Yanga Chief Expresses How Acknowledgement From Notorious King Dalindyebo Made Him Feel
Yanga Chief Expresses How Acknowledgement From Notorious King Dalindyebo Made Him Feel. On his top selling single UTatakho, the Eastern cape born rapper Yanga Chief gave the notorious King Dalindyebo a shout out. The King later acknowledged the rapper in the most beautiful way.
Speaking to OkayAfrica publication the BAPS rapper expressed how the recognition made him feel even with the disinterest of pursuing a celebrity lifestyle.
“The first time I really started following Dalindyebo’s story was through the negative media he was getting. I was disheartened by how even my own people just rode that wave without actually trying to see what is actually going on here.
“But from what I’ve learned about him so far is that he’s a very intelligent man. Super intelligent. And when I mentioned him, it was a simple fact that I felt media was trying to use the fact that he smokes weed against him. So, I found some common ground with him there because I also smoke weed and I’m a chief and he’s a king. So I was just really keen on reading up on his story.
“And I found a super super intelligent dude. And his pride in being a black man in Africa is incredible. So I think maybe just reaching out to him, and the song getting that far, it also just shows that SA hip-hop is still breathing. It might not be what people are used to or what they were trying to make it, but SA hip-hop will always just be a reflection and the truth. So that speaks to that. And how alive and well SA hip-hop is doing,” said Yanga.
