Boity Thulo is the first SA female rapper to have a platinum-selling single
Despite receiving a lukewarm response on the debut single late last year, Boity sure was right that it was only “the beginning”. The platinum-selling news comes as a victory for the former TV presenter now turned rapper, who has in the past been criticised by haters for her bars and accused of using a ghostwriter.
In a short sit-down interview with TshisaLIVE, a shaken yet grateful Boity mentioned that the 3.4 million streams the single got came as a shock to her. I don’t know … I didn’t pray for this. So, I’m not prepared … you know. Boity added that she had no idea her rap career would be so successful so quickly.
“There wasn’t a specific moment when I told myself I wanted to rap. I think it was when Nasty C called me and said, ‘I think there’s something there’, and I think there was a little shift that said, ‘maybe, actually’.
“It might have been when I was playing around an idea and then I was like; ‘nah’. And then the moment I felt my soul gravitate towards it and I was like, ‘can I, should I … maybe?’ Yeah, from then on I was like, ‘let’s see’. Boity highlighted that because she knew the rap genre so well, she always strives to be as unique as possible. What I didn’t want to do is to get into the studio with an idea of anyone in my mind, as I didn’t want to sound like anyone else.
When asked about the ghostwriting rumours, she wasn’t shy to admit that she gets help. Of course, I seek out assistance, but doesn’t everyone? I’ve been open and clear about the fact that I do have assistance and it’s very important to get some help, as someone might help you put across an idea or a message better than you thought you could.
