AKA On Having "Yes Men" Around Him, The Beef With Sizwe Dhlomo & His Regrets

Bhovamania music and merchandise. Features and music videos. Self created and owned onlife AKATV. The new banana flavoured cruz vodka, and more - 2020 has been without a doubt super busy and fruitful for musician and producer, AKA, that it was only right for Slikour to pay him a young visit to catch up.
Following shortly after the Cassper Nyovest interview, one would think AKA would use this opportunity to respond - but instead, he is calm, collected and draws the attention to himself, his moves, mistakes, and his growth. First touching on the EP, Bhovamania, AKA, speaks on his love for the sport of wrestling, how it massively influenced this body of work, as well as how he sonically challenged himself to make something new - while throwing all the rules out the window. Something he would never do on an album.
Having worked with the new and exciting artist, Flame, on his single "Casino" which also features Sho Madjozi, AKA reflects on working with Flame, and how he never thought he would meet an artist so driven and passionate like him. He also state how he hopes the artist never falls into the same mistakes that he fell into.
If you're on the social streets; then you definitely are aware of the beef that AKA had with Sizwe Dhlomo, as well as his viral tweets regarding his deal with Reebok for the SNEAKA. The musician touches on this, as he states where exactly he and Sizwe Dhlomo now stand, and explains what he meant by saying he did not receive any money from Reebok.
As you would know, there's a lot that the masses would want to know from the Supa Mega, including what to mix banana with; he responds to most of these burning questions on the interview below;
Disclaimer: Due to technical difficulties we lost some parts of this interview including the boxing conversation and more nuggets and views about the album. We were uncertain on whether we should still release this interview but due to the high interest of the subject we decided to release it as it is. Enjoy the conversation
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[@mynameisgift]

I wish Aka could be interviewed by MacG.

[@mrapic6886]

😂😂😂😂 that will be lit

[@ntombikayisengwenya7348]

I fully agree with this

[@brandonmokhema1777]

It wouldn’t work 😂 MacG has no filter and his emotional intelligence is questionable. From this interview you can tell that Aka doesn’t really like criticism - his energy changes. I don’t feel like MacG would be able to read that energy change so it would go left really quickly.

[@itsmanjobruh]

lol, yeah

[@keystv1961]

@@brandonmokhema1777 MAC Is not a phsycologist....hes not supposed to be reading people's feelings but ask the question that people want to know

[@SweetDogg777]

''Never lose the excitement of when your creation come to life''. Dankie Aka.. Game for dayz

[@Lepara_la_Maftown]

“If you’re a fan of me it says something about you” I really like that AKA.

[@dripcheck3209]

Me too

[@OmphileMaake]

I think AKA has grown.... there truly is a different energy about him... some may call it boring but I think I’m feeling the “calmness”....

[@arthaisaaxx6173]

People are so used of the Casper AKA subject that they fail to know them or understand them as persons or Artists or businesses men. We are more focused on the Negative things than the positives.

[@sfisomahlangu2335]

FacT 🤞🏾🙏🏿!!

[@sandilengiba1838]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@dripcheck3209]

True

[@Godsgift3573]

Some people wanted him to talk about Cass, boxing match & some spitful things but AKA doesn't hold such in his heart... I really like this interview, probably one of the best, he kept it about himself.

[@siphosenkosibuthelezi4189]

In Mega we trust until the finish! 🙇🏽‍♂️🙏

[@arthaisaaxx6173]

This interview was great and enjoyable. If you were expecting the Casper subject, the boxing match and shit, please go to the other side. Sometimes it's just great to listen to someone, get to know them and their shit without controversies. Been listening to this guy's interviews for years, I must say, this was one of his best.

[@keabetsweseremane8827]

But he was not being himself

[@dripcheck3209]

I agree man

[@se7enisrael]

The statement about throwing the rules out the door really put the EP into perspective for me. Love it or hate it, we've been using the wrong rubric to judge it

[@nhlanhlaramotebele6964]

OOOOOHHH! thats soooo deeep! "the day that people stop paying attention, might actually be the start of my life, for real"

[@h_clockherminaclock7309]

its funny how you would see Bonang's exes chilling together having a chat 😂😂😂🤣🤣

[@muziwakhewiseman1904]

Yooo🙆🏼‍♂️😳😂🤣😂🤣🇿🇦🤕

[@khosta6690]

I personally don't find bonang attractive when I look at her, but damn when you get to hear her speak and how smart she is. Then you like her

[@lesigelesige2821]

@@khosta6690 yeah we have alot of girls mo kasi who could give Bonang a run for her money "beauty wise n physic"

[@siyabongahlophe3877]

Man 🤣🤣🤣🤣 you on another level 😂😂😂😂

[@ogking7119]

This should be pinned🤣🤣🤣

[@yoboy_derickutumela769]

Slikour is overpowered by Aka to an extent where by he ends up withdrawing from what he said n rephrases wow 😂😂😂

[@aobakweCup326D]

True man..but I think, slik is thinking, let him have his way...... Keep yes man around him

[@fishingforcandyBW]

yeah!!!! he is weak, doesn't wanna piss him off

[@siyaklaas]

Slikour wasn't himself, he allowed his bias of being a Cas fan to take over. As a result, that made him ineffective in this interview.

[@lulludust553]

AKA has BEEN overpowering Slikour.... Even during his interview about the formation of his now collapsed management company, Beam Group, he simply took over.

[@beechwtf]

AKA though Slik was gonna say he was heart broken by his rant about Cassper's Parents but Slik talked about the Reebok deal instead. aii

[@stevenjackson7508]

Great conversation gents, didn't have the feeling of an interview which is normally boring so big ups...

[@enricomeyer9191]

great interview !!! Isnt it ironic how AKA looks like Zlatan Ibrahimovic and also has that kinda attitude lol but hes dope tho hes confident this was good questioning great interview slikour ef da haters really !! Big Ups grootman (applause)

[@MphoLehutso]

This is beautiful... 'I can't control what people think'. 🔥🔥

[@dripcheck3209]

He's just being himself💯

[@simlee4821]

Great interview🙌, but funny how I jus saw the Casper power play ad😂

[@amogelangndhlovu]

Brah I've been looking for this comment 😂😂

[@94lungelo]

"...you dealing with the Denzel who dies at the end of Training Day..." That says so much about this man's state of mind. Fucken love it.

[@Shayzar1]

eish

[@Cbabalo_Kold]

Genuine respect between brothers.... Slik is mature and full of wisdom Aka realizes that...

[@BLNKTonlyngubesizwe]

Slikour’s sweater matches so well with Banana Deluxe 💛

[@Thulz.]

This guy is no more 💔 i will someone would say I'm dreaming 💔😭 long live SupaMega ✊🏾

[@tumeloramzeey0123]

Mmh AKA's mindset is so powerful perhaps if he was like this 10 years earlier things wouldn't have eneded they way it did with people like tsibip

[@susanbaluka7520]

The part that really got me from this entire interview is, "Ain't that right baby?" 😭😭💔💔. Rest in Peace you two 🕊️🕊️

[@luckytlou9320]

It's like he told slikour don't ask me about the boxing match

[@e.n.d3238]

tehy said in teh description that they lost that part of the convo

[@keabetsweseremane8827]

So true

[@cumisamajavu1906]

Good on you. Fail forward, or you'll never start. Congrats on the premier. Stumbled upon it by complete accident.

[@beaniespades905]

I dig that analogy too. Albums are like cars. Spot on!🙌💯 #LongLiveSupaMega 💔

[@dripcheck3209]

True

[@blessingtafirenyika5314]

Oh man Aka I love your energy and how you tackle this interview ,,,I pick up some valuable information and learn something about life thank you man ,,,this is dope I'm your fucking fan for life

[@nartyleenpsychston7879]

patiently waiting

[@patrickchidzero7576]

so y'all spent an hour, 9 minutes and 56 seconds watching someone you hate😂😂😂. Get lives haters and stopping hating on AKA for being himself.

[@masaladi3242]

That what aka said 😂😂😂😂 people spend time and money on people they hate

[@tripleceven]

People dont hate him to not want to even lay eyes on him, cmon.

[@bogosimotshegwa4375]

This is such a profound interview.

[@sendingfailed.5808]

Dope interview... 🔥

[@MrBigshakey]

Supa Mega puts a lot of thought into his craft

[@IX_9.]

I like AKA's emotional intelligence...

[@dripcheck3209]

He's really good with it. I also like his fashion, I make content about his fashion

[@nkosinathinsibande67]

AKA needs to be interviewed by MacG it will be lit

[@Noxolo_11]

No lie!

[@SaneleMthethwa]

AKA has grown since that interview that went viral when Slikour was giving his "grootman/O advice". Slikour is still holding on to being an OG but AKA is his own man now.

[@seanmbusi8489]

Why do rappers always lie that they dont listen to anyone else's music

[@gugulethu4155]

lol i also thought he is lying

[@khosta6690]

Some people really don't, with AKA you can tell he don't listen to anyone's music because he doesn't sound like anyone

[@KgothatsoMmolediMedia]

@@khosta6690 there are few songs aka made that sound like casspers' songs, they all listen to other artists, they wont admit it because it will make news, both cassper and aka say they respect each other and the music they just dont like each other personally, check their interviews, how can you respect something you have never heard. if aka says i listen to cassper the newspapers will go nuts, even if it isnt capper, admitting they listen to anyone in their genre is like saying im a fan, and in hip hop where they sell us egos that wont happen.

[@tebohosamuelselepe9027]

All the time LOL

[@dripcheck3209]

😂😂😂😂

[@Mosa_2.0]

This interview is okay maybe not what y'all expected but it's nice it's chilled .

[@lungandita5182]

Energy is dope record, and we going to bump on it even after 10 years. Aka music doesn't fade away.

[@caron-leeafrica8985]

Amen

[@ViweQuza]

The sound is pure kaka

[@amarula7589]

Jazz Boom Bap,would be tough work on AKA, however because his so politically involved it might make him be more than just a Legend, it might make him immortal especially since South African rap history is not well known. I'll be waiting for that ALBUM.

[@timeless9209]

Waiting on it

[@Techguy_babyboy]

People are just hating for no reason , people come to watch the entiview already having hate in themselves. The comments says alot about the hate people have in themselves.

[@aobakweCup326D]

Nah bro, lets be honest man.. Check the part where, slik is talking about yes man around him

[@icecloud6677]

🙌

[@Godartcolours]

The way slikour is able to manipulate aka's ego and emotions is incredible. Slikour is a genius.

[@simamkelemva8010]

Born sales man.I thought of that too

[@mihlayethunkobo5628]

I watched this cause I'm a fan . Interesting interview . I feel more could've been juiced out of AKA if they weren't so many passive moments but "hey what do I know"

[@MikeM-pr7po]

Jazz influenced boom bap album I'm here for it

[@Prince-fb2rg]

Great interview... nice

[@sandymurks]

Still waiting for a time when SA artists accept that we cant like everything they put out

[@emcee_reggie]

Can’t like everything vele

[@lindanidonald9622]

🤞🏽strue bro

[@khosta6690]

But yall the ones that treat em like that

[@mondehewana6727]

I love how AKA speaks his mind

[@dripcheck3209]

Me too, he is just honest

[@eastrince910]

I love this Man’s honesty Bro.

[@wondermokoena1889]

Lol Forbes owns his interviews. Number One Stunna❗

[@sinethembagwebu1414]

''They said 7 tracks i said 15, called it an EP, they said i'm trippin. but little did they know i'm tryna change the rules that we've been confined to so the corporate won't make decisions"

[@abigailgodzi3865]

Kendrick

[@alexiusmuk]

The Heart pt. 2!!!

[@somandlanigel416]

Noobs

[@lesleypetersen805]

He mentioned that he loves his life. And his life was taken away from him just like that at such a young age too. How cowardly that was.

[@user-hg2vf6yj9y]

I would love to hear the interview

[@bogosimotshegwa4375]

AKA was right here, you can't have the same energy in every single album. It is impossible, because the time is different, the context is different, and the inspiration is different. I think it's unfair to always expect or compare new albums to old albums.

[@joshuadavid2962]

Who else came back to watch the best we had. 😢

[@cebondlovu4964]

Same guy who was jamming to Cassper's music the other day

[@bonkemnotoza3466]

Nkululeko my brother le ngwenya AKA ayikho mnandi

[@sihlesmiso9864]

He's my favorite but ingwenya is too comfortable manje nkululeko

[@executionlab]

Lmaaooooooo

[@mphogift4354]

Yesses nkululeko le ngwenya is giving slikour nothing

[@giftmyaka90]

Mr Nkewu le ngwenya ayikho fluid

[@manofthenorth6372]

AKA believes In BHOVAMANIA so much bro and not everyone feeling it. This ep will in turn become a classic one day. Like Yeezus. You'll see

[@dripcheck3209]

Facts!!!

[@somandlanigel416]

Nope

[@gomolemokatametsi5741]

That project aged gracefully

[@zack6254]

Slikour doesn't really like bhovamania 😂😂😂

[@samlowrey9770]

Lol he's actually scared of him. He's buying face.

[@aobakweCup326D]

True man...but also cruz man does not wanna hear the truth

[@fishingforcandyBW]

no one does

[@ayandacwithsomecelebgossip7696]

I loved this interview it’s was tense bd funny 😆 that’s why Slikour is not drinking here it’s intense I was sitting in the edge of my couch waiting for bhovamaNa to go off I love aka Though 🤣🚀

[@jademoth1626]

I can’t lie, I dig some of the broers analogies 👌🏽 40:30

[@dripcheck3209]

Me too

[@odwalugongolo7122]

I feel like this interview was forced coz the vibes ain’t clicking at all ...there’s no genuine chemistry between Shimankie and Slik🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️🚮🚮🤦🏿‍♂️

[@the4ourstv]

Word

[@blvkbullentertainmentblvkb8921]

Both dated your girl B 😂

[@aobakweCup326D]

I feel like slik had much to say, but he is holding back...

[@fishingforcandyBW]

AKA is a looser

[@bangbang711]

Bro , they aren't girlfriend and boyfriend. Chemistry? Ya'll like reaching.

[@sambanelly4219]

BHOVAMANIA FOR EVER!

[@sandilengiba1838]

"An L can stand for a loss or learning" That was powerful Mr Forbes. #Great_Interview❤

[@dripcheck3209]

So powerful

[@TruthSloth]

That defeated "yho" from Slikour is hilarious 😂 I miss him so much🖤 RIPKiernan 💜

[@sabelonhleko7947]

Aka is real, this is exactly how I am haha!

[@khayelihlebiyela4813]

Yoh never been this bored

[@gift_realg]

Slik went into dude's house and told him his "EP" is shit! Real one

[@lehlogonolosephaya2613]

AKA is more like Zlatan Ibrahimovic...being their own is what making em money and being the greatest...they do not have to play nice for the TV or the streets

[@umphemunyai2719]

Sies jst imagine comparing de bitch to de lion 🦁

[@dripcheck3209]

Facts!

[@beaniespades905]

I put Slikour up there with Talib Kweli/Joe Budden/Fat Joe etc all the dope artistes with podcast platform media. He's a great interviewer. This is some Zane Lowe level.🔥🙌💯 #LongLiveSupaMega 💔

[@matshidisokabelo360]

Talking about the "feeling". I did not feel this interview. It shouldn't have happened now. Silkour allowed people to control him after that Cass interview all in the name of "giving AKA a chance to say his side of the story". It did not hit home for me.

[@VOXXDJ]

comment section got a lot of mixed reviews... Personally enjoyed the interview though I must say AKA seems like his going through a “transition” and this is the process, his never missed he will be back. Trust 🟡🔴

[@dwayneahinful6833]

The comment section is full of Cassper fans that’s why😂. No legit AKA fan will ever say this was boring. It was very insightful for me actually

[@melaninmlangeni1057]

@@dwayneahinful6833 exactly my thoughts, thoroughly enjoyed it.

[@kennedymogomotsi6973]

This shit boring asf

[@tshepangphili2352]

Mega❤

[@leratolovey256]

Mega 👑

[@lithakave]

Genuine Dude

[@thabangmoanakwena272]

this is the last time we see aka slkour interview

[@ntombikayisengwenya7348]

I like the Jazz album idea 👌👌👌

[@kabomakgeng9394]

Bhovamania was not for me but I am impatiently waiting for conscious AKA cause it's gonna be fire and a game changer.

[@MaTT-ovi]

Mega is craaaazyy 😂😂constantly intimidating Slik

[@8701820]

I don't know how to feel about this interview... It just wasn't flowing & AKA was lowkey offended by most of the questions SLIKOUR asked.. And it got tense at some point even though they both tried hiding it.

[@bogosimotshegwa4375]

💔K💔

[@thegreatsphinxofart]

RIP KING

[@theoceantunnel]

💪💪🚀🔥 Doro Mega

[@anakhosofaya7714]

AKA doesn't take criticism very well he becomes defensive and restless when he is being criticized. For me that's a sign of a weak fragile soul. The "arrogance " that he is always showing is a shield he uses to protect his fragile ego.

[@frankspokes5282]

He's a narcissist. Emotional intelligence of a 6 year old just

[@monampanemoganedi169]

@@frankspokes5282 Artists are very defensive, name an artist who takes criticism in public?

[@khosta6690]

Do you know what it means to be an artist? Easy to say take criticism but damn when you criticize ones art especially without it being constructive with a real analysis and valid points then you just a hater

[@godzillanismo4892]

We all do that. At least I do. Some people are just good at hiding it.

[@TeezyK]

​@@monampanemoganedi169facts

[@ovamacingwane8289]

Mahn, I was at least hoping to get a comment on the fight challenge. Is it happening, is it not?... But Siyayibulela ke nangale sit down

[@lebogangmeshackmoseru1928]

The pain of making music comes later in the career.......when the excitement around the artist fades away....even if u make good music it comes a time when people get enough. Its normal in the music career. It comes naturally, people get bored over time. I understand the pain Mega is having in trying to justify......every artist reaches this stage

[@sakhigcabashe6970]

No lies detected!! Jabba was once the biggest in SA, he was a superstar.. it all ended it tears.

[@thadopegod]

Supa Mega!!

[@irvinei_eazy8406]

Let's go Supa Mega 😂😂👍🏼

[@dripcheck3209]

Hes the best!😂

[@ega7168]

56:30 this is where everything went akward

[@khosta6690]

Don't get it

[@khutsomase6081]

There's only one Kiernan Jarryd Ohh you blowin' up? Fantastic!😤

[@tindogovera7735]

Damn, interviews are now rated?😳

[@Jodzy504]

Just bars for me from Aka.. 😅 💜.

[@pakamagwayi9185]

Slikour is such a man.

[@thulanintshuntshe5251]

AKA is lying about not knowing that Cass has a joint with Mahotella Queens. He twitted about that Cass Global Citizen performance and Cass brought Mahotella Queens out that night 🤣

[@blackrascalent]

AKA said ,"re batla magapu", after Cass said ha re batle nagapu on Monate Mpolaye

[@collensikhakhane974]

@@blackrascalent "He even said Ithiught you love me"

[@mphogift6394]

Where can I get the butan merch

[@troyg.173]

He has grown. Covid times played the part

[@dripcheck3209]

True

[@mayor7548]

BHOVAMANIA 💜💛

[@matthewmachola3780]

shut up

[@mayor7548]

@@matthewmachola3780 🖕poes

[@simphiwengcobo262]

Big Boss talk

[@ICONWXRDZ]

AKA doesn't want to be criticized..he defends himself with whatever he has 😂😂😂..haysuka!!!

[@MgMabunda]

He's like me 😎

[@katlibokankatla]

The concept of wrestling is way older den da "circus" & finds its origins in Afrika. & till dis day, it remains as 1 of South Sudan's Biggest sport.

[@monampanemoganedi169]

Professional wrestling as in "Sports entertainment "

[@arloxworldtv1202]

🔥🔥🔥