“If Rap Is Like A Contest Sport, It’s Boring,” Maglera Doe Boy On Wanting To Rap With A-Reece
“If Rap Is Like A Contest Sport, It’s Boring,” Maglera Doe Boy On Wanting To Rap With A-Reece. Maglera Doe Boy has responded to fans asking about a potential collaboration with A-Reece, explaining that rap becomes boring to him when it’s treated like a competitive sport, while also making it clear that he would be open to creating music with the Pretoria rapper.
During the exchange, supporters asked Maglera about facing A-Reece in a rap battle or lyrical contest. The Klerksdorp-bred rapper did not dismiss the suggestion, instead explaining why he enjoys the competitive nature of rap before playfully asking why the two artists do not have a song together yet.
“With rap music, if it’s not like a contest sport, it’s boring,” he said. “And if there’s anyone that, like, quote-unquote, I would love to, hey, rap… Yeah, it would be A-Reece, you know? Chat, ask Reece why we don’t have a song yet.”
Maglera’s response taps into a long-running conversation around competition in South African hip-hop, particularly when it comes to artists known for their lyricism.
Rather than framing the idea as personal beef, his comments point towards the competitive spirit that has always been part of rap culture. The mention of A-Reece also carries weight given the respect surrounding both artists’ approaches to lyricism and their respective positions within SA hip-hop.
Maglera has previously addressed comparisons involving himself and A-Reece, pushing back against narratives that suggest there is personal tension between the two. He has instead acknowledged Reece’s talent and maintained that both artists can be great in their own ways.
His latest comments continue that line of thinking while leaving room for something fans have seemingly been waiting for: a collaboration between the two rappers. “Chat, ask Reece why we don’t have a song yet,” Maglera added.
The remark turns the conversation from a hypothetical lyrical contest into a potential collaboration, with Maglera effectively putting the question to A-Reece through the fans.
Whether the two eventually share a track or test each other’s bars remains to be seen, but Maglera’s response has once again placed A-Reece and himself in the same conversation, this time at the request of the fans.
