Riky Rick has lambasted the long running feud between South African rappers Cassper Nyovest and AKA.

The Sidlukotini hitmaker said the beef “is exhausting for the game” and “draining the life out of the culture.”

“It might exciting for twitter but behind the scenes its something most rappers keep quiet on because its draining the life out of the culture”, he tweeted.

Riky explained that he had been on a call with AKA to air his grievances about the beef. And while him and Cassper haven’t been on good terms lately, he denied that he’s taking any sides. “I hate watching them fight”, he said.

The Aka/cass beef is exhausting for the game. It might exciting for twitter but behind the scenes its something most rappers keep quiet on because its draining the life out of the culture.

— MR MAKHADO™️ (@rikyrickworld) May 20, 2020

AKA and Cassper have had one of the longest running beefs in the the culture’s memory. Although they are both insanely successful in their own respects, they haven’t been able to move past their differences.

In March this year, their feud reached new lows. Flying into a rage, AKA tweeted some insulting remarks to both Cassper and his parents. After a wave of backlash, he apologised and maintained a low profile for a few weeks.

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Riky’s sentiment on the beef comes just after he weighed in on the AKA and Sizwe Dhlomo situation, in which he condemned Sizwe’s criticism of AKA’s business decisions.

As QuenchSA reported last week, AKA documented his fallout with global sportswear brand Reebok. Amongst the claims made by the rapper, a contract was never signed for his brand ambassadorship of the ‘SNEAKA’ sneaker range.

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Culture commentator and businessman Sizwe added his two cents’ worth on the topic. Although AKA is doing a pretty good job at being a musician, he said, the business decisions that attend to that show have not exactly been top tier.

During an Instagram Live session with Da L.E.S, Makhado told Sizwe to “stop coming for the rappers.” Acknowledged that Sizwe could be interested in the building the rap culture in South Africa, being condescending to the rappers ain’t it.

“Don’t try to make (rappers) look weak or lesser than you. They are still trying to figure it out too. We are all trying to figure it. We haven’t figured it out like you. We are not at your level. We don’t own farms.”

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They are two of the most outspoken South African celebrities. And on Sunday, AKA and Sizwe exchanged a few jibes at each other, and it wasn’t just bants.

AKA poked fun at Sizwe’s denim garb, claiming the former MTV presenter’s bootleg jean waring ways excluded him from playing with the other cool kids.

Not one to take the mudslinging laying low, Sizwe retorted with a series of tweets in which he challenged the rapper to a physical scuffle, and amongst other things, claimed AKA’s girlfriends are the ones settling his bills.

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And now that the rapper is getting ready to debut no less than three brand new single on Friday, May 22nd, a little publicity won’t won’t hurt.

On Wednesday, AKA continued charging at Dhlomo, and questioned how Sizwe’s grandfather was able to farm during the years of Apartheid, when black people in South Africa were structurally excluded from participating in the community at this scale.

Which people of color owned farms In apartheid? …. tricky.

— AKA (@akaworldwide) May 19, 2020

AKA also continued targeting Sizwe and the denim issue…

I’m the highest level in the game. You a dinosaur. @SizweDhlomo … from henceforth … I will address you as old McDonald had a farm. Hee hi bootleg jean hi ho.

— AKA (@akaworldwide) May 19, 2020

To clear the air, Sizwe engaged Twitter on bits of his family history

The time for tweets is over, only actions now… but for those interested in my family, our history with the struggle movement is very well documented. From Inkosi uAlbert Luthuli, who was friends with my grandfather. To ANC meetings at our family home. This is who we are! pic.twitter.com/8JkIeFPyEH

— Sizwe Dhlomo (@SizweDhlomo) May 20, 2020

While the genesis of their strife remains vague, AKA told Scoop Makhathini and Bontle Modiselle during a YFM interview that Sizwe has been poking at him for far too long.

One such moment, as Twitter recalls came recently when the culture commentator and occasional troll slammed AKA’s poor business decisions. The comment came after the rapper publicised his fallout with Reebok.

AKA also poked fun at his arch rival Cassper Nyovest by sharing a throwback snap of the two together, and making fun of Cassper’s lyrics on Amademoni.

It could mean he is quite confident about the bars on his looming three singles, which will be premiering this coming Friday.

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The soulful songstress, Ami Faku is enjoying a good run in 2020. News broke that the Eastern Cape born singer and her collab with hitmaker, Sun-EL Musician, is doing numbers around the country. The duo’s smash hit single Into Ingawe, has now been certified Double Platinum.

“It means a lot to me that Into Ingawe has resonated with so many people. It shows that the words have meaning to you as they do to me,” shares Ami Faku.

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The inspirational track, Into Ingawe, meaning “It’s all up to you”, hit 1 Million streams in just 3 weeks after its release and has been on an upward trajectory ever since.

With her debut album IMALI, Ami Faku has solidified herself as South Africa’s dominant newcomer. A regular feature with multiple tracks on the Radiomonitor Top 100 Chart and nods from Dezeer, Apple Music and Spotify for her notable streaming, Ami Faku is definitely one to watch.

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