Among the best Amapiano artists in the country is Daliwonga who continues to brace us with his amazing talent.
But now, it seems like users are not so happy with him regarding his new single. This is particularly for capitalising on another social media user’s wave.
Tweeps amongst many are unimpressed with Daliwonga for not ‘squeezing in’ the creator in the new teased single.
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On Tuesday, Amapiano sensation went live on Instagram, debuting an unreleased song titled Re Lokeleng after a viral video of a woman saying “re squeezeng in mo industry… re lokeleng” trended on the timeline.
The musician previewed what is set to be his first single of 2023 titled Re Lokeleng, which he worked on with Mas Musiq.
The song is inspired and borrows lyrics from the now viral video from TikTok by content creator Dimakatso Ephesia. The video was initially posted on the app in December 2022. However, it seemed to have found success when it went viral on Instagram.As soon as the song preview landed on Twitter, tweeps were quick to not only diss the song. But call out Daliwonga for his failure to credit Dimakatso.
Mgosi could not reach Daliwonga in time to comment on these gross accusations.
Daliwonga like most Amapiano musicians are not known for addressing matters as most celebrities would.
Therefore, it came as no surprise when he did not answer to our quest.
“Every time there’s a trend created by ‘regular people’ it ends up on a piano track. Hamba Ha, Re squeezeng, Inganekwane etc, I never see those creators in these credits or videos. Artists are stealing from unknown creators and we’re not speaking up for them. Please credit the kids,” a Twitter user wrote.
DJ Euphonik was among the voices debating whether she should be credited accordingly.
“Personally I wouldn’t care. There’s a difference between someone taking inspiration from you and plagiarism. The girl might have heard the “phrase” from someone else and brought it to TikTok first. Does that make her the right person to credit?” he wrote.
“Making something popular doesn’t mean you own it or that you’re the rightful person to be credited though. Yes she posted it but is she the source or the rightful person to be credited?”
Sis Gugu I’m agreeing with you. You aren’t hearing the part where I’m asking if we factually know if she is the source. If she is then she must be credited but what if she’s not? Our opinions matter but facts matter more and hold more weight. https://t.co/578wYCw4H8
— Euphonik™♛ (@euphonik) January 24, 2023