“Khayelitsha Stand Up for Your Queen”: SA Amazed by Xhosa Lady’s Spin on Kendrick Lamar’s Diss Track

• A woman from South Africa hopped on Kendrick Lamar’s favoured diss track to Drake and had Mzansi grooving
• Earlier this year, the two American rappers battled it out after Lamar responded on a line rapped by J Cole in the song First Person Shooter 
• Mzansi loved the lady’s flow and bars as she showed off her talent on the beat rapping in her mother tongue
• Briefly News reached out to Eev to learn more about her fascinating rap story and where she's headed to next

A Mzansi lady created her own version of Kendrick Lamar’s favoured diss track against Drake, 'Not Like Us'. Eev, the Mzansi upcoming rapper, showed off her bars and rhythm as the beat complimented her vocals.

Her performance was appreciated by many social media users who praised her in the comments.

SA amazed by Xhosa lady’s spin on Kendrick Lamar’s diss track

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A South African lady and upcoming rapper, Eev, is one of the talented musicians emerging from Cape Town’s township, Khayelitsha. Bravo Le Roux and Dee Koala are stars who rapped their way into Mzansi’s hearts from the township. The talented woman introduced herself to Briefly News:

“My birth name is Iviwe Mzimba, but I go by Eev. The name originated from the Bible, and my father gave it to me because my parents are apostles. I fell in love with music at the age of eight but started taking music seriously when I was 15 in 2019, and I dropped my first song in that same year. My music syncs with the authenticity of the first lady in The Garden of Eden. Roots are more important to me when it comes to my craft as I go through the process of doing it.”

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Eev recorded and filmed herself showing off her brilliant talent on TikTok. She put a spin on Kendrick Lamar’s groovy diss track, 'Not Like Us,' which made everyone lose it as he battled Drake. Lamar won the battle with his club banger:

“Queen Pin, one of the hottest female rappers in Cape Town, contacted me and told me she would love to have me a cypher. I agreed, but little did I know we would be using the beat. When she sent it, I had to be fluent and place myself in a position of I can murder the beat while wearing a skirt, showing women are capable without having to dress in men's attire. The verse was a freestyle. I wrote the first two lines and decided to just rap anything in my mother tongue without writing it down but make it come from my mind.”

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Eev rapped in isiXhosa as she set the record straight on some of the rumours she’s heard about herself over the years. Her rhythm, flow and lyrics went well with the song, and she got approval from her followers. Eev explained why rapping in her mother tongue was important to her:

“I was born in Delft, and at the age of eight, I was shot while gangsters were robbing my father's shop. I have four bullet scars on my body. I always knew that I had a story to tell because I am, indeed, a survivor. After the shooting incident, my family had to take me far from our house since that happened in our home.

"That made us stay in the Eastern Cape. My big brother was a rapper, which inspired me, but with Eastern Cape's lack of knowledge, you only record a song and don't have information on how to drop it and play it worldwide. I guess that is one of the reasons my big brother lost interest. We moved back to Cape Town but lived in Khayelitsha; this time, I wanted to continue where my brother left.”

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The rapper can already see her future, and she will keep on grinding until she lives it:

“I believe in myself and music, and that would take me far. I want to enter the fashion industry and make my own "Bohemian" clothes. I want to inspire you girls out there: It's possible to conquer the world while wearing a dress or skirt.”

Watch the video below:

Mzansi reacts to South African version of Not Like Us by Kendrick Lamar

Social media users were stunned by the Xhosa version of Kendrick Lamar’s diss track and commented:

@Bri was mind blown:

"It took me a while to realize you were rapping in Xhosa; I thought it was Swahili at first."

@QueenPin👸🏾felt proud:

"Khayelitsha, stand up for your queen."

@Dcchick88 🇨🇩🇸🇩🇭🇹🇵🇸 wished the new version would be brought to Kendrick's attention:

"Kendrick gonna love this!"

@Danel Adams approved with Eev's creativity:

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"I don’t understand what you are saying, but this is fire."

@iviwe_imithandazo🇿🇦🇿🇦 praised the rapper:

"You are the best, homie; I'll always listen to and support your music. We Love you Bhinqa lokuqala."

Kendrick Lamar ‘Not Like Us’ music video drops, fans

Briefly News also reported that Kendrick Lamar has officially released the music video for his latest hit, Not Like Us. The song, which served as the fourth and possible final diss track to Drake, mocked the rapper's reputation and unfounded claims.

Fans are raving over the visuals and how Kendrick humiliated Drizzy in front of the entire world.

Source: Briefly News