AKA goes on a rant after fan questions quality of his lyrics

AKA has had a tough week in the media, so far. The rapper extraordinaire is still celebrating the success of his recent release but some fans have noticed a supposed dip in his lyrical finesse.

AKA lyrical abilities questioned

AKA is currently rolling out his upcoming project. The road to his next album started on Friday, 18 October, when he released FREE, a Kwaito-influenced summertime smash featuring DJ Tira and Riky Rick, couple by a music video and single premiere of Main Ou’s, a song featuring Cape Town native, YoungstaCPT.

Only days after both released topped radio and iTunes charts, AKA dropped another snippet on social media, to drive anticipation for what’s to come.

While for some, this was the best periods of content from the rapper, others had a few things to get off their chest regarding his lyrical finesse.

One user appreciated his ability to sample music but noted, with concern, how his lyrical content was “very questionable these days”.

Your sample game will forever be unmatched… Kodwa your lyrical content is very questionable these days… & that's just the naked truth njayam. ? pic.twitter.com/wrOhKs0ZWW

— Bad Guy P (@dragzito) October 22, 2019

Super Mega goes on a rant

AKA clapped back to the tweet, telling those who expect top-notch lyricism from him, to rather go listen to artists like Proverb.

Njayam. If you want bars, listen to Proverb. If you want to ride around the city with your sunroof open … I got you. https://t.co/SBcvs2uzXe

— AKA (@akaworldwide) October 22, 2019

This criticism clearly bothered Super Mega. The rapper went on a rant, explaining the meaning behind some of his quotables.

My lyrical content? “For beemers and the benz’s dimitri tsafendas” … do you even know thats the man who assasinated Henrik Verwoerd? … my Dad’s name is Antoni DEMITRIUS FORBES. Read a book famo. Know your SOUTH AFRICAN HISTORY. https://t.co/SBcvs2uzXe

— AKA (@akaworldwide) October 22, 2019

Proving he’s a maverick in redirecting discourse online, AKA turned a slight criticism into a trend, and now his fans had an opportunity to front questions to the rapper about the meaning behind some of his lyrics from past hit records.

At the time we called good weed “woolies” as in Woolworths … so Shoprite Checkers was the opposite … hence, you smoking that shoprite checkers. https://t.co/haE5wNcGZR

— AKA (@akaworldwide) October 22, 2019

TKZEE FT BENNI FUCKIN’ MCARTHY WORLD CUP 1998 … a reference to literally one of the biggest SA songs of all time. When were you born fam? 1999? https://t.co/nKsoKixTU9

— AKA (@akaworldwide) October 22, 2019

Yes. I went to school with him. We are both born on the 28th of Jan, literally an hour apart. He was my best friend in primary and high school. https://t.co/l1EqcYmHKQ

— AKA (@akaworldwide) October 22, 2019