that she does not take any exes back and that she can be chaotic but still show up as a professional when it comes to work, rapping:
"Crazy emotional, know that I'm very messy, but I can get clean for this Getty."
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Tyla fans applaud rap skills
Many people thought Tyla did a good job dabbling in a different genre. Peeps were raving about the highly anticiapted rap verse. Listen to Tyla's verse below:
@Me was swooning over Tyla's verse:
"Oh Tyla guys 😭 history will judge those who are trying to write her off. Ngaze ngaba proud ngathi ingane yakithi. I can't stop listening to this song."
@Kutlwi.w.w👰🏽♂️ was amazed:
"Wait I thought it was some other artist rapping, I didn’t recognise her voice 😭"
@habang was in awe of Tyla's rapping:
"I was also surprised 🤗 Tyla can rap."
@chikaa849 wrote:
"Wait why she lowkey eating this up 😭😭"
@Vukile Ngema applauded Tyla's work ethic:
"Yeyi iyasebenza lengane. Her consistency!!! she literally hasn't stopped working snce she blew up 🔥"
@monabearsmbhele was in disbelief that Tyla rapped:
"Nina manga nini uTyla lo rephayo🔥🔥, is the song out already yini?"
@mbizomeleni gushed over Tyla's success:
"Oh mntase we South Africans are proud of your uppity african baby🔥"
@🥥🌺 commented:
"She threw that South African accent out the window."
Tyla becomes 1st African to fill up Asia Arena
Briefly News previously reported that South African Popiano singer and songwriter Tyla has made her country proud once again with another career milestone up her sleeve.
On Thursday, 18 September 2025, an online user @Tyla_Tygrs excitedly announced on social media that the 23-year-old Grammy Award winner would make history at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in December.
Shortly after the good news was shared on social media, many netizens flooded the comment section with their reactions. South Africans were especially touched by how far Tyla has come as a Mzansi pop star.
Source: Briefly News
