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Emtee’s music for some might not slap the same way it used to and that is because people assume he is down and out. Yes, when he departed from Ambitiouz, Emtee’s numbers and superstardom might not have been the same but he is still standing on his own two feet.
His number 1 fan is Sjava who occasionally reminds people about how powerful Emtee is. Taking part in Emtee appreciation day, he said Emtee gave people hope and inspiration above everything else.
Hope and inspiration🙏🏿 https://t.co/GYtQSrn1EO
— Sjava indlalifa (@Sjava_atm) January 12, 2022
In December, he told Emtee fans to never compare him to any other rapper because he is very unique. This comes after the South African Hip-Hop Awards (SAHHA) where Emtee lost out on three awards. He was nominated under the categories Album of the Year, Artist of the Decade and Best Male artist. The Best album was won by Big Zulu and Artist of the decade was won by Cassper Nyovest.
“To all Emtee supporters, you need to understand Emtee can never be compared. If you love, respect and understand what he does, and why he does it, here is my advice: just enjoy his music. Nikhohlwe yizinto eziningi (you have to forgot other things). His mixtape is dropping soon and it’s going to be a classic.”
Emtee was not a sore loser as he congratulated all the other winners and said he really wanted to make Lebo proud by winning, but that did not happen.
Fans showered Emtee with praises:
Today is a good day for some of that Emtee sound.
— Gratitude (@Kwame_Modise) January 12, 2022
Emtee once gave us… pic.twitter.com/qypxwSydnQ
— m a s h e s h a 💨 (@_mashesha) January 12, 2022
Shout out to king 👑 @emteerecords …from your biggest fan .. pic.twitter.com/QYAnk3lg8r
— slow strokes (@ChukwuebukaAri1) January 12, 2022
I’m all about Emtee’s music
— Hustle Gang 🤟 (@_ndumisongcobo) January 12, 2022
Emtee is also in the business of making weed rolling paper and his fans think it is a very good business move since he loves smoking weed.
https://t.co/EvN1qWeTdX pic.twitter.com/j2rwDBTo9k
— LOGAN (@emteerecords) December 29, 2021
🕯🥺 to smoke with Emtee’s new rolling paper.
— a Tswana hun.👑🐘 (@_princessmolefe) January 12, 2022
Emtee made headlines when he considered MacG an op for not speaking about his album or music more in their interview. He said MacG only asked about his controversies and nothing about his music.
In response to a tweet which gave MacG a hand, Emtee spewed hate. “MacG giving his employees bonuses is just heartwarming. They have really worked very hard, now the podcast is the biggest in Africa,” a tweep said.
Emtee did not hesitate to make a comment that did not really make any sense because it seems as though he also wanted to be paid for doing that interview he did last year, which is episode 213.
Emtee then said he respects people who who do not love him, not people who pretend to like him, “I respect those who don’t like me more than those who pretend to,” he said.
And then the people who come on the show to sing get nothing. Zero https://t.co/1RefSxWpzH
— LOGAN (@emteerecords) December 14, 2021
He spoke at length about his “ops” in a 9-minute documentary called ‘The Real Story About Emtee. His documentary sees Emtee talking about how he left Matatiele to trying this rap thing out in Jozi.
He told the tale about how he met Maraza, who also had a tough time in the industry so he went back home “I met Maraza, he was the first established artist I bumped into and made sure I make that moment count. So when I met him I gave him my music and told him to listen. I bumped into him in Yeoville and he said let’s go to my house now and listen to some beats and see if we can do something.
“So we did that and months went on, we started making a lot of music together. Then years went by, he was like a mentor. At every show I was with him and we formed a group and called it Forefront,” explained Emtee.
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