Media personality Rashid Kaye said he decided to release a diss track directed at veteran rapper Stoggy T because “that's the way hip-hop works.”
Media personality Rashid Kaye said he decided to release a diss track directed at veteran rapper Stoggy T because “that's the way hip-hop works.”
“There was a lot of back and forth on the internet, so we decided to do it in a hip-hop style and release a diss track,” Rashid Kaye said. citizen.
Last Friday, Rashid released a song with a visual for Tumi “Stogie T” Molekane. OG vs old friend.
The two-minute track is a response to Stoggy T's statement that Rashid Kaye is not an OG (original gangster, a term used to describe experienced and exceptional contributors to hip-hop culture), but just an old guy in the industry. This is a reply.
“Gentlemen, there was a time in SA hip-hop before clubs, but Rashid Kay was not one of them,” Stoggy T said in a video earlier this year.
“Jinger, good luck with your YFM job. With all due respect, you need to know the difference between an OG and just an old ***.”
This was Stoggy T's response to Rashid, in which Rashid questioned his rap credentials and stated that Stoggy T was a poet before he was a rapper.
Rashid made the following comment on an episode of. Choppin' It Buddha T Podcast.
Shots were fired😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/AwiLkFC1Pj
— Jumpman🇦🇷 (@yangamessi) January 26, 2024
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citizen We reached out to Stogie T, but the rapper didn't want to comment on the whole thing.
Stogie T is planning to release a 6-song EP. shallow In mid-March, this will be his first project since 2019. empire of sheep.
reaction
Rashid's song received mixed reactions. Some said the song was poor quality and unnecessary, while others expressed respect for Rashid for releasing it.
“Obviously there are mixed emotions, but that's to be expected,” Rashid said. “If you check the comments on YouTube, some people like it, some people don't. I wanted to address that. [the Stogie beef] This is the last thing I want to say once and for all. If he accepts that, that would be great.”
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— Zama Khumalo🇨🇩🇿🇦 (@Ms_ViVaCi0us) February 23, 2024
This is good for hip-hop. Delivery, cadence, and the pen itself are substandard. The video tells a better story.
He should have gotten another execution…he raps like he's chasing the beat, so it's a battle rap type of vibe.
— TELLOS Δ VO (@telloSAVO_) February 23, 2024
video of OG vs old friend The video showed an overweight actor appearing to be working out, and the actor is Stoggy T's representative, and Rashid denied body-shaming the rapper.
“It's just cinematography. If you're going to make a parody, it has to be believable,” Rashid said.
Rashid described his relationship with Stogie as “cool” and said they had not seen each other since the argument began.
“We have known each other since 2012 and we have different opinions and have always expressed them. But we say hello every time we meet,” Rashid said.
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