Something Soweto has finally broken his silence after claiming that DJ Maphorisa gave the singer his masters. Isfitifiti.
Last week, the vocalist and Fouri became trending topics on social media after the music producer was perceived to have benefited from Soweto in a new song for Mass Music.
Something Soweto took to Twitter on Tuesday morning to reveal everything that went on behind the scenes, including how he used DJ Maphorisa's name to promote his own records and boost sales.
“So I lied, I lied because I wanted to sell records. Dj Maphorisa“I tried his legendary music sales and it worked, but I never expected that it would cost me my hard-earned creativity and dignity. I would never be paid for my work and I would end up telling people he fed me,” he wrote.
Something said DJ Maphorisa has never produced or worked on any of his songs.
“Again, he didn't produce my work. I trout Howard N translation: The producers at that studio produced 40-60% of my work, depending on how you look at it.”
By telling the truth, the musician revealed why he lied.
“I lied because I believed it would help sell my albums. The truth is, I had little confidence that my music would sell without him as my producer. My audience seemed to love the idea of him being a super-producer and I wasn't going to go against that, so I lied.”
The singer further warned DJ Maphorisa to stop lying as it will land him in trouble one day.
“translation: “He shouldn't lie. It will get him in trouble one day. I paid Forie's master's degree. I paid him what he asked for at the time. Moreover, I lied about Forie's contribution to my project. He produced nothing.”
Something said DJ Maphorisa has been using and releasing his songs without crediting him or getting his permission.
They take all the money they make from my voice and songs and then spread the word that I'm a hard person to work with. This has happened to me many times. Follow day.
— Something Soweto (@samthingsoweto) September 10, 2024
“We start making all our music with the knowledge that these are our songs, our songs as a collective. As soon as a song becomes popular, you're no longer a featured artist. You don't own anything, you're not signed. I don't work for these guys. No one has ever paid me a fee to be a featured artist. I don't play with the masters.”