Cassper Nyovest’s legion of followers are worried about him following the passing of his good friend and fellow musician DJ Sumbody on Sunday, 20 November.
Tweeps have taken to social media to ship the rapper messages of consolation, as he has additionally misplaced his good friend and fellow rapper Riky Rick in February this 12 months.
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DJ SUMBODY WAS SHOT AND KILLED
According to a press release from his administration, Sumsounds Music, the Ayepyep musician — whose actual title is Oupa John Sefoka — died within the early hours of Sunday.
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Although his administration has kept away from revealing his reason behind death as a consequence of an ongoing police investigation, Sunday World reviews that the Monate Mpolaye hitmaker was touring on Woodmead street in Gauteng when unknown gunmen sprayed his car with a hail of bullets killing him and one in every of his bodyguards immediately.
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His different bodyguard was rushed to the hospital.
“The Sefoka family and Sumsounds Music Management have kindly requested privacy during this difficult time and will release a statement in due course,” learn a part of the assertion launched by Sumsounds Music Management, which was personal by the DJ.
Details of DJ Sumbody’s funeral and memorial Service may even be launched in the end.
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CASSPER NYOVEST AND DJ SUMBODY’S FRIENDSHIP
In 2018, Cassper Nyovest and DJ Sumbody launched their hit music Monate Mpolaye that includes kwaito legend Thebe and Vetti. The music was Cassper’s first amapiano monitor.
Sunday World reported in 2020 that Cassper and his firm, Family Tree Entertainment, had been accused by DJ Sumbody of allegedly defrauding him of royalties for songs they collaborated on.
Both Cassper and the Iyamemeza hitmaker had been seen in a video shared by the Baby Girl hitmaker in 2020, laughing off claims of a doable “royalties feud” between them.
In the video, Cassper requested the DJ in regards to the claims, to which he smiles and responds, “You really think I could sue you?” saying the paper was making an attempt to “make money” by utilizing their names.
In 2021, City Press reported that the Ayepyep co-founder was once more suing Cassper for R147 000 in unpaid royalties.
However, desputing the allegations, Cassper took to Twitter to tweet: “The lies don’t stop!!! Lmao… wtf man ?? Does my name sell that many papers ? That’s the only that would make sense cause wow. Week in, week out, Cassper what what Cassper what yall write any fucking thing as long is my name is there!!! La bora le marete lotlhe entlek!! Almal!!!”
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The two musician have been seen rather a lot collectively, together with on an episode of Cassper’s The Braai Show on SABC 1 in December final 12 months.
This 12 months, they had been featured on Abidoza’s music titled Diamond Walk and DJ Sumbody was additionally on the road up of Cassper’s much-anticipated live performance Fill Up Mmabatho Stadium on 2 December.
FANS CONDOLE WITH CASSPER
Cassper’s followers have been sending him messages of condolences since information of DJ sumbody’s passing.
